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and pendulous clusters of winged purplish 
pods, shows its orange seeds. 
The native burning bush or Wahoo 
(Euonymus atropurpureus) is very beautiful 
with its purple capsules and crimson seeds. 
The low running strawberry bush (£. obova- 
tus) is attractive with its peculiar warty 
capsules and scarlet seeds. 
Besides there are in cultivation a number 
of different Old World spindle-trees which 
are all ornamented with their showy fruits 
in autumn. Of the European spindle-tree 
there are varieties with the capsules varying 
in almost all shades from whitish to purple. 
Very pretty is the Asiatic HEuonymus 
Bungeanus with the profusion of pale 
pinkish pods it usually bears. 
A desirable species is the 
Euonymus alatus. Though its capsules 
are rather small the seeds are bright scarlet 
and the foliage assumes a brilliant red color 
in fall, and even in winter the shrub is con- 
spicuous on account of the broad corky wings 
of the branches. 
ATTRACTIVE BOTH IN FLOWER AND FRUIT 
One of the handsomest of the shrubby 
dogwoods is Cornus paniculata often called 
C. candidissima, with a profusion of white 
flower clusters in June followed toward 
the end of August by white berries borne 
in loose red-stemmed panicles which re- 
main plump until the end of October 
when they begin to shrivel. This shrub 
is about six to ten feet high, of neat 
symmetrical habit and prefers somewhat 
moist situations. 
The Kinnikinnik (Cornus Amomum), 
a broad spreading shrub about as high as the 
preceding, is conspicuous in September with 
its dark or pale blue berries borne in nodding 
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The black alder holds it orange-red Christmas 
berries longer than the other winter berries. Be 
sure to select fruiting specimens for planting 
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The black berries of the privets remain fresh un- 
til the spring and with the nearly evergreen foliage 
make these plants very desirable (ZL. Jbota) 
clusters. The European dogwood (Cornus 
sanguinea), a tall shrub and often tree- 
like, is less ornamental with its black 
fruits, but a variety with greenish white 
berries and bright green branches is attrac- 
tive in winter. 
WINTERBERRIES OR DECIDUOUS HOLLIES 
Among the most beautiful of the fruiting 
shrubs are the winterberries with their 
scarlet berries appearing in profusion along 
the branches. ‘The berries remain almost 
through the whole winter and are scarcely 
touched by the birds. 
The smooth-leaved winterberry (lex 
levigata) ripens its fruit in the beginning of 
September and the foliage turns bright 
yellow before dropping, while in the black 
alder (Ilex verticillata) the foliage changes 
little and stays longer on the branches, the 
berries ripen somewhat later and remain’ 
on the branches a longer time. Of the 
latter there is a variety with yellow fruits 
which makes a very pleasing contrast if 
planted together with the red-berried kind. 
As the winterberries are polygamous it is 
essential to select fertile shrubs for planting. 
They prefer somewhat moist situations 
and grow seldom over six to ten feet high. 
GOOD BLACK OR DARK BERRIES . 
The chief value of the privets as berried 
shrubs lies in the fact that they retain their 
fruits fresh until the following spring. The 
fruits of most species are of a shining black 
-and there are some varieties of the common 
privet (Ligustrum vulgare) having whitish 
or greenish berries. Ligustrwm Ibota has its 
berries covered with a glaucous bloom 
Privets do well in unfavorable situations 
Their white flower clusters appearing in 
June and their clean foliage which remains 
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green until late in fall make them very 
desirable shrubs. 
TWO HIGHLY UNUSUAL COLORS 
A very unusual color is that of the Japanese 
Symplocos crategoides, a shrub six feet or 
more high and likely to become tree-like. 
In June it presents a handsome appearance 
with its numerous panicles of small white 
flowers followed in September by bright 
ultramarine blue berries. It has proved 
hardy as far north as Boston, but is still rare 
in gardens. 
Extremely pretty is the sassafras tree in 
September when the upright clusters of its 
fruits begin to ripen. The dark blue color 
of the berries and the scarlet color of their 
stalks make a beautiful contrast thrown 
conspicuously into relief by the bright green 
foliage which turns later bright yellow and 
orange. Unfortunately the berries are 
usually carried away by the birds as soon 
as they are ripe. 
The sea buckthorn (Hippophae rham- 
noides), a small tree or shrub from the Old 
World, presents a beautiful aspect when its 
branches are loaded down with a profusion 
of small orange yellow berries which stay on 
the branches almost all winter since they 
are but rarely touched by the birds. As 
the tree is dicecious like the groundsel-tree, 
both sexes are to be planted. 
FRUITS THAT LOOK LIKE FLOWERS 
An interesting shrub for seashore planting 
is the groundsel-tree (Baccharis halimifolia). 
When in fruit it looks as if covered with 
snowy white flowers, owing to the crown of 
silky hairs each seed bears on its top. 
It will grow in almost any well-drained 
soil, provided it is given a sunny situation. 
There are about 250 species in cultivation 
in America, mostly in tropical regions, 
halimifolia being the hardiest. 
[The next article will describe only a half 
dozen berries that ripen in October and are 
particularly fresh and welcome when all 
the leaves are falling. ] 
Early in the month the smooth leaved winter 
berry ripens its fruits of scarlet which show brightly 
against the yellow foliage 
