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Euonymus europceus (the Spindle Tree). Height, 10 to 

 20 feet. This pretty shrub, which abounds in the hedge- 

 rows in many parts of England, produces an abundance of 

 bright orange, rose-margined fruit in autumn, at which 

 season it is very beautiful. There is also a white-fruited 

 variety, but this is not of great merit. 



Symphoricarpus racemosus (the Snowberry). Height, 5 

 to 6 feet. Of shrubs bearing white berries this is the most 

 showy, and it is so free and hardy that, like the Euonymus, 

 it thrives everywhere. 



Nearly allied (from the pictorial point of view) to 

 berry-bearing trees are trees with bark of various colours, 

 and such are very interesting in winter when denuded of 

 their leaves. Of white barked trees, Acer striatum, Betula 

 alba, Hippophae rhamnoides, and Populus argentea are the 

 best ; Cornus alba has red ; Salix vitellina and Fraxinus 

 excelsa aurea, yellow ; and Salix purpurea, purple bark.* 



THE IVY. 



[From " The Gardeners' Chronicle" November -$Qth 1867, p. 1215.] 



NOW that winter is approaching, we naturally turn to 

 the evergreen forms of trees and shrubs to aid us 

 in tiding over the dull season with gardens and gardeners. 

 The summer flowers and the summer leaves are alike 



* Since these lists were written a few good things have come under my 

 notice which it seems desirable to add. They are as follows : Evergreens: 

 Abies Alcoquiana, Abies pungens glauca, Cedrus atlantica glauca, Diplopappus 

 chrysophylla, Ligustrum Ibota, Pernettyas, with white, rose, and lilac berries, 

 Phillyrea decora, Juniperus chinensis aurea, Thuja occidentalis lutea, Taxus 

 Dovastonii variegata, Taxus adpressa variegata, Taxus japonica variegata, 

 Taxus gracilis pendula. Deciduous Trees and Shrubs : Acer Negundo aureum, 

 Acer Prince Hendjery, Acer Schwedlerii, Acer Wierii laciniata, Betula 

 pendula purpurea, Liriodendron tulipiferum aureum, Ptelia trifolia aurea, 

 Populus canadensis aurea, Populus Bolleana, Prunus Pissardii, Pyrus prunifolia 

 pendula, Tilia dasystila, Cornus Spathi aurea, Sambucus serratifolia. 



