December 



1889.] 



Garden and Forest. 



595 



Some of the bunches of fruit of Lonicera Sullivantii {coxn- 

 inonly grown as L. flava) '&\^\\\ retain much beauty, although 

 many of them have l:)ecome dry and shriveled. The Cran- 

 berry-bush {Viburnum Opulus) holds its fruit, which is some- 

 what duller than before frost ; and the long, slender stems of 



Among all the conspicuous fruit-bearing plants, the Japanese 

 ^«#-i5^r/j7yi!z^«^^r^//seemsoneof thehandsomestandmosl'satis- 

 factory. The bright red fruit, thickly set along the branches of 

 this Barberry, remains full and fresh-looking until spring, and 

 well laden branches, if cut off and dried for in-door decoration, 



Fig;. 151. — Chrysanthemum, Mrs. Andrew Carnes;:ie. — See page 592. 



Lycium Chinense remain covered with bright scarlet ovate fruit. 

 The bright red fruit of our native Black Alder or Winter- 

 berry {^Ilex verticillata) can hardl)' be surpassed in some re- 

 spects, but in some districts it is liable to be eaten early by birds, 

 while jin other places it may remain on the plants all winter. 



retain their beauty for a long time. The plant is now becoming 

 well known and "commonly advertised, and it is likely to be 

 quite popular as a low hedge plant. The fruit of some other 

 Asiatic species or varieties still retain a little beauty, but most 

 of it has become much shriveled and lost its early brightness. 



