54 Ornamental Shrubs. 



native habitat, says : " In the English Park at Yokohama, 

 on the Bluff, is to be seen one of the most perfect speci- 

 mens of this kind. The stem is about twelve feet high, 

 and is completely masked by the drooping branches. 

 When the wind sweeps through them, the sunlight play- 

 ing with the purplish and red tints of the leaves, they are 

 like a cascade of rich, royal lace, or a poem in color. 

 This sort has a sub-variety, the crimson, fern-like leaves, 

 variegated with pink, green, and white, being extremely 

 delicate and of a dwarf growth." A. p. albo variegatum 

 is another form with marked peculiarities. It has small, 

 deeply cut leaves variegated with white and yellow, but is 

 not esteemed one of the best of the family. This and A. 

 p. cristatum are seldom seen in the gardens, though both 

 are pretty plants and worthy of more general use. 



A. p. roseo-pictum. In this the leaves are equally finely 

 cut, but variegated with white, yellow, rose, and green, 

 making it in springtime a wonder to all beholders. The 

 shrub, though so delicate in appearance, is reasonably 

 hardy where other varieties are known to thrive. It is 

 still scarce in the markets, so that the demand for it has 

 never been fully met. A. p. roseo-marginatum is of slow 

 growth, with small leaves curiously tipped and edged with 

 red or rosy-pink. There is a variety of this differing only 

 in the more intense colors of the variegation. A. p. 

 versicolor is another form in which the foliage much 

 resembles that of the parent polymorphism, but is spotted 

 with pink, white, and green. It is a strong grower and 

 one of the most interesting sorts. 



A. p. reticulatum is very much of a dwarf. It is 



