Io THE BOOK OF SHRUBS 
to their making a vigorous growth and flowering freely. 
They attain a height ranging from three to five feet, are 
elegant in habit and produce funnel-shaped flowers, these 
being borne in clusters in the axils of the leaves. They, 
however, are not sufficiently hardy to be successfully 
grown in the open border except in the south and west 
of England, and in the more southern districts of 
Ireland. In the midland counties of England they may 
be grown against walls with a southern aspect provided 
they are given a little protection in severe winter. With 
so large a number of perfectly hardy shrubs available, 
shrubs that are somewhat tender should as a rule be 
planted in those districts only in which they can be 
satisfactorily grown without protection. They require a 
well-drained border and a light soil, a soil somewhat 
sandy to which liberal additions of peat and leaf mould 
have been made being the most suitable. 
The most desirable of the deciduous species are 4. 
chinensis (syn. A. rupestris), a dwarf-growing species bear- 
ing clusters of tubular, fragrant, pale pink flowers; the 
season of flowering extending from early in August 
until the end of September. 4. triflora, a charming 
species from the Himalayas, flowering throughout the 
summer months; the flowers are borne in clusters of 
three, the corolla rose-pink on the outer, and pale yellow 
on the inner side. 
BERBERIS OR BaRBERRY.— The finest of the barberries 
are so extremely beautiful and effective that they should 
be liberally planted in gardens of all sizes, more par- 
ticularly as they are quite hardy and can be grown to 
a high degree of perfection without special attention. 
Several of the finest of the species and their hybrids have 
persistent leafage, and will be found enumerated in the 
chapter devoted to ornamental evergreens. Ali the 
deciduous species may be planted in any ordinary garden 
soil with the assurance of their making a vigorous growth 
