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in it. From the waxy substance which covers the seeds of this shrub 
and that of the arborescent Myrica cerifera of the southern coast 
early settlers in America made wax candles which are still occasion- 
ally produced in some parts of Cape Cod where Myrica carolinensis 
grows in immense quantities. 
Lonicera Maackii, var. podocarpa. Of the plants in the Arboretum 
conspicuous at this time for the beauty of their fruit none perhaps is 
more beautiful than this Honeysuckle which was introduced by Wilson 
from central China. It is a large, vigorous and hardy shrub with 
wide-spreading branches and open habit. The flowers are larger than 
those of most Honeysuckles and are white and in one form white 
slightly tinged with rose color. The period of the greatest beauty of 
this plant, however, is late October, for now it is still covered with 
bright green leaves and the large scarlet lustrous fruits are only just 
ripe. The best specimens of this Honeysuckle in the Arboretum can 
be seen in the collection of Chinese shrubs on the southern slope of 
Bussey Hill. The type of this species, Lonicera Maackii , is a native 
of eastern Siberia and is an old inhabitant of the Arboretum where it 
is growing in the Shrub Collection. It is a narrow shrub with stems 
more erect than those of the form from central China. The flowers 
are pure white, and more beautiful than those of the Chinese plant, 
but the fruit which is now ripe is smaller, and the leaves have already 
fallen. 
Ribes fasciculatum, var. chinense. This Chinese Currant is interest- 
ing because it is the only species here with fruit which does not ripen 
until late in the autumn. The beauty of the scarlet fruit is increased, 
too, at this time by the color of the leaves which have now turned to 
bright shades of orange and scarlet. There is a plant of this Currant 
in the Shrub Collection, but the plants in the supplementary Ribes 
Collection opposite the Administration Building are in better condition. 
Evonymus radicane, var. vegetus. Attention is again called to this 
form of a well known plant from Japan, for the plants in the Evony- 
mus Group on the Meadow Road are now covered with their handsome 
fruit; this is pale yellow or nearly white, and as it ripens the bright 
orange color of the seeds is displayed. This northern variety is the 
best for general cultivation in this climate as it appears to be hardier 
than more southern forms; the leaves are broader and it flowers and 
fruits much more freely; indeed it is the only form which produces 
much fruit in the Arboretum and the fruit adds greatly to the beauty 
of the plants. Like the other vigorous growing varieties it may be 
grown against a wall to which it clings firmly or as a broad, round- 
headed bush. There is a form of this Evonymus with leaves hardly a 
quarter of an inch long and known both as var. minimus and as var. 
kewensis which appears to be still little known in the United States. 
It is a good plant for the rock garden and for the margins of garden 
walks. The form from western Chinadiscovered by Wilson, var. acutus, 
has narrower pointed leaves distinctly veined below. Here in the Ar- 
boretum the plants of this form lie flat on the ground and show no 
tendency to rise and form a bush. They have proved perfectly hardy 
