The area around Small Hall holds a number of interesting specimens. Between Swem and Small as you head up the walkway, note the two fragrant olive bushes (Osmanthus sp.). These bushes have grown so ...

There is a poem by the Tang Dynasty (618-907) poet Wang Jian that includes this osmanthus, depicting an autumn night: “White is the courtyard where crows perch on the tree/ Cold dew in silence ...