80 Hardy Plants for Cottage Gardens 
reddish bronze; Spirea salicifolia, bright yellow green and 
reddish; Spirea superba, a rich reddish purple; Spirea Thun- 
bergii, reddish yellow; Japanese barberry (Berberis Thun- 
bergit), bronze, orange and crimson; Rhodora Canadensis, 
red; cinnamon rose, orange and orange red; sumach, deep 
red and orange red; Stephenandra flexuosa, bronze yellow; 
Ginkgo biloba, a clear yellow; cranberry tree (Viburnum opu- 
lus), brilliant red; Japanese snowball (Viburnum plicatum), 
red; hobblebush or wayfaring tree, a lovely old rose and claret 
color; crape myrtle, a bright scarlet. Among others that are 
attractive are Euonymous alata; Kerria Japonica; Itea Vir- 
ginica, flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), shad bush or 
Juneberry, and Chionanthus Virginicus. Certain pear-trees 
turn a brilliant red or purplish color; and the Japanese peach 
becomes an old rose. 
Aside from yielding a rich coloring in late autumn, there is 
a variety of hardy shrubs and trees that have colored foliage 
at all seasons, and these may be planted in groups of single 
species with bright green shrubs and evergreens, or in con- 
trast with each other, or with reference to herbaceous peren- 
nials that bear showy masses of bloom. The following list 
will give some idea of the possible effects obtainable from.a 
few of this desirable class. 
BARBERRY. Purple-leaved (Berberis vulgaris, var. atropurpurea). A 
rich purple foliage that holds from spring to autumn; very at- 
tractive when planted with yellow-leaved shrubs. Give a sunny 
position. 
Bercu. Purple-leaved (Fagus sylvatica, var. purpurea). Said to be 
the finest dark leaved tree in cultivation. 
Burninc Busa. Waahoo (Euonymous atropurpureus). 6-14 ft. 
Flowers dark purple, showy; leaves a bright green. The fruit is the chief 
attraction, becoming in autumn a bright scarlet, and borne in great 
abundance so as to cover the tree; hence the name. 
ELper. Golden (Sambucus nigra, var. aurea). A golden yellow 
