SOME OF THE OliNAJIEKTAL SHRUBS AND VINES. 3(11 



the foliuge, and in autumn it colors up as gorgeously as tlie 

 oaks. It is gaining in favor each year East and West. 



347. Golden Elder.— This is one of our brightest golden- 

 colored shrubs, and the leaves hold the golden hue well 

 through the season. If the old canes are cut out once in 

 two years the beauty of the group will be maintained. 



Fig. 100. — White Fringe {Ghionanthus Virginieits). 



348. The Snowberry. — It is quite usual to plant the 

 snowberry [Symplioricarpus racemosus) and the red 

 Indian currant (S. vulgaris) together in the same group 

 or in banking against a taller group. The snowberry 

 and the low-growing barberries also make a fine con- 

 trast. 



349. Golden Bell. — The golden bell (Forsythia viridis- 

 sima) displays its bright-yellow flowers from bottom to top 

 of the young growth very early in spring — even earlier 



