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IIORTICULTUKAL ilAXL'AL. 



prairie State.-;. Tlie Amur barberry {Berleris Amurcnsis) 

 is special!}' useful in lawn anil park work. It grows rap- 

 iillj into a defensive hedge or screen^ and planted singly 

 in certain positions it assumes a broad, spreading habit of 

 growth, handsome in foliage; and when loaded with its 

 scarlet fruit in autumn it is specially attractive. Fig. 98 



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Fig. 98. — Amur barberry screen as grown in nortli Iowa. (After 

 Gardner. ) 



shows its habit of gi'owth. Barhcrh Tliuiibergii comes 

 next in ornamental value for planting in near proximity to 

 house, walks, and drives. It is not more than foirr feet in 

 height, with regular compact form without pruning. Its 

 leaves ari' small, nnuierous, and a.ssume gorgeous colors in 

 autumn. All the types are hardy, but the variety fi'om 

 the Amur valley in Asia, known as Mdximowur.i^ is the 

 hardiest for the far North. 



