A GARDEN NOTE-BOOK 



The profusion of bright color here set forth is 

 surely enough to cause even a hurried amateur 

 to look closely into it. 



Besides these fruiting things whose color is 

 persistent, there are among the viburnums berries 

 which change their color, according to a short 

 note upon the subject lately read. The follow- 

 ing sorts change from green to black only: Vibur- 

 num acerifolium, dentatum, prunifolium, jmbescens, 

 and lentago. Those changing from green to red, 

 then to black or blue-black are cassinoides, Ian- 

 tana, lantanoides, nudum, Sieboldii, and tomento- 

 sum. Then there are some that simply turn from 

 green to red such as dilatatum, opulus, and Wrigh- 

 tii. All that change from red to black are very 

 ornamental, because all the berries on a cluster 

 do not change at the same time; hence there is a 

 pretty combination of the red and black berries 

 appearing on the same cluster. Cassinoides is 

 notable for this. Viburnum dilatatum, V. Opulus, 

 and V. Wrightii hold their fruits aU winter. 

 Viburnum lentago grows into a very taU shrub. 

 Its fruits are oval, bluish black, with a certain 

 bloom upon them. They hang upon the trees till 

 spring. 



Has ever shrub been found to exceed the bar- 



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