Commercial Gardening 



by having the stems alternately rounded and flattened between the 

 joints. 



For all practical purposes all the above are generally called Bamboos, 

 and even botanists differ as to the placing of certain species among the three 

 genera mentioned. Perhaps the most common kinds are A. japonica or 

 Bambusa Metake, and Phyllostachys Henonisbut all are beautiful and 

 graceful in appearance. For full details as to characters of each species 

 the reader is advised to consult the Practical Guide to Garden Plants 

 (Longmans), pp. 964 to 971. Hardy Bamboos are easily grown in a 



loamy soil, enriched with well-de- 

 cayed manure and topdressed an- 

 nually. They should be sheltered 

 from bleak northerly and easterly 

 winds in spring. The best time 

 to transplant or divide is late in 

 April or in May, and not in 

 autumn or winter which are the 

 worst periods. Plants for sale are 

 usually grown in pots, and prices 

 vary according to the law of supply 

 and demand. 



Berberidopsis corallina. An 

 ornamental Chilian shrub with 

 rambling stems, spiny Berberis-like 

 leaves, and drooping racemes of 

 crimson flowers. Fairly hardy 

 round London. Raised from seeds, 

 cuttings of the young shoots in 

 sandy soil, and by layers (fig. 414). 

 Berberis (BARBERRY). The 

 species most largely grown is the 

 North American Holly-leaved Bar- 

 berry, B. Aquifolium (formerly known as Mahonia). It is a graceful 

 plant with pinnate spiny-toothed leaves, and produces masses of yellow 

 flowers in March and April, and later on deep-purple fruits like miniature 

 plums, excellent for jam. Thousands are grown for sale annually and are 

 propagated by seeds, division, and cuttings. The plants are excellent for 

 game coverts, and the foliage, either natural or dyed, is largely used by 

 florists for decorative work. 



Darwin's Barberry (B. Darwini), from Patagonia, is another splendid 

 evergreen with arching sprays of small spiny leaves, and orange flowers; 

 and with it may be classed stenophylla (a hybrid between Darwini and 

 empetrifolia) an excellent plant for covert work, &c. B. japonica, B. 

 nepalensis, B. Thunbergi, and B. Wallichiana, are other good kinds, 

 but there are several others not so well known. The common Barberry 

 of our copses and hedges (B. vulgaris) is a deciduous species with about 



Fig. 414. Berberidopsis corallina 



