IN MY LADY'S GARDEN 



which are very decorative, especially the red maple (Acer 

 rubrum) and the sugar maple (A. saccharinum) ; the 

 Japanese varieties, too, are finely tinted in autumn, but these 

 are not so hardy as those from America. In a sheltered 

 position, however, some of them are lovely, especially such 

 varieties as A. palmatum roseo-marginatum, the foliage of 

 which is edged with pink ; A. septemlobum tricolor, in 

 red, green, and creamy white ; and A. dissectum ornatum, 

 with deep crimson and purple foliage. 



Amelanchier Canadensis sanguinea is the name of a 

 North American shrub which is extremely brilliant in the 

 autumn, and also produces white flowers in April, followed 

 by the purple-crimson fruits known in Canada as June- 

 berries or grape-pears. A most desirable plant, and quite 

 hardy. 



One of the finest of berried shrubs in the autumn is 

 Cotoneaster frigida, which sometimes attains the height of 

 1 2 feet, and produces great clusters of white flowers in the 

 summer, followed by brilliant scarlet berries. Cotoneaster 

 microphylla, the more common creeping shrub of our 

 gardens, is most useful, for it can be trained to cover a high 

 wall, or will hang low over a dry bank or wall, draping it 

 with myriads of tiny white flowers in summer and crimson 

 berries in winter. It may also be planted under trees where 

 nothing else will thrive, and will form a carpet there, rooting 

 itself into the soil ; in fact, this plant makes itself at home 

 wherever it is placed, and always looks cheerful. 



A most beautiful shrub is Prunus sinensis fl. pi., which is 

 not only covered with snowy rosettes of bloom in May, but 

 dons the loveliest shades of purple, crimson, and apricot 

 before its foliage drops for the winter. A still lower shrub 

 is Spiraea Thunbergi, also a mass of small white flowers in 

 spring, and a glowing bouquet of carmine-crimson in the 

 autumn. This plant looks specially well in a moist corner 

 of the rock border, where its long sprays of brilliant foliage 

 are well displayed. 



Berberis stenophylla, which is just now covered with 

 scarlet berries, has also rich autumn tints, a beautiful shrub 



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