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©rnamental Sbrubs. 



natifid leaves of a glaucous color, and with single or 

 double flowers, six or more inches across, white, flesh-col- 

 ored and different shades of rose, purple, or crimson. About 

 three feet high. Suitable for small groups or as single 

 specimen plants on the lawn. Prefers a well-drained sandy 

 loam. 



THE BARBERRY FAMILY. 



Barberry, Berleris nil garis. — A spiny, erect-growing 

 shrub, four or five feet high, with small obovateoblong 

 leaves and axillary clusters of yellow flowers followed by 

 bright scarlet fruit. It is sometimes used as a hedge plant, 

 but more commonly in mixed shrubberies. The species 

 known as B. Darwiniis a broad, spreading bush with very 

 spiny branches and scarlet fruit in winter. A similar and 

 equally useful kind is B. Thunbergii. Both are fine in 

 rockeries. 



Mahonia, Berleris aquifolia. — One of the few evergreen 

 shrubs which are hardy in the North, and very useful on this 

 account. The leaves are leathery, pinnate, with spiny edges. 

 It bears clusters of yellow flowers in spring. Very useful 

 as an undergrowth in shrubberies and in sheltered positions 

 in a rockery. Sometimes used iu clumps on the lawn where 

 it is less at home. Naturally a plant of deep, shady woods. 



B. repens is a dwarfer and hardier kind, growing into 

 broad masses seldom more than a foot high. 



THE ROCK-ROSE FAMILY. 



Most of the plants of this family are tender, evergreen 

 shrubs that may be used in the South. Some are very beau- 

 tiful, with highly-colored flowers and large, glossy foliage. 



