146 Bush-Fruits 



From the above list it will be seen that the genus, 

 though not considered an ornamental one, is far from being 

 destitute of ornamental qualities. In addition to these 

 more strictly so-called ornamental features, the fruit- 

 producing members of the family possess charms to the 

 true lover of fruits which are not to be despised. A well- 

 grown row of red raspberries, with the scarlet fruit peeping 

 out from among the green foliage, or a row of blackberry 

 bushes covered with clusters of shining black berries, is a 

 sight so attractive that it will be appreciated by many a 

 person on whom the charms of a strictly ornamental 

 plant would fall unheeded. It may, indeed, attract the 

 attention of the most fastidious. 



A number of other species, chiefly from China, have been 

 introduced into cultivation for ornamental purposes, and 

 some with the hope of securing fruit of value. Many of 

 them are trailing species suitable for training over arbors 

 and trellises. Some have ornamental foliage and some 

 are evergreen. They have received more attention in 

 England but a number of species have been tested at the 

 Arnold Arboretum in Massachusetts. Most of them have 

 lacked hardiness there. They do not seem therefore to 

 offer any great promise to the American plant-lover. 



