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THE CENTURY BOOK OF GARDENING. 



American Red and Scarlet Oaks; the Tupelo, bronzy red; Carya tomentosa, yellow (one 

 of the most remark-able of American trees) ; Ulmus pumila, an Asiatic Elm which has 

 small leaves changing to golden yellow ; Liquidambar, purplish red ; Gleditschia triacanthos, 

 often a lovely yellow ; Celtis occidentalis (Nettle-tree) and Zelkowas, both yellow ; the 

 Golden Larch ( Pseudolarix) ; Ginkgo biloba, orange yellow; deciduous Cypress, red; various 

 Maples ; Betula corylifolia, orange yellow. 



Among shrubs a few of the best are: Berberis Thunbergi, which dies off a rich 

 scarlet, and is so beautiful in autumn that on some estates it has been planted in great 

 quantity so that sportsmen may enjoy its colour during the shooting season ; Ghent Azaleas, 

 purple and red; Enkianthus, scarlet and crimson; Fothergilla, rich red; the taller American 



Vacciniums ; Rhus cotinoides, 

 orange, scarlet, and crimson — 

 perhaps the finest of all shrubs 

 for autumn colour ; R. typhina, 

 R. glabra, R. Toxicodendron 

 (the poison Ivy), and other 

 species, mostly rich orange red ; 

 Euonymus alatus, crimson. 



Among climbers : Vitis 

 Coignetiae, a noble Vine, crim- 

 son ; V. Romaneti ; the 

 Teinturier grape, purple, and 

 various other Vines ; Veitch's 

 Ampelopsis and the Virginian 

 Creeper, especially the variety 

 of the latter called mural is, 

 which climbs and clings to 

 walls without any artificial 

 support ; Lonieera japonica 

 flexuosa, red-purple. A cer- 

 tain a m on nt of mystery 

 attends the autumn colouring 

 of trees. Some years the 

 most reliable will fail. On the 

 other hand, every season one 

 notices species, not usually 

 conspicuous in the matter of 

 autumn tints, beautifully 

 coloured. A bright summer 

 and not too rich soil appear 

 to be most favourable. 

 TRANSPLANTING. — In the cultivation of trees and shrubs transplanting is one of the 

 most important items. Upon its proper performance depends much of the future welfare 

 of the subject. Two questions must be considered, viz., the best time and the proper 

 method. Evergreens in general may be transplanted with greatest safety in autumn or late 

 spring. Hollies and Bamboos should be moved in May, and not before they give evidence of 

 renewed growth. Rhododendrons, Heaths, and all that class of evergreens with a compact 

 mass of fibrous roots may, with due care, be removed at any time between September and 

 May. The most suitable time for transplanting deciduous trees and shrubs is just after the 

 leaves have fallen, but the work can, as a rule, be safely performed during open weather at 

 any time throughout the winter and early spring. The Magnolias and the Tulip-tree are. 



PINE BY WATERSIDE. 



