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Ornamental Shrubs. 



with teeth. The species has the advantage of being an 

 evergreen, and, as the branches are numerous and the 

 fohage dense, it is showy in winter as well as in summer. 

 The Japanese barberry, B.japonica, is a compact shrub, 

 seldom growing more than two to four feet, and having 



BERBERIS JAPONICA. 



unbranched stems covered by a grayish bark. The com- 

 pound leaves are about three inches long, dark green 

 above and lighter beneath, and composed of from seven 

 to nine leaflets. They are armed with slender but sharp 

 spines, and not easily handled. In autumn the foliage 

 assumes brilliant shades of orange and scarlet. The 



