8o Hardy Plants for Cottage Gardens 



reddish bronze; Spirea salicifolia, bright yellow green and 

 reddish; Spirea superba, a rich reddish purple; Spirea Thun- 

 bergii, reddish yellow; Japanese barberry (Berberis Thun- 

 bergii), bronze, orange and crimson; Rhodora Canadensis, 

 red; cinnamon rose, orange and orange red; sumach, deep 

 red and orange red; Stephenandra flexuosa, bronze yellow; 

 Ginkgo biloba, a clear yellow; cranberry tree (Viburnum opu- 

 lus), brilliant red; Japanese snowball (Viburnum plicatum), 

 red; hobblebush or wayfaring tree, a lovely old rose and claret 

 color; crape myrtle, a bright scarlet. Among others that are 

 attractive are Euonymous alata; Kerria Japonica; Itea Vir- 

 ginica, flowering dogwood (Cornus floridd), shad bush or 

 Juneberry, and Chionanthus Virginicus. Certain pear-trees 

 turn a brilliant red or purplish color; and the Japanese peach 

 becomes an old rose. 



Aside from yielding a rich coloring in late autumn, there is 

 a variety of hardy shrubs and trees that have colored foliage 

 at all seasons, and these may be planted in groups of single 

 species with bright green shrubs and evergreens, or in con- 

 trast with each other, or with reference to herbaceous peren- 

 nials that bear showy masses of bloom. The following list 

 will give some idea of the possible effects obtainable from a 

 few of this desirable class. 



BARBERRY. Purple-leaved (Berberis vulgaris, var. atropurpurea). A 

 rich purple foliage that holds from spring to autumn; very at- 

 tractive when planted with yellow-leaved shrubs. Give a sunny 

 position. 



BEECH. Purple-leaved (Fagus sylvatica, var. pur pur ea). Said to be 

 the finest dark leaved tree in cultivation. 



BURNING BUSH. Waahoo (Euonymous atropurpureus). 6-14 ft. 

 Flowers dark purple, showy; leaves a bright green. The fruit is the chief 

 attraction, becoming in autumn a bright scarlet, and borne in great 

 abundance so as to cover the tree; hence the name. 



ELDER. Golden (Sambucus nigra, var. aurea). A golden yellow 



