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Thibetan borderland, which bears globose, brilliant 

 salmon-red fruits. 



The Highbush Cranberry ( Viburnum americanum) 

 is one of the most conspicuous of red-fruited native 

 shrubs and in this respect is more ornamental than its 

 close allies V. Opulus from Europe and V. Sargentii 

 from northeastern Asia. Two Japanese species (V. 

 Wrightii and V. dilitatum), both medium sized shrubs, 

 ought to be grown for their lovely fruits. The red- 

 fruited Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa) of northern 

 Europe and western Asia is also a desirable shrub 

 especially for planting in moist places and by the 

 sides of ponds. Its relative (S. callicarpa) from 

 western North America and northern Japan is, as 

 I saw it in August, 1914, one of the finest of native 

 shrubs in fruit. 



The Old World genus Cotoneaster includes some of 

 the most beautiful of all berried plants and many of 

 them are suitable for rockeries. From China, which 

 is the headquarters of the genus, gardens have re- 

 cently received many valuable additions. Among the 

 best are the low-growing C. horizontalis, its small- 

 leaved variety perpusilla, C. adpressa, and the trailing 

 C. Dammeri; of the moderate sized species, C. disticha, 

 C. divaricata, C. hupehensis, C. multiflora, C. racemi- 

 flora, C. racemifiora, var. soongorica, C. bullata and its 



