86 ORNAMENTAL GARDENING. 



The American Barberry {B. Cmiadensis) is of erect 

 habit when young, but in time the branches droop. Yel- 

 low flowers in spring, followed by showy red berries. 



The Common European Barberry {B. vulgaris) is 

 a handsome shrub, the branches of which curve out- 

 wards and downwards with exquisite grace. Small, 

 rounded leaves ; yellow flowers in the spring, followed by 

 clusters of brilliant fruit, G. The Purple-leaved Bar- 

 berry (var. purpurea) resembles the last named kind, 

 but in addition the foliage is of a reddish-yiolet color 

 throughout the season, serving to make this the most 

 valuable, purple-leaved shrub in cultivation, ff. There 

 is also a Violet-fruited Barberry (var. fructu violacea). 

 The Evergreen Barberries will be found under Mahonia. 



THE hydrangea. 'Hydrangea. G, 



A genus embracing some of the most attractive, large- 

 flowering shrubs in cultivation. The Japanese species 

 are the most valuable for flowers. Of these the follow- 

 ing is placed first on the list, because hardy throughout 

 the United States. 



The Panicled Hydrangea {H. panimilata) is a vig- 

 orous-growing species, with upriglit panicles of white 

 flowers, standing well above the foliage in July. The 

 Large-flowered variety of this, H. panimdata grandiflora, 

 is of vigorous, spreading form, with immense pyramidal 

 panicles, a foot or more long, of white flowers that change 

 to pink. The plant delights in rich soil, and when well 

 provided for in this respect, a large bush will sometimes 

 bear from one to two hundred of these large panicles — 

 many bending gracefully downwards. 



The other Japanese species, of which the Common or 

 Changeable Hydrangea {H. Hortensia) is a type, are not 

 hardy in the Korth, but are easily grown in boxes, while 

 further South they thrive without protection. 



