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than the other. The rest of these very handsome 

 plants are upright shrubs, and they are, for- 

 tunately, innocuous. B. typltina, crimson; H. 

 rotinoides, quite as good as E. toxicodendron ; B. 

 punjabensis, var. sinica, russet; but I think one 

 of the best is B. sylvestris, a bright combination 

 of colour; unfortunately, the frost seems to have 

 iliarred much of its beauty this year. B. tricho- 

 carpa is described as turning to a magnificent 

 scarlet; the plant is here, l)ut I have never ob- 

 served this change to take place; it may not be 

 true to name, or else conditions do not lend them- 

 selves to produce a proper autumn effect. At all 

 events, it is not easily obtained, and many have 

 sought for it in vain. I considered myself for- 

 tunate when I eventually got it from one of the 

 leading firms on the Continent. 



The Wych-Hazel, or Hanuimelis Order, contains 



seem to exceed some 8 feet in height. Of Dog- 

 woods, we may note Cormis ffoi'uhi, thougli I can- 

 not say it has coloured very well here this year; 

 also ('. ■'iaiujHuiCd, which is a native plant in the 

 south of England. The best in this place has been 

 C. gldbrata, from the Western United States, 

 which was very beautiful when some of the leaves 

 became a vivid scarlet, as if they were flowers on 

 file phmt; and then, when the foliage disappeared, 

 tlie purple l)ranchlets became very conspicuous, 

 like some others of its congeners, which have 

 twigs of various bright colours. Allied to Dog- 

 woods is the little-known Xyssa sylvaticn, the 

 Pepperidge of North America, with an intensely 

 red autunm dress. It is rarely seen in tree-like 

 })roportions in these islands; there are, however, 

 a few well-grown specimens to be fomid in Eng- 

 land, where a good deal of planting has taken 



some plants well worth noting. Conjlopais paiici- 

 flora was unusually conspicuous this season, 

 yellow; it is not always quite so attractive at 

 the fall of the leaf. FofhergiUd Gardeni is a small 

 shrub, that fades off red. rarottUi persica, a 

 somewhat straggling small tree, is very desirable, 

 for it dies off crimson orange and gold. Liqaid- 

 amlxir styraciflua is another small tree, with large 

 plane-like foliage, which l)ecomes dark purple; 

 //. formosanu is a lovely combination of purple 

 and red, and was very remarkable this season. 

 But by far the best of them is Diminthua ccriidi- 

 folia, a shrub, some 10 feet high, which turns 

 early, and does not usually cast its cordate leaves 

 for some time afterwards; it takes a glorious 

 scarlet sliade, and is a worthy rival of Enkianthus. 

 It l)ecomes a fine object, and deserves the atten- 

 tion of those who aim at getting an autumn effect 

 in their gardens. Forsytliio riridissima is allied 

 to the Lilacs, with long lanceolate leaves, par- 

 tially evergreen, and late in the season they turn 

 to a bronzy purple; it grows slowly, and does not 



place in the past. One at Stratfieldsaye, in 

 Hampshire, probably much more than 100 years 

 old, was reported to be 74 feet high some five and 

 twenty years ago (Trees of Great Britain and 

 Ireland, III., 511). Nor are there probal)Iy many 

 trees of f'ercidiphyUum japonicirni to be found in 

 the country. At Kew, for instance, it appears to 

 remain only a shrub. A plant growing here, 

 obtained in 1898, is now nearly 20 feet high, and 

 it seems as if it will develop still more. It is 

 mentioned because it usually turns to a distinct 

 and peculiar shade of brownish yellow, very 

 observable in autiuiin; but, like some others, it 

 was disappointing this year, and failed to show 

 its wonted character. The same may be said of 

 Saftsafnift officinale, belonging to the Bay Order, 

 wliicli sometimes turns red; but its ally. Lindera 

 ohtvsiloha, a small tree from Japan, always be- 

 comes a fine golden yellow. 



These notes would be incomplete without some 

 brief reference to a few of the climbers. Among 

 them is Hydravfjea petiojaris, which ascends the 



