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conspicuous on the dark purple background of its leaves 

 than those of the common type, but the fruit is not so con- 

 spicuous. It needs frequent heading in while young to 

 bring it into a compact bushy form. 



FIG. 97. SWEET PFPPER-BUSH (Clethra alnifolia), 



DWARF BARBERRY (B. Thunbergii) . A beautiful dwarf 

 shrub from Japan, not growing more than 3 feet high, and 

 taking a broad compact form. Its leaves are small and 

 numerous, changing to a beautiful orange and red color in 

 the autumn, and the fruit, about the same sizo as the native 

 species, is borne singly along the underside of the drooping 



