December 19, 1894.] 



Garden and Forest. 



formed their western shore. Although the tree abounds 

 elsewhere, especially northward, nowhere else have the 

 drooping branches seemed so characteristic a feature as in 

 this central part of Carlton County. 



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in a fresh condition until late in autumn, when they bend 

 under their burden of deep or purplish red berries, which 

 are borne abundantly every year. Masses of these plants 

 in Central Park and Prospect Park are still very effective, 

 as the fruit is retained in fair color. No doubt, the Indian 



Fig. So. — Upland form of Muskeag Spruce. — See page 



Plant Notes. 



Symphoricarpus vulgaris. — This native plant, well known 

 under the name of Coral Berry or Indian Currant, is most 

 useful for parks and other places wherever a mass of low- 

 growing shrubbery is needed. It is a graceful plant with 

 slender branches, and although its (lowers are inconspicu- 

 ous, its foliage is good all summer, and it retains its leaves 



Currant would prove very valuable for use on embank- 

 ments or any other place where something is needed to 

 hold the soil. The Snow Berry, Symphoricarpus racemo- 

 sus, is a larger shrub, and its clear white fruits contrast 

 well with the red berries of the Indian Currant. There is 

 a variety of S. racemosus .ailed pauciflorus, which is a 

 very dwarf diffusely branched shrub which will thrive on 

 thin and poor soil or in partial shade. We have already 



