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Barberry, Japanese, continued 
the other hand, it is much more defensive 
than they. For its height, this is the best 
thorny hedge. For a taller thorny hedge, 
the Cockspur Thorn is best. In hedge 
planting, the Barberry can be put wider 
apart than the Privet and therefore reduce 
the cost. The lower branches extend 
horizontally close to the ground wider than 
any other shrub. Therefore it can be plant- 
ed 2 or 2y 2 feet apart, while Privet is fre- 
quently planted in a double row 6 inches 
apart. 
In the autumn the Barberry foliage will 
turn so red as to look like a bed of Salvia. 
For winter decoration the Barberry holds 
the color of its coral berries until covered 
by the new foliage and flowers early in 
May. In the desolate days of March, the 
Barberry will be the most cheerful note 
in the murky and bedraggled shrubbery. 
The practical uses of the Barberry in 
planting country estates are numerous. 
The edge of shrubbery should go solidly 
to the ground to give a neat finish and to 
screen the unkempt stems and bare ground 
of the taller shrubs. For this purpose, the 
Thunberg's Barberry stands preeminent. Of 
course, its exclusive use would lead to monotony 
in such situations. We recommend also for this 
purpose, Deutzia gracilis, Forsythia suspensa, Up- 
right Honeysuckle, Indian Currant, Prostrate 
Privet, Rhodotypos Kerrioides, Thunberg's Spirea, 
Spircea Van Houttei, Stephanandra Jlexuosa, Yellow 
Root and many others. Another use for Japanese 
Barberry is covering steep banks, at the side of a 
road, or clothing a hill. It will make a dense, 
even-topped thicket, needing absolutely no care 
when established, for even weeds will be shaded 
out and discouraged from pushing through the 
foliage. For game cover it has the necessary 
qualities of furnishing abundant berries and 
protection from enemies. At Harbor Hill, the 
estate of Mr. Clarence H. Mackey, Roslyn, 
a hedge of Barberry forms an elegant border to 
the stately entrance drive. Plant it against the 
foundation of a house where it is difficult to select 
shrubs which will thrive and maintain a dense, 
rounded form without getting too large. The origi- 
nal plant introduced into this country is at Bussey 
Institute, Harvard, and has the rounded surfaces 
and even, close growth of the old dwarf Boxwood. 
It is about 8 feet high and 12 feet broad. No in- 
sect or fungous enemies injure this species. 
European. B. vulgaris. This is a common Barberry 
which has run wild through New England pas- 
tures and along the stone walls. It forms a tall, 
gracefully arching shrub, shaped like Spircea 
Van Houttei. In autumn it is laden with long, 
grape-like clusters of red berries which are used 
for making jam. 
Purple. B. vulgaris, var. purpurea. Since Prunus 
Pissardi has been abandoned because it is so 
seriously attacked by San Jose scale, this is the 
best purple shrub. The young shoots are bright 
red. It has yellow flowers and red berries. 
Bayberry • "Wax Myrtle 
{Myrica cerifera) 
This is the most abundant shrub on Long Island 
in sandy ground exposed to the sun. For drought 
resistance it is unsurpassed. You have probably 
noticed in a drought the wilted appearance of the 
Group of Catalpa Bungei of bush form, with Silver Linden 
in distance. This is in a small park we designed and planted on a 
bit of vacant public land at Hempstead for Mr. August Belmont. 
Bayberry, continued 
average shrub planting, for it must be confessed 
most shrubs in nursery catalogues are native either . 
of swampy ground or under woods where they are 
protected from the fierce drying of full sunshine. 
Drought-resisting shrubs are the Elseagnus, Hazel- 
nut, Hypericum, Indigo Bush, Scrub Oak, Dwarf 
Chestnut Oak, Cockspur Thorn, and the Sumac 
family. Bayberry is a rounded, compact, dark green 
bush, 3 to 6 feet high, with white berries from which 
wax candles are made. Recommended for seaside, 
bluffs and dry knolls and road banks. 
Button Bush 
The shrub that will endure the deepest water. 
In the small ponds, the kettle "holes" left by the 
glacier on the hills of Long Island, this shrub grows. 
In spring it is covered a foot deep for several weeks, 
and yet it thrives equally well on upland and makes 
a handsome, round bush, perhaps 6 feet wide, with 
leaves as dark and glossy as a Rhododendron. The 
name originates from the pendant white balls which 
appear in July. 
Catalpa 
Catalpa Bungei, Bush Form. Catalpa bignon- 
ioides, var. nana. A shrub that has not been 
known to flower; however, it has good foliage 
value, especially at the seaside. It makes a large, 
round bush, 6 to 10 feet high, with larger foliage 
than any other shrub, the leaves being about 
7 inches wide. It is benefited by occasional 
cutting back. We have a stock of uniformly 
trained domes suitable for formal planting or for 
immediate effect on seaside lawns. 
Chokeberry 
(Aronia nigra; syn., Pyrus arbutifolia) 
This shrub is largely used by some landscape 
planters for its red and black berries. It grows wild 
on the sand dunes and other sterile places. From its 
irregular and open growth, it is best used in large 
masses at the background. 
