DECIDUOUS SHRUBS WITH ORNAMENTAL 
FOLIAGE 
Decipuous shrubs with grey, golden or silvery leaf- 
age are extremely useful for lighting up masses of 
shrubs during the summer months, with their rich 
colouring, and should be judiciously employed. It is 
essential they should not be planted too largely, as 
when leafage, other than green, is given too great a 
prominence the eye quickly becomes tired of the colour, 
and the garden soon loses its place in the estimation of 
the owner. 
Acers on Mapies.—With the exception of the 
beautiful Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) the maples 
are all of too great a stature to come within the scope 
of this book, or, indeed, to be suitable for gardens other 
than those with a large area. In its native country this 
species and its numerous forms are sufficiently robust to 
assume the form of small trees, but in this country they 
are less vigorous, and may be more properly classified 
with the shrubs. When the conditions are favourable 
to their making a healthy growth they form elegant 
bushes, ranging from six to eight feet high, and their 
light, finely-divided and attractively coloured foliage 
gives them a very pleasing appearance. They make 
charming lawn specimens when fully developed, but in 
consequence of their comparatively slow growth, plants 
of considerable age, that have been transplanted at 
intervals of two or three years to promote the pro- 
duction of fibrous roots, should be selected. Examples 
about three feet in height, and as much in diameter, are 
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