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green 



brownish-crimson. B. 



also deserves mention, being quite hardy, and forming a neat, 

 stout bush. It bears an abundance of golden-yellow flowers in 

 early sprmg. B. tiervosa {B. glu??iacea, Maho?iia glimiaced) is 

 very distinct, forming a dwarf, compact bush, with deep green 

 leaves. In autumn, when in flower, it is very beautiful. A 

 useful shrub for winter effect, and suitable for the rock garden. 



B. repens {Mahojiia repens) is a low-growing shrub of dwarfer 

 habit than the last-named, with dull green leaves, and very ser- 

 viceable for edging beds with. B. Aqiiifoliiaii {Mahonia 

 AquifoHa), referred to under " Berry-Bearing Trees and Shrubs," 

 succeeds well in hungry soils and under the drip of trees. 

 In spring the young leaves are suffused with purple, becoming 

 with age, and towards autumn again they change to 



A. 'fascicidaris i^Maho?iia fascicularis) is a 



handsome kind, but 

 one not often planted. 

 Of taller habit than 

 the last-named, it 

 grows freely, and 

 flowers profusely in 

 spring. B. nepalensis 

 {B. Bealei and Ma- 

 honia 7iepalensis) is 

 charming; its leaves 

 often measure isin. 

 long. The yellow 

 flowers are suc- 

 ceeded by dark 

 purple berries. B. 

 japonica resembles 

 the last-named, but is of more 

 vigorous growth. The large, 

 leathery, deep green leaves 

 are very handsome. 



Bruckenthalia spiculi - 

 FOLIA merits a place in the 

 rock garden. It is very dwarf, 

 neat in growth, and free 

 flowering. Its pink bell-shaped 

 flowers, stained with purple 

 borne on erect stems in July. 



Fig. 273. — Berberis Wallichiana. 



at the base of the interior, 

 It loves a moist peatv soil. 



are 



Bryanthus erectus is a hybrid between B. einpetriformis and 

 Rhodothavmiis chamcecistiis^ and one of the most charming of dwarf 

 Heathworts. It is thoroughly hardy, and should have a peaty, 

 well-drained soil. On no account should it be exposed to the 

 full sun, as it grows more freely, and its small, narrow leaves 



