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ally, B. Aquifolium, turns a glowing red or purple 

 after the first frosts. The Ghent Azaleas almost 

 always colour richly, either deep glowing crimson, 

 bronzy red, or gold ; and of other ericaceous plants 

 the warm tints of Pieris mariana and the rich crimson 

 of the Enkianthus should be mentioned. The taller 

 American Vacciniums {corymbosum and its various 

 forms) are always lovely. Our native Guelder Rose 

 {Viburnum Opulus) becomes crimson in autumn, 

 whilst the Common Hazel and Rhamnus Frangula 

 often produce fine effects in yellow. The feathery 

 foliage of Spircea Thunbergi is singularly beautiful 

 when it changes from its natural pale green to 

 crimson ; and two other Japanese shrubs (both, 

 unfortunately, very rare) are remarkable for their 

 autumnal beauty. These are Disanthus cercidifolia, 

 an ally of the Witch Hazels, lovely claret colour, 

 and Viburnum alnifoHum, crimson. 



Other noteworthy shrubs are Fothergilla alnifolia, 

 rich red ; Euonymus alatus, crimson ; Deutsia crenata, 

 yellow ; and Pyrus arbutifolia, red. The common 

 Brambles of our woods should not be passed over 

 without mention ; they turn a rich glowing red, and 

 for their autumnal beauty alone may be used as 

 undergrowth in wilder parts of the garden and 

 woodla,nd. 



Climbers 



First among these, of course, is Veitch's Ampe- 

 lopsis, the finest of all deciduous climbers for walls, 

 being self-supporting and changing to crimson in 



