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SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENS 



THE BARBERRY 



The Japanese barberry (Berberis thwibergii) is the 

 best shrub for protecting corners. It may also be used 

 as a hedge plant and for growing in masses for fall and 



FIG. 76. Corners protected by Barberry Bushes 

 Agassiz School, Cambridge, Massachusetts 



winter effect. The foliage turns scarlet in autumn. Its 

 yellow flowers are followed by scarlet berries, which re- 

 main on the bushes until the leaves begin to appear in 

 spring. When using it as a hedge, or on corners, as 

 indicated in Fig. 76, set the plants about two feet from 

 the walk and two and one-half feet apart in the row. 



