NAN DIN A 



(17 



C. Blades ">-9, shiny dark green above with many teeth ; height 3-6 



feet. HOLLY-LEAVED MAIIOM.V (14) Malmnia Aqnifolium. 

 C. Blades 11-21, with 3-"> basal ribs and few teeth ; low. Asa 



MAHONIA (21) Mahonia nervosa. 



C. Blades 3-7, dull, pale ; low, almost creeping, 1-2 feet high. 

 TRAILING MAHOXIA Malmnia repens (Berberis Ai|uif<'ilinin . 

 B. Blades 5-9, tapering at base with many spiny teeth; low. Fou- 

 n \E'S MAHOXIA. Mahouia Fortune!. 



Fia. 23. Wavy-leaved Pittosporum. 



FIG. 22. Japanese Nandina. 



The tall barberries in cultiva- 

 tion North are generally varieties 

 of Berberis vulgaris and the names 

 often indicate peculiarities of foli- 

 age or fruit : atropurpurea, purple- 

 leaved ; alba, white-fruited ; liitea, 



yellow-fruited ; nigra, black-fruited ; aspdrma, seedless ; violacea, violet- 

 fruited ; dtilcis, not sour ; mitis, with few thorns; etc. The low ones are 

 apt to be varieties of Berberis Thunbergii, which are especially valuable 

 for the borders of walks and drives and grow well in partial shade. 



Nandina dome'stica. JAPANESE NANDINA (22) is a reed-like upright 

 shrub (0-8 feet) with bare stems inch in diameter and clusters of 

 evergreen leaves at the top ending in a cluster of small red berries the 

 size of peas. The compound leaves are two or thr.ce times ternate with 

 9 to 27 entire-edged blades. It is frequent in cultivation in southern Cali- 

 fornia for the beautiful foliage and bright berries, but the bare stems are 

 unsightly if exposed. Among other shrubs ami somewhat in the, shade 

 it is a fine plant. With some protection hardy to Washington. The 



