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Fothergillas. The three species of Fothergilla are flowering unusually 
well this year. This is a genus of shrubs related to the Witch Hazels. 
The small white flowers are produced in nearly round terminal clus- 
ters, and the foliage which has the general appearance of that of the 
Witch Hazel, turns in the autumn to brilliant shades of red and orange. 
The largest specimen in the Arboretum is a plant of F, major in the 
Hamamelis Group near the small pond at the junction of the Meadow 
and the Bussey Hill Roads; and the three species can be seen in the 
Shrub Collection and on Azalea Path where there are a number of 
plants. First cultivated in England more than a century ago, Fother- 
gilla seems to have disappeared from gardens until it was reintroduced 
by the Arboretum a few years ago. Few of the shrubs of eastern 
North America are more interesting and conspicuous when in flow'er 
than these inhabitants of the southern states. 
Bush Honeysuckles. For northern gardens there are no more beau- 
tiful shrubs than some of the Bush Honeysuckles, for in early spring 
they are covered with myriads of yellow, white, rose-colored or red 
flowers, and in summer or autumn with lustrous, usually scarlet fruits. 
Many of these shrubs are able to show their greatest beauty in this 
climate, but this can be obtained only by planting them in rich soil and 
with sufficient space for growth in all directions. In poor soil and when 
crowded by other plants they are usually miserable objects. The 
large-growing kinds, like L. tatarica, L. bella, and L. ,notha, should 
be planted as isolated specimens at least twenty feet from any other 
plant. L. Marrowii, a plant of the Amoor region, requires even more 
space for its lowest branches which cling close to the ground and nat- 
urally spread over a great area. This shrub has gray-green foliage, 
comparatively large white flowers and bright red fruits. Like many 
other Bush Honeysuckles, L. Morrowii hybridizes easily with other 
species, and most of the plants raised from seeds sold by nurserymen 
are hybrids of that species with L. tatarica and are of little value for 
those who want plants with the peculiar habit of L. Morrowii. Among 
vigorous growing plants in this group attention is called to two hybrids 
of L. Korolkoivii in the Sub-Collection, L. amoena and L. Arnoldiana. 
These have gray-green foliage and small, bright pink, very attractive 
flowers. L. chrysantha from eastern Siberia, with large yellow flow- 
ers, is also a conspicuous object at this time. There is a large collec- 
tion of these Bush Honeysuckles in the general Shrub Collection, and 
plants of a few of the larger-growing kinds have been. planted in the 
grass border on the right-hand side of the Bussey Hill Road, opposite 
the Lilac Collection to show how these plants can develop when suffi- 
cient room for free growth is given to them. 
The Lilacs this year, on the whole, are more covered with flowers 
than ever before and are now in their best condition. Many of the 
plants of the newer varieties w’hich have been added to the collection 
in recent years are now large enough to show their real qualities, and 
add greatly this year to the beauty and interest of the display. 
