28 DECORATIVE PLANTS, TREES AND SHRUBS 



always good and effective ; berberis, in several pretty varieties ; 

 cotoneasters, found in old cottage gardens, but ornamental by reason 

 of its numerous red berries ; veronicas of sorts and Escallonia 

 macrantha. None of these should be grown in quantity for this use, 

 but there is a limited demand and the market nursery can always 

 dispose of a certain number. They are all propagated from cuttings 

 made from half-ripened wood in August and September, and can 

 be struck under the box-lights described in Chapter III. 



