THE WINTER GARDEN 



one of our best berry-bearing shrubs. It holds its 

 crimson fruit well in winter. Planted among — 

 not against — evergreens, it is wonderfully effect- 

 ive because of its tall and stately habit. 



Bayberry (Myrica cerifera) is another showy- 

 fruited shrub. Its grayish-white berries are 

 thickly studded along its brown branches, and 

 are retained through the winter. If this is 

 planted side by side with the Alder, the effect 

 will be found very pleasing. 



The Snowberry ( Symphoricarpus racemosus) 

 has been cultivated for nearly a hundred years 

 in our gardens, and probably stands at the head 

 of the list of white-fruited shrubs. If this is 

 planted in front of evergreens the purity of its 

 color is brought out charmingly. Group it with 

 the red-barked Willow, the Alder, or the Ber- 

 berry, and you secure a contrast that makes the 

 effect strikingly delightful — a symphony in 

 green, scarlet, and white. If to this combina- 

 tion you add the blue of a winter sky or the glow 

 of a winter sunset, who can say there is not plenty 

 of color in a winter landscape? 



The value of the Mountain Ash in winter deco- 

 ration is just beginning to be understood. If it 

 retained its fruit throughout the entire season it 

 would be one of our most valuable plants, but 



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