The old-fashioned Fuchsia used so frequently in Ireland October, 

 for hedges makes a glowing mass of red, intensified in tone if Some 

 given a background of dark Yews and something soft in colour as Autumn 

 a foreground, such as the streaked green and white ribbon grass. e ff ec fc s 

 A group so arranged in this Harrow garden is doing well, quite 

 in the shade of tall trees and close by is another quieter but 

 lovely bit of colour. At the edge of a tiny pond grows a fine 

 plant of Gunnera manicata, the gigantic leaves which in a 

 warm moist climate are sometimes seven or eight feet across 

 still bright green, their magnificent form shown up by the 

 brilliant copper yellow of Beech leaves on trees and ground. 

 Japanese Maples, mentioned elsewhere, are magnificent grouped 

 with Pampas grass, with space left around them to show their 

 form. 



Some good shrubs are growing well in clearings in the 

 same wood. Abd'ia rupestris with its clusters of tiny flowers 

 of the palest pink, delicate but very useful coming into flower 

 at this time. Skimmia Fortunei, with very bright green foliage 

 and clusters of vermilion berries. It makes rather a stiff bush, 

 but is not particular about soil and will grow under trees. 

 Pernettias, ten or twelve of these shrubs will make a striking 

 bit of colour : the berries, which are produced in great pro- 

 fusion, vary from pale pink to crimson, and hang in bunches 

 along the graceful stems. 



Many of the Berberis turn the most brilliant colours in 

 the Autumn, especially Tbunbergil, the whole bush becoming a 

 blaze of rosy scarlet and orange. The sketch done at Bordighera 

 in early Spring when the Roses are all making their fresh brown 

 red shoots, shows how brilliant an effect leaves alone can give. 

 The vividness of the colour here was due a great deal to the 



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