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gfrown where the weather is not too cold. As far north 

 as Washington and St. Louis it leads a precarious ex- 

 istence, because of the frequent cold winters. 



Among the shrubs the sumacs probably stand first 

 far their brilliant red fall colors. Every one is familiar 

 with the magnificent show they make on the roadside 

 and in waste places. They grow wild over a large part 

 of the countr)' and always add to the beauty of the 

 landscape, in summer by their dark green foliage, in 

 autumn by the brilliance of their red leaves and in 

 winter by their red fruits that hang on until spring. 

 They are easily transplanted and easily grown. As a 

 rule they do not make an attractive single specimen, 

 but when grown in masses are most effective. 



The staghorn sumac (Rhus coppalina) grows to a 

 height of ten feet while the dwarf sumac (Rhus glabra) 

 grows only two or three feet high and has bright shiny 



of attractiveness. It is an introduced plant that seems 

 to thrive under almost all conditions. It grows close to 

 ocean spray and where the dry winds of the plains strike 

 it if provided with a moderate amount of moisture 

 at the roots. It is easily transplanted ana seems to grow 

 well in all kinds of soil. 



The common barberry (Bcrbcris vulgaris) is also at- 

 tractive, but because it harbors the wheat rust fungus, 

 it should not be planted, especially as there are so many 

 attractive plants that do not keep bad company. 



Another plant with bronze foliage in the fall is the 

 Oregon grape or mahonia (Berberis aquifolia). This is 

 almost or quite evergreen in the north, that is it holds 

 most of its leaves through the winter, although they turn 

 a bronze color on the approach of cold weather. 



The Missouri currant is another shrub that has red 

 in its fall foliage, but it is mixed somewhat with yellow 



GINKGO 



A handsome oriental tree that adds a touch of pure yellow to the autumn landscape and makes a beautiful contrast to the reds 



of the red, scarlet and pin oaVs. 



leaves as though varnished. Other species are interme- 

 diate in height. The mist tree or smoke tree (Rhus 

 cotinus) is quite distinct from the other species in appear- 

 ance and its leaves turn yellow instead of red. The native 

 American form (Rhus cotinoides of former times) has 

 reddish foliage on the approach of winter. 



Another showy shrub that has red foliage is the Jap- 

 anese or Thunberg's barberry > (Berberis thunbergii). 

 There is some yellow also in the coloring of this plant 

 that helps to give it a most brilliant and striking ap- 

 pearance when in front of other shrubs or in a clump by 

 itself. It is rather late in turning and dropping its 

 leaves so that it helps to prolong the season. Its full 

 crops of scarlet berries also help to lengthen the season 



that helps to give it an even more vivid hue than foliage 

 that is solid red. It adds greatly to the final show of the 

 fading year. On account of the white pine blister rust 

 there is a restriction on the growing of currants in some 

 parts of the country and an even more strict quarantine 

 on their shipment in many cases. This is one of our na- 

 tive plants and one of the satisfactory ones for orna- 

 mental planting. Its showy yellow flowers in spring arc 

 also attractive as well as its foliage through the summer. 

 It is easily transplanted and seems to grow well on most 

 soils. 



Another source of red for the fall garden are the Japa- 

 nese maples of which there are two distinct types of 

 varieties, those with red foliage and those with green 



