for the autumn garden can now be seen, however, at the entrance of 
Azalea Path from the Bussey Hill Road where there is a group of 
Callicarpa japonica covered with the small, shining, light purple fruit of 
this hardy little shrub. There are two forms of this plant in the group, 
the larger, with larger fruit having been raised from seed collected in 
Corea, and the smaller plants with smaller fruit raised from seeds 
gathered on the mountains of Japan. 
Almost as conspicuous as the fruit of this Callicarpa is that of the 
Japanese Symplocos crataegoides, although it is still somewhat hidden 
by the ample foliage of the plant. This native of Japan is one of the 
few shrubs with bright blue fruit which can be grown in this climate. 
It is a large and perfectly hardy shrub which in late spring is covered 
with clusters of small white flowers and these are followed by small 
fruits which in the early autumn become bright blue and remain in 
good condition on the branches until after the leaves have fallen. 
Large plants of this Symplocos can be seen on the Bussey Hill Road 
above the Lilac Group, and it is in the Shrub Collection. 
The fruit of most of the Bush Honeysuckles ripens and falls in sum- 
mer, but a conspicuous exception to this general statement is found in 
Lonicera Maackii and its variety podocarpa. Lonicera Maackii, which 
is a native of the Amoor River region in northeastern Asia, is a large 
shrub with erect stems and white flowers which are larger and perhaps 
more beautiful than those of any other Bush Honeysuckle. The fruit of 
this plant is bright red, of medium size, and remains on the branches 
after the leaves have fallen, making it a valuable decorative plant in 
the late autumn. The flowers of the variety podocarpa which was 
discovered by Wilson in western China, are smaller, tinged with yellow 
or rose color, and less beautiful, but the fruit is larger and the leaves 
remain much later without change of color on the branches. At this 
time, therefore, the plant is covered with bright green leaves and bright 
red or orange fruit, making it one of the most attractive shrubs in the 
Arboretum at this season. There are large specimens of the Chinese 
and Siberian plants side by side in the Shrub Collection, and there are 
plants of the latter also covered with fruit in the Chinese collection 
on the southern slope of Bussey Hill. 
An illustrated guide to the Arboretum containing a map showing the 
position of the different groups of plants has recently been published. It 
will be found useful to persons unfamiliar with the position of the differ- 
ent groups of plants. Copies of this guide can be obtained at the Admin- 
istration Building in the Arboretum, from the Secretary of the Massa- 
chusetts Horticultural Society, 300 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, from 
The Houghton, Mifflin Company, 4 Park Street, Boston, at the Old Cor- 
ner Bookstore, Bromfield Street, Boston, and at the office of the Harvard 
Alumni Bulletin, 50 State Street, Boston. Price, 30 cents. 
The Arboretum will be grateful for any publicity 
given these Bulletins. 
