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Its large leaves turn deep red in fall. It 
does not always do well in cultivation and 
demands a cocl and shady situation. The 
fruits of the withe rod (Viburnum cassinotdes) 
which appear in great nodding clusters 
change like those of the wayfaring tree from 
pale green to bright pink and finally dark 
blue and begin to shrivel in October. It 
is a very handsome shrub of neat and com- 
paét appearance usually about three to 
eight feet high, with large flat clusters of 
white flowers in June or July and hand- 
The magnolias have scarlet cone-like fruits which 
later open, disclosing scarlet seeds 
some foliage turning purple and vinous red 
in fall. ; 
Similar in foliage but of higher, more 
tree-like growth is the sheep-berry (Viburnum 
Lentago). Its pendulous clusters of bluish 
black frait remain on the tree all winter. 
Very beautiful in fruit is also the Japanese 
Viburnum dilatatum with numerous small 
scarlet berries in loose ample clusters. Less 
showy are the dark blue fruits of the well- 
known arrow-wood (Viburnum dentatum) 
and they usually do not stay very long on 
the branches since the birds seem to be 
very fond of them. The similar veined 
arrow-wood (Viburnum venosum), produces 
its flowers and fruits a little later. Both 
are handsome shrubs of compact habit and 
keep their foliage until late in fall. 
The cranberry tree (V. Opulus), was de- 
scribed in July and the black haw (V. pruni- 
jolium) will be mentioned in October. 
ROSES WITH ATTRACTIVE FRUITS 
In August some of the roses begin to show 
their brightly colored hips. One of the 
most handsome is the Japanese Rosa rugosa 
with large bright scarlet hips which remain 
until midwinter. The large single flowers 
of purple or white continue to appear 
sparingly until late in fall when the dark 
green glossy foliage assumes beautiful orange 
and scarlet hues. Of the native roses, the 
meadow rose (Rosa blanda), is the earliest 
to show its scarlet hips. It is followed later 
by the swamp rose (Kosa Carolina), the 
glossy rose (Rosa /ucida), the pasture rose 
(Rosa humilis), and Rosa nitida, which all 
have bright scarlet fruits. The last three 
species hold their fruit almost the whole 
winter. They are all low shrubs spreading 
by suckers and well adapted for rocky slopes 
and for borders of shrubberies. In fall the 
foliage assumes a bright yellow or red 
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The conspicuous bright red berries of the matrimony vine. 
color. Also the European Rosa villosa and 
R. cimnamomea, with scarlet to crimson, 
and R. spinosissama, with deep maroon to 
black fruits, are very handsome. The latter 
is one of the most beautiful single roses in 
bloom when it is often almost covered by 
large white or light pink flowers. _ 
The alder buckthorn (Rhamnus Frangula) 
is attractive with its numerous berries chang- 
ing from red to glossy black among the shin- 
The alder 
buckthorn bears immense numbers of berries 
Changing from red to glossy black. 
ing foliage which stays on the shrub until late 
in fall and turns finally bright yellow before 
falling. Prettier still is the Carolina buck- 
thorn (Rhamnus Caroliniana), with scarlet 
berries in August changing to black in Sep- 
tember and remaining almost until mid- 
winter. Both are thornless, medium-sized 
shrubs growing about ten feet high or more 
and sometimes tree-like. The Dahurian 
buckthorn (Rhamnus Dahurica) is like the 
common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica), 
but differs in the longer and more glossy 
leaves. It is a thorny shrub with black 
berries becoming conspicuous only after 
the leaves have fallen late in autumn and 
remaining through the winter. 
THE CHOKE BERRIES 
Closely allied to the mountain ashes, 
though only low shrubs, are the choke- 
Excellent as a vine or hedge 
berries. They grow as well in dry as in wet 
situations. In June they bear numerous 
clusters of white flowers followed in the 
black chokeberry (Aronia nigra) by shining 
black berries ripening during August and 
dropping in September. Somewhat later 
the purple chokeberry (Aronia atropurpurea) 
ripens its dark purple fruits which remain 
until midwinter or in a shriveled state until 
spring. Another species will be mentioned 
in October. The foliage of all kinds as- 
sumes a handsome deep red color in fall. 
THE SUMACHS 
Several species of sumach begin to show 
in August their large upright clusters of 
beautiful crimson or scarlet fruits and in 
September and October their handsome 
pinnate foliage assumes brilliant tints of 
scarlet. The largest of them is the staghorn 
sumach (Rhus typhina or R. hirta), which 
sometimes becomes a small tree up to thirty 
feet high and is easily distinguished by its 
thick velvety branches. 
The shining sumach (Rhus copallina) is 
smaller and more often a shrub. Its leaves 
are of a dark glossy green and smaller than 
those of the preceding species. The smooth 
sumach (Rhus glabra) which is a shrub 
rarely more than ten feet high is similar 
to the staghorn sumach, but has perfectly 
glabrous branches and leaves. All the 
sumachs are well adapted for planting on dry 
Several roses have distinct merit as fruiting shrubs, 
Rosa rugosa is the best known 
