Waterside look well when there is a breeze ; it bears also in Autumn a 

 Plants profusion of small red berries. 



Cladrastls tinctoria, sometimes, but I believe incorrectly, 

 called Virgilia lutea, and popularly known as Yellow-wood, is 

 an elegant tree that thrives in any soil. It has drooping 

 racemes of white flowers ; the bark is a pale yellow, but not so 

 conspicuous as many that I have mentioned. The finest 

 specimen I know in England is in Anthony Waterer's 

 nursery at Woking. 



Alnus in can a aurea is a recent introduction from Germany 

 as far as I am concerned. It is perfectly different in appearance 

 from A.glutinosa aurea, as the foliage is not specially brilliant, but 

 the twigs are orange-yellow and it is covered with red catkins. 

 I think that everyone whose grounds are blessed by the presence 

 of ornamental water ought to give it a place where it can 

 get its roots into the moisture and develop its remarkable 

 beauty. 



The mention of Alders brings me naturally to other water- 

 side plants, and at the risk of being wearisome, I cannot con- 

 clude this lengthy screed without enumerating a few herbaceous 

 plants that have learnt the art of dying gracefully, and are as 

 good or better in December than in June. 



Polygonum sachalinense, the strongest grower with the 

 largest leaves of all the Knot-weeds, easily reaching to 1 2 or 15 

 feet high if planted in a moist site, does not absolutely require 

 water, and can safely be planted in shrubberies, as it only spreads 

 to a very moderate extent. It comes from Saghalien Island, I 

 believe, and has been in this country only about thirty 

 years. 



P. cuspidatum, a better known but less striking plant, 



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