222 



Landscape Gardening 



cana, has recently been discovered by the author but has 

 not been put on the market. From its hardiness, ease of 

 growth, and beautiful foliage it promises to be one of the 



Fig. 122. — Japan Quince {Cydonia Japonica). 



best purple-leaved shrubs, as it will grow on every kind of 

 soil and keeps its low form of growth. 



Japan Quince {Cluiowmelcs japonica), Fig. 122. — One of 

 the most hardy and vigorous of the imported shrubs. The 

 flowers are mostly scarlet, but there are varieties in many 

 shades of red and pink to pure white, and as they open 



