Meadow Road, of the form known as the Bechtel Crab. This tree has 
double pale pink flowers which look like small clustered Roses. This 
is the last Crabapple in the collection to bloom, and one of the most 
popular plants in the Arboretum, judging by the fact that when the 
trees are in flower the ground about them is trodden hard by visitors 
who want to examine them at close range. 
There are two groups of Apple-trees in the Arboretum. The first is 
on the left-hand side of the Forest Hills Road entering from the Forest 
Hills Gate and opposite the end of the Meadow Road. This collection 
contains the largest plants in the Arboretum. The second and supple- 
mentary collection is arranged at the eastern base of Peter’s Hill. The 
plants are smaller, but this collection contains a larger number of 
species and hybrids than the other. For the lovers of spring flow- 
ers the blooming of the Crabapples is one of the three or four most 
interesting periods in the Arboretum year. 
The earliest of the Viburnums to flower this year is V. Carlesii , from 
Korea, whence it was sent to Europe a few years ago. It is very 
hardy and blooms freely when not more than a foot high. It is par- 
ticularly interesting from the fact that the flower-buds are bright 
orange-red. The inner surface of the corolla, however, is white and 
as the flowers open the color of the outer surface gradually fades to 
pink and then to white. As the buds do not always expand at the 
same time there are therefore in the cluster pink buds among the white 
flowers. This plant is still comparatively little known, but it seems 
destined to become a valuable and popular garden plant. 
The Mahonia from the northwest coast, Berberis or Mahonia Aqui- 
folium , with its shining Holly-like leaves, yellow flowers and blue fruits, 
is well known to garden lovers except perhaps in the extreme northern 
states where this plant is not very hardy and in severe winters is often 
badiy injured. The much dwarf er and perfectly hardy Mahonia from 
the southern Rocky Mountains ( B . repens) is, however, much less known 
as a garden plant. This plant grows only a few inches high and the 
leaves lack the lustre of those of the Oregon plant; it spreads rapidly, 
however, in good soil and soon forms a broad mat. This promises to 
be one of the best broad-ieaved evergreens for ground cover in this 
climate. It is now in flower in the Shrub Collection. 
The earliest true Barberry to flower in the Arboretum is Berberis 
dictyophylia which, although it comes from the southern part of China, 
is perfectly hardy here. The flowers are solitary or occasionally in 
pairs in the axils of the leaves, about half an inch in diameter, and 
pale primrose yellow. The great beauty of the plant, however, is in 
the leaves which, although not large, are silvery white on the lower 
surface and in the autumn turn brilliant scarlet on the upper surface 
while the lower surface retains its spring and summer color. This 
shrub can be seen with the other Barberries in the Shrub Collection 
and in the supplementary collection of Barberries on Hickory Path near 
Centre Street. 
Several Honeysuckles (Lonicera) and some of the early-flowering 
Currants and Gooseberries (Ribes) are now in flower in the Shrub Col- 
lection and deserve the attention of visitors. 
The Arboretum will be grateful for any publicity 
given these Bulletins. 
