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allowed to grow in its most natural form, making a com- 

 pact, yet light, graceful bush or hedge of from 2 to 3 feet 

 high. By cutting out here and there during the summer 

 strong shoots that tend to grow beyond the outline desired, 

 it is kept in a low natural compact form. Its foliage is small 

 but abundant, of a light-green color, changing late in the 

 fall to a bright orange red. The fruit is larger than that of 

 the other species described, borne singly, pendent on the 



MTr --.'f. 



Fig. 156. — Unpruned Barberry Hedge. 



under side of the numerous small branches and hangs for 

 a long time after the leaves have fallen — nearly all winter 

 unless eaten by birds. 



Tender Hydrangea {Hydrangea opiiloides varsX — This 

 species is largely used for veranda and lawn decoration. Its 

 immense, rounded panicles of flowers, white when they 

 first open, change to shades of pink and violet-purple under 

 varying conditions of soil and exposure. They may be 

 kept over winter in a warm, dry cellar, giving them just 



