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DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SHRUBS 



Cercidiphyllum jap6nicum. Cercidiphyllu3i (10). This is a bushy 

 tree of great beauty aud strange arrangement of foliage but with in- 



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Fig. 12. — Thunberg's Japanese 

 Barberry. 



Fig. 1.3. — Common Barberry. 



conspicuous flowers and fruit. Tlie leaves are generally opposite, heart- 

 shaped, and with about 5 basal ribs. The great peculiarity of the leaves 



is the fact, unique so 

 far as I know, that 

 every year for many 

 years the single 

 leaves come out just 

 where last year's 

 leaves were, instead 

 of the usual branches 

 appearing, and so the 

 stems have along their 

 whole extent fresh 

 leaves till they reach 

 the diameter of an 

 inch or more. Height 

 usually 20 to 30 feet, 

 slender smooth branches with leaves 2 to 8 inches long. Perfectly hardy 

 throughout. From Japan. [Seeds ; twig cuttings; layers.] 



Fig. 14. —Holly-leaved Mahonia. 



