Round the Year in the Garden 



woods " ; even those that in themselves have few claims 

 to beautiful tinting add variety and give increased 

 charm to the whole display. Some trees and shrubs 

 are especially fascinating in their autumn colouring, 

 and their inclusion in any scheme of planting adds 

 immensely to the gaiety of the garden while the 

 flowers are passing. Probably none surpasses the Iron 

 tree (Parrotia persica), of which the leaves show shades 

 of crimson, brown and rose; or the Cockspur Thorn 

 that glows warmly in the mist of a November afternoon. 

 The stately Maidenhair tree (Ginkgo biloba) is exquisite 

 in its shroud of pale gold leafage, and the Deciduous 

 Cypress (Taxodium distichum) attracts by its colouring 

 of soft red-brown. The Azaleas, so brilliant of blossom 

 in May and June, again strike a note of rich colour in 

 the vivid and varied tinting of their fading leaves, and 

 one may say the same of many of the Barberries. Even 

 the homely green of Mahonia (Berberis Aquifolium) 

 purples at the approach of autumn, though most 

 gorgeous of all is Berberis Thunbergii, of which the 

 foliage passes in flaming red. The tints of the Japanese 

 Maples are especially fine, while of Rhus cotinoides (one 

 of the Sumachs) one cannot speak too highly. The June 

 berry (Arnelanchier Canadensis), the Liquidambar, the 

 Witch Hazels, and the Virginian Creepers, all add 

 joyous colouring in autumn. In the choice of trees and 

 shrubs one is apt to overlook the claims of those that 

 add so much to the attractiveness of the garden when 

 the flower year is passing. 



All About Roses. Every garden lover is now 

 thinking of planting fresh Roses, or lifting and re- 

 planting old ones. There is no better time for the 

 work than early autumn. The ideal period may be 

 said to extend from the middle of October to the middle 

 of November, though this by no means limits the season 

 of planting. I have planted Roses late in December and 

 have had an excellent display of blossom the following 



