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so well as tliis season. Nor should we forget to 

 allude to tlif Wild Cherry tree, rrunus Ariutn, 

 so y)lentiful in oiir woods, and that always gives 

 a splendid red autumn effect. But perhaps the 

 most striking of the Rose Order are to l)e found 

 among the Cotoneasters where some of the de- 

 ciduous forms die off, a rieh scarlet admirably 

 jnatcliing tlieir bright Ijerries. ('. Itdii-oiitdH.s is 

 s])eeia!ly desirable, not only for its graceful liahit. 

 Iiut also bei'ause all the leaves do not turn at the 

 same time, so that it assumes a delightful c-om- 

 l)ination of vivid I'ed and green. Its companioii. 

 rtir. ]>er])iisill<i, is much thi^ same, excejjt that it 

 is a trailer. C sp. Xn. 55(17 Fmicsf (1 have not 

 yet ascertained its correct name) seems to l)e more 

 upright in growth, larger in leaf and in l)erry, 

 and it develojx'S a somewliat similar pleasing 

 I'haracteristie. ('. ail i)rr>^s(i is a trail iug species. 



tinted crim.son or a duller red. There is one 

 specially to be commended, identified at present 

 as No. 468 Farrer, which maintains a mi.xture of 

 yellow and red from suiumer on to tlie fall of the 

 leaf; also, I iniglit [)erhaps add aiu)ther, which 

 canie to me witiiout name or nuuiber, unfor- 

 tunately, if only because, having brisjlit crim.son 

 hranchiets, it is i)ec\diarly attractive in autunm, 

 for it turns its leaf in a uumner similar to 

 Cotoneaster liorizontalis. and ])roducf3 the same 

 contrast of colour which has already l)een men- 

 tiojied. li. Kdiiriniif hill nil , ]{. Mm rismii-nsis, and 

 li. sp. X(i. 15.'!4() ir(7.so;(, though rei)resented here 

 l)y suuUI seedlings only, appear, moreover, to 

 develoj) a fine red shade. We sliould further note 

 Ji. CO III- 'nun I. from the Himalayan region, a very 

 handsome plant, with a i)ine white iniderleaf; 

 ]i.hif''',i<rriiii(i. from Central Asia; li. Jiniicsdnii, 



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also of recent introduction; it covers the ground 

 with a russet red carpet. C. hacUhuis is a small 

 tree, with purple ])rown fruit, and it turns a good 

 yellow colour. Sonie plants of C. fiigida, C. 

 rotinidifiilin, and ('. Simoiisii are exhibiting fine 

 autumn tints tliis Novendjer. The Thorns, more- 

 over, form jnirt of this Order, and some of them 

 deserve to be noted. I am informed that l)oth 

 ■Crat(ie(/us McXdltiaiio and C. prumfdl'ut made a 

 grand display of red this year at Westonbirt, in 

 Gloucestershire ; neither of them are in my col- 

 lection. But a large nund)er of new species have 

 been introduced within the last few years, and 

 among the seedlings here I observed "that many 

 showed a good colour, notably C. (ilnortini, ('. 

 crmjiivcfn, ('. cupjiUfpiii , C. LaeJiiU'd. ('. splen- 

 df'vx, and C. frifldni. with shades of yellow or 

 orange and red. 



Of the numerous Berberis that are now l)rought 

 into cultivation, some from China should not be 

 omitted. li. (K.Kirf'tidtd, Ji. hrcripdiiiruldfn, B. 

 dory'i, li. I'rdti'l'i, li. Sfapfin mi , li. i/nhrnsi.s are 



from South America; B. Tliunheryii, from Japan; 

 all of which have autumn merit; while B. Guim- 

 pclii turns to a light orange brown, not unlike 

 the colour assumed by the Chinese, B. Franciaci- 

 Ferdindndii. This last-named plant was so called 

 in honour of the late unfortunate Archduke Franz- 

 Ferdinand, a distinguished and keen horticul- 

 turist, whose murder, in June, 1914, was the 

 proximate cause of the great and deplorable 

 world-war. The race of Sumachs are well known 

 for"-their fine autumn effect. BJrus td.r'i(f)dend rov 

 is freqtiently grown, and is much admired for its 

 bright red and orange colouring; it sometimes 

 has an erect habit, and is then self-supporting, 

 but more often it is a climber, with aerial roots, 

 like Ivy. Under any circumstances, it has the 

 detestable quality of giving a sort of exzema to 

 sonie who handle it too freely, and it is thence 

 conimonly called tlie poison Oak or Ivy. There 

 is another, B. rrrnvx (or B. vcnenatd), also de- 

 scribed as beautiful, Imt I have never thought of 

 trying it, as it is said to be far more poisonotis 



