66 TREES AND SHRUBS 



the Mandshurian Acer Ginnala, turning to various 

 shades of red. The Common Sycamore and Norway 

 Maple change to yellow, but Schwedler's variety of 

 the latter becomes red. Other trees that deserve 

 mention are Amelanchier canadcnsis, whose foliage 

 changes to lovely crimson shades in autumn ; Keel- 

 reuteria japom'ca, soft yellow ; Pyrus torminalis, bronzy 

 red ; Gingko biloba, pale gold ; Cladrastis tinctoria y 

 yellow ; Parrotia persica and Hamamelis, bronzy red 

 and yellow. The Common Beech is nearly always 

 beautiful, changing first to yellow, then to warm 

 brown tints. Among Conifers the yellow-leaved 

 variety (aurea) of the Scotch Pine is remarkable in 

 retaining its colour during the winter months only, 

 becoming green in spring and summer. Retinospora 

 squarrosa and Cryptomeria elegans turn bronzy red in 

 winter. The warm red-brown tints of the deciduous 

 Cypress are charming. 



SHRUBS 



The Sumachs (Rhus) furnish some of the most 

 striking of autumn-colouring shrubs ; the best of 

 them, R. cotinoides, has been already described ; other 

 fine species are R. typhina y R. glabra (with the cut- 

 leaved variety laciniatd), and R. Toxicodendron, all of 

 which turn red. The Venetian Sumach, R. Cotinus, 

 becomes yellow. Berberis Thunbergi, which dies off 

 a rich scarlet, is so beautiful in autumn that on some 

 estates it has been planted in great quantity, not 

 only for cover, but so that sportsmen may enjoy its 

 colour during the shooting season. Its evergreen 



