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at the eastern base of Peter’s Hill, a short distance from the entrance 
at the corner of South and Bussey Streets. The oldest and largest 
plants are by the Forest Hills Road but there is a larger number of spe¬ 
cies and varieties on Peter’s Hill which should be visited by everyone 
interested in these plants. There is in one of these Bulletins only space 
to call attention to a few of the most interesting of these plants. The 
earliest of them to flower. 
Malus baccata mandshurica, is a native of Manchuria, Korea and 
northern Japan, and the eastern form of the better known Malus 
'baccata, the Siberian Crabapple, which reached Europe more than a 
century ago and for a long time was one of the Asiatic Crabapples 
known in western gardens. The Manchurian form as it grows in the 
Arboretum is a tree fifteen or eighteen feet tall and broad; the flow¬ 
ers, which are produced in profusion, are pure white, rather more than 
an inch across, and more fragrant than those of any other Asiatic 
Crabapple, The fruit is round, yellow or red, and not larger than a 
large pea. The Manchurian Crabapple, which is still rare in this 
country, should for the fragrance of the flowers alone find a place in 
all collections. 
Malus robusta. This is another of the early flowering Crabapples 
and is believed to be a hybrid between M. baccata and M. prunifolia. 
Planted in good soil and allowed sufiacient room for development it will 
grow into a large shapely tree with a broad, round-topped, irregular 
head of spreading often drooping branches. The flowers are fragrant 
and larger than those of the other Asiatic Crabapples with pure white 
or occasionally greenish petals; and the fruit, which varies in size on 
different plants, is globose and dull red. 
Malus Halliana, with its form Parkmanii which has doubled flowers, 
is perhaps the most distinct of all Crabapples in the color of its rose- 
red flowers. It is a shapely small tree, with erect and spreading stems 
forming a narrow vase-like head, and dark green leaves. The globose 
reddish fruit is not larger than a small pea. The Parkman Crab was 
among the first Japanese trees to reach this country direct having been 
sent by Dr. George R. Hall in 1861 to Boston where it was first planted 
in Mr. Francis Parkman’s garden on the shores of Jamaica Pond. This 
Crabapple is a favorite in Japanese gardens where it is known as 
“Kaido,” but has not been found in a wild state. Whatever its origin 
the Parkman Crab is one of the most distinct and beautiful of the small 
trees which flower here during the early days of May. 
Malus theifera, from central and western China, is closely related to 
Hall’s Crab. It is one of Wilson’s introductions through seeds sent to 
Veitch in 1900 and in 1907 to the Arboretum where it is now from 
twelve to fourteen feet high. It has upright, spreading, rather zigzag 
branches which are densely studded with short spurs which bear nu¬ 
merous clusters of flowers rose-red in the bud becoming pale and al- 
the leaves and from them prepare a palatable beverage which they call 
most white when fully expanded. In central China the peasants collect 
red tea. From this fact the specific name is derived. 
