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habit ; as a rule it is hardy here, but in severe winters the branches are some- 

 times injured at the tips. It is quite hardy in -Western Ontario ; the usual 

 method of propagation is from cuttings. 



5. Thunberg's Barberry. Berberis ^ Thunbergii. — This beautiful bar- 

 berry, which has already been referred to in the chapter on hedges as 

 one of the most charming shrubs for that purpose, is even more attractive 

 when grown as a single specimen. Then it has an opportunity of displaying its 

 beauty of form, which is neat and graceful. The flowers are produced early in 

 the season, but they are not conspicuous and are partly hidden under the 

 branches. Later, the scarlet berries are quite ornamental and the brilliant 

 scarlet color assumed by the leaves of this bush towards the close of the season 

 makes it then a most conspicuous and attractive object. 



6. Red Tartarian Honeysuckle. Lonicera tartarica. — This is a very 

 hardy and useful shrub, a native of Tartary, which has long been a favorite 

 among lovers of shrubs and trees. The flowers open early in the spring. They 

 are rose-colored and so abundant as to partly hide the foliage. Fig. 858 shows 



Fk;, SjIJ.— Ucelder Rose or Snowball. 



