2 FA3IILIJK GAliDEN FLOWERS. 



winter, and tliesse culonis are strikingly brought out with 

 the rich relieving Ijackground of deep green holly. But 

 this berberis is ecjually useful for grouping in masses, and 

 jnay be used in various combinations to enrich the garden 

 in the winter months. There is in cultivation a beautiful 

 dwarf variety, called Uiuliilalu iiora, with wavy leaves of a 

 lovidy tone of green in summer, and very brightly varie- 

 gated with shades of red in winter. This we have emjiloyed 

 with advantage to form groups, having associated it with 

 such shrubs as vaneyated Iiolhes, Coluneualer Si iiiiiiondaii , the 

 green-leaved female aucuba, Ihn'win's berberis, and the 

 berry-bearing Skiiiiiiiia Jdpoiiicn. On our cold clay soil 

 these were (juite happy, and made rich masses with 

 abundant fresh colouring at all seasons of the year. A 

 groundwork of the emerald-green ivy completed the ar- 

 rangement, and gave harmonising colour to the whole. 



Berberis is admiraljly adapted for growing in col- 

 lections, and on this system has often been peculiarly 

 usefid in forming an attractive feature of a garden. We 

 had once a set of beds on a spacious side lawn that 

 was partially shaded with trees, these beds being devoted 

 to shrubs of this genus only. For centres of beds we had 

 J:>. Ueali and its near relative B. Jujio 11/ en , with B. fuKclca- 

 lariK liijljfiihi. In large gri)ups around them were B. sieno- 

 p/iijl/ii, J). JJanriiil, and J>. iJii/rin. In the outer parts 

 of (he groups were the smaller ]>. Hool'cri , B. i/l luaaceu , B. 

 re]ji:ii>{, and B. I'lii/ielnfoliit . Such groups nniy be lighted 

 u]i \\'\{\\ a few gladioli, and Tnipivolinii apecioKinii may l:ie 

 allowed to ramble liut not to run riot amongst the shrubs. 



The deciduous species are not adaj)tcd for such groups: 

 their proper place is in the shrubliery borders. The most 

 interesting of them are B. Afsuilica, with brilliant "leen 



