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Arboretum but it is doubtful if it carries its beauty to old age. A. 
amabilis and A. grandis from northeastern North America are hand- 
some young trees here, and A. nobilis from the same region just keeps 
alive here as a nearly prostrate shrub, although in Methuen, in the 
extreme northern part of this state, there are handsome and healthy 
specimens of this Fir nearly thirty feet high. 
Pines. Among exotic Pines the three Japanese species, Finns parvi- 
Hora, P. Thunbergii and P. densijiora, have all grown well here in 
this climate for nearly thirty years and are still handsome and attrac- 
tive trees of much promise. The Scotch Pine {Finns sylvestris) and 
the Austrian Pine (P. nigra) are perfectly hardy and grow rapidly in 
this climate, but they are comparatively short-lived trees here and do 
not promise to be so valuable as the Japanese species. The White 
Pine of the Balkan peninsula {Finns pence) is very hardy here, pro- 
ducing its cones freely, and now promises to be a large and valuable 
tree. The Swiss Pine (P. cembra) is hardy but grows very slowly but 
it is possible that the form of this tree from central Siberia may prove 
more successful in this climate. The Asiatic representative of this 
Pine, Finns koraiensis, from eastern Siberia, Korea and Japan, grows 
well here and produces its cones freely. Of the Pines of western 
America Finns flexilis of the Rocky Mountain region grows slowly in 
the Arboretum but is healthy and perfectly hardy, as are the two 
White Pines, P. Lambertiana, the great Sugar Pine of California and 
Oregon, and P. monticola which ranges from Idaho to the coast of 
British Columbia and to the high Sierras of California. 
Callicarpa japonica. Attention is again called to the group of these 
shrubs which are on the left-hand side of Azalea Path close to its en- 
trance from the Bussey Hill Road. The leaves have fallen from the 
branches which are now covered with small violet-colored fruits which 
are produced in compact axillary clusters. The small pale pink flowers, 
which do not appear until after midsummer, are not conspicuous and 
the real beauty of this shrub is in the late and abundant fruit of a 
color that is not found on any other tree or shrub hardy in this climate. 
The largest and best plants in the group have been raised in the Arbor- 
etum from seeds sent here from Korea. There are three Chinese species 
of this genus in the collection, but it is too soon to speak with confi- 
dence of their value as garden plants. 
Cornus sanguinea. This is now one of the conspicuous shrubs in the 
Arboretum, for the leaves are now the color of old Spanish leather 
which they will retain for some time longer and until 'they fall. This 
Cornel is a native of Siberia, and here in New England often grows 
ten or twelve feet high and forms a mass of stems which are often 
broader than the plant is high. The flowers are white in small com- 
pact clusters, and these are followed by nearly black fruit. The value, 
however, of this plant is found in its vigor and excellent habit, and in 
the color of the foliage in November. A large specimen can be seen 
in the Cornel Group at the junction of the Meadow and Bussey Hill 
Roads. 
These Bulletins will now be discontinued until next spring. 
