90 ARISTOCRATS OF THE GARDEN 



is a large shrub twelve feet high and more in diameter 

 with arching and spreading branches and masses of 

 crimson fruits which ripen early in July. The latter 

 is a mixture of L. tatarica, L. Morrowii, and L. 

 Ruprechtiana which originated in the Botanic Garden 

 at Muenden in central Germany. It is also a large 

 shrub with erect-spreading branches, rather small 

 leaves, and scarlet berries. 



Smaller growing plants with spreading and droop- 

 ing branches and bright scarlet fruits are L. thibetica, 

 L. syringinantha, and its variety Wolfii from western 

 China. Two other handsome sorts which ripen their 

 dark scarlet fruits late in the fall are L. Maackii from 

 northeastern Asia and its variety podocarpa from 

 central and western China. These are large shrubs 

 ten to fifteen feet tall and as much in diameter. 



Many kinds of Barberry have red fruits but none is 

 more handsome than the native Berberis canadensis 

 with pendent masses of scarlet fruits. Almost equally 

 beautiful is the allied B. vulgaris. The crimson fruits 

 of the favorite B. Thunbergii, which are borne singly 

 from the leaf-axils, are very attractive and so too are 

 the racemose, salmon-red fruits of B. sinensis and the 

 red fruits of the vigorous growing B. amurensis. A 

 low-growing and decidedly valuable plant for rockeries 

 in particular is the new B. Wilsonae from the Chino- 



