276 HARDY PICTORIAL TREES. 



No. VIII. 



[From " The Gardeners' Chronicle, October \$th 1867,^. 1072.] 



BERRY-BEARING TREES, &c. 



BERRY-BEARING trees are so beautiful in autumn and 

 winter that one would expect to find them more exten- 

 sively planted than is customary. The Pyrus aucuparia 

 (Mountain Ash) is perhaps one of the most attractive of 

 these, but there are many others equally interesting to the 

 close observer. 



First, of the evergreen kinds 



Arbutus unedo (the common Arbutus). Height 15 feet. 

 This fine evergreen thrives best on a light loamy or peaty 

 soil, and requires a sheltered situation when planted north 

 of London. Berries red. 



Aucuba japonica. Height, 4 to 6 feet. Perhaps the 

 greatest acquisition that has been made to hardy ever- 

 greens of late years is the many new and beautiful varie- 

 ties of Aucuba. Of berry-bearing kinds the best are 

 A. japonica, A. j. foliis aureis, A. himalaica, A. macro- 

 phylla, A. picta, A. longifolia, A. viridis, and A. latimacu- 

 lata. Berries bright red, larger than those of the Haw- 

 thorn, produced in clusters, and remaining on the tree 

 throughout winter and spring. 



Berberis Aquifolium. Height 5 feet. A first-class 

 evergreen, growing anywhere, the yellow flowers, dark 

 green leaves, and purple berries are alike beautiful. 



Berberis Darwinii. Height, 5 feet. A neat and hand- 

 some evergreen ; leaves dark green, flowers deep orange, 

 berries purple. 



Cotoneaster microphylla. Height, 4 feet. A beautiful 

 dense dwarf evergreen, suitable for beds, edgings, and 

 low walls, and thriving in common soil. C. buxifolia is a 

 similar kind, but larger in all its parts. Berries red. 



Cratcegus pyracantha. Height 8 feet. A beautiful 

 wall plant, laden in winter with clusters of scarlet or 

 orange-coloured berries. 



