DECIDUOUS SHRUBS WITH ORNAMENTAL 

 FOLIAGE 



DECIDUOUS shrubs with grey, golden or silvery leaf- 

 age are extremely useful for lighting up masses of 

 shrubs during the summer months, with their rich 

 colouring, and should be judiciously employed. It is 

 essential they should not be planted too largely, as 

 when leafage, other than green, is given too great a 

 prominence the eye quickly becomes tired of the colour, 

 and the garden soon loses its place in the estimation of 

 the owner. 



ACERS OR MAPLES. With the exception of the 

 beautiful Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) the maples 

 are all of too great a stature to come within the scope 

 of this book, or, indeed, to be suitable for gardens other 

 than those with a large area. In its native country this 

 species and its numerous forms are sufficiently robust to 

 assume the form of small trees, but in this country they 

 are less vigorous, and may be more properly classified 

 with the shrubs. When the conditions are favourable 

 to their making a healthy growth they form elegant 

 bushes, ranging from six to eight feet high, and their 

 light, finely-divided and attractively coloured foliage 

 gives them a very pleasing appearance. They make 

 charming lawn specimens when fully developed, but in 

 consequence of their comparatively slow growth, plants 

 of considerable age, that have been transplanted at 

 intervals of two or three years to promote the pro- 

 duction of fibrous roots, should be selected. Examples 

 about three feet in height, and as much in diameter, are 



