The Winning Designs 
autumn effect that is unequalled by any shrub I know, 
and than which I desire nothing better, give me the 
now common B. Thunbergii. It is beautiful in spring, 
and without a rival in the autumn glow of crimson and 
orange, scarlet and gold, cream, ruby, and pink. It 
is one of those shrubs that irresistibly remind one of 
a glorious sunset. It is not new, or scarce, or expen- 
sive, or even difficult to grow anywhere, but it is good. 
Then, if I were planting such a border for myself, 
I should want some Cotoneasters for their winter berry, 
Cistus for their summer flower, and Cornus that I could 
cut down to the ground each spring that I might enjoy 
the glow of their crimson bark all the following winter. 
I should want Ceanothus Gloire de Versailles for its 
lavender-blue, Marie Simon for its pink, and Indigo 
for its intensely deep blue flowers. Some Brooms, 
too, I would put in—Cytisus precox certainly, and 
perhaps if I had room C. nigricans Carheri, because it 
flowers in the late summer and autumn. The front 
edges should be carpeted with Ericas that would serve 
effectually to separate the gravel from the borders. 
The pink winter flowering heather, Erica carnea, 
should be one of them, and several of the Erica vul- 
garis forms, particularly cuprea and aurea, which are 
beautiful all the year round. I should also want some 
of the dwarf ‘‘ Mock Orange,’’ or Syringas—Fantasie 
with its soft blush tint, and Rosaceé for its glorious 
white rose-like flowers. 
These are only a few, but there are many others if 
one had room for them, and if they were properly used 
the approach to the front door would never be with- 
out interest ; and if my visitors remarked on the lack 
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