76 TREES AND SHRUBS 



Other noteworthy shrubs are Fothergilla ainifolia, 

 rich red ; Euonymus alatus, crimson ; Deutzia crenata, 

 yellow; and Pyrus arbutifolia, red. The common 

 Brambles of our woods should not be passed over 

 without mention ; they turn a rich glowing red, and 

 for their autumnal beauty alone may be used as 

 undergrowth in wilder parts of the garden and 

 woodland. 



CLIMBERS 



First among these, of course, is Veitch's Ampe- 

 lopsis, the finest of all deciduous climbers for walls, 

 being self-supporting and changing to crimson in 

 autumn. Vitis Coignetice is one of the noblest of all 

 Vines, and turns crimson also. Other Vines useful 

 in this respect are the Teinturier Vine, purple ; 

 V. Romaneti, red ; and the Virginian Creeper, espe- 

 cially that variety known as muralis or Engelmannii } 

 which clings to walls or tree trunks without any 

 artificial support, and acquires beautiful red shades 

 in autumn. Among Honeysuckles, Lonicera japonica 

 var. flexuosa is noteworthy for the fine red purple of 

 its decaying leaves. Those of Akebia qm'nata change 

 colour in autumn and assume shades of brownish 

 purple, sometimes touched with maroon. Then 

 there is Actinidia Kolomikta, an Asiatic species with 

 showy yellow-coloured leaves in autumn. Of the 

 Ivies Hedera Helix atropurpurea is much the best. It 

 has medium-sized leaves which are rich green during 

 the growing season, but change in winter to purple 

 and maroon. 



