BERBERIS, BIGNONIA, BOGGONIA 283 



to be in the way, and will have to be removed. Having most likely 

 been crowded in, they are usually worthless for further use. 



You can cut down a Barberry hedge almost to the ground and 

 in one season obtain again a beautiful effect; or if desired, and in a 

 section where Boxwood cannot be grown, you can trim a Barberry 

 hedge into almost any shape you wish. However, the plants are at 

 then- best only when allowed to grow their natural way. Unfor- 

 tunately, we have no longer with us the tall-growing purple Barberry 

 {Berberis vulgaris atropurpurea) , another grand sort whether in 

 leaf or during Winter, when its graceful branches are full of berries. 

 It is claimed that it is a spreader of the dreaded Wheat rust, but they 

 have rust where there isn't a Barberry within a thousand miles. 

 While I don't want to say that Barberry has nothing to do with 

 spreading of rust, let us hope that someone will discover a different 

 remedy for the disease than the extermination of the Barberries. 



For those desiring a substitute for Boxwood hedging, the new 

 Box Barberry, a dwarf sport of Berberis Thunbergii, is the thing to 

 use. It can be clipped to make a perfect border edging only a few 

 inches high. 



BIGNONIA RADIGANS (TRUMPET FLOWER) 



Maybe you have seen a five- or six-year-old Trumpet Flower in 

 full bloom, covering the trunk of a dead tree. It's quite a sight, 

 but by the time such a climber gets to the top, the dead tree is usually 

 ready to fall over. Yet we have call for this plant, and it is to be 

 recommended where it can be given a place to grow to a-great height 

 undisturbed. As a small plant, it doesn't make much of a display. 



BITTERSWEET 



See Celastrus 



BLAGK-EYED SUSAN 

 See Thunbergia 



BLEEDING HEART 



See Dicentra 



BLUE BELLS 



See Mertensia 



BOGGONIA (PLUME POPPY) 



There are times when you want something growing from 

 6 to 8 ft. in height for. mass effects to form the background for a 

 perennial border, perhaps to take the place of a group of Hollyhocks 

 that have stopped flowering. Bocconia cordata can be used to good 

 advantage for this. It is showy, even when alone, but most effec- 

 tive when planted in large groups. Its creamy-white flower spikes 

 are often over 3 ft. in length and stand weU above the fohage. 



Like the Gaillardias, Bocconias will thrive in almost any soil 



