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variety macrophylla. These are all perfectly hardy 

 shrubs and worthy of a prominent place in every gar- 

 den. Farther south the evergreen C. salicifolia and its 

 varieties floccosa and rugosa ought to be grown. 

 And so too should be the European Buisson ardent 

 (Pryacantha coccinea), its variety Lalandii, and 

 Chinese relative P. crenulata, all with bright scarlet 

 fruits. In China the various kinds of pheasants are 

 very partial to the fruits of these shrubs and those in- 

 terested in rearing these birds should plant both 

 Cotoneaster and Pyracantha as a source of winter 

 food for them. 



ORANGE AND YELLOW FRUITS 



Only a few hardy woody plants have yellow or 

 orange-colored fruits, and a number of these are va- 

 rieties of types with red fruits, some of which men- 

 tion has already been made. Among the Bush 

 Honeysuckles are several with yellow or pale orange 

 fruits such as Lonicera Ruprechtiana, var. xanthocarpa, 

 L. tatarica, f. lutea, and L. minutiflom. The last- 

 named is a hybrid between L. micrantha and L. 

 Morrowii and with its translucent pale-orange fruit is 

 one of the most beautiful of the genus. There is also 

 a form of the European Guelder Rose (Viburnum 

 Opulus, var. xanthocarpum) with yellow fruit, and 



