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allowed to grow in its most natural form, making a com- 

 pact, yet light, graceful bush or hedge of from 2 to 3 feet 

 high. By cutting out here and there during the summer 

 strong shoots that tend to grow beyond the outline desired, 

 it is kept in a low natural compact form. Its foliage is small 

 but abundant, of a light-green color, changing late in the 

 fall to a bright orange red. The fruit is larger than that of 

 the other species described, borne singly, pendent on the 



FIG. 156. Unpruned Barberry Hedge. 



under side of the numerous small branches and hangs for 

 a long time after the leaves have fallen nearly all winter 

 unless eaten by birds. 



Tender Hydrangea (Hydrangea opuloides vars.J. This 

 species is largely used for veranda and lawn decoration. Its 

 immense, rounded panicles of flowers, white when they 

 first open, change to shades of pink and violet-purple under 

 varying conditions of soil and exposure. They may be 

 kept over winter in a warm, dry cellar, giving them just 



