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BERBERIS. Barberry 
One of the most useful and ornamental species. They thrive best in well- 
drained positions, even when quite dry. For shrubberies they are unsurpassed, 
giving flower, fruit and fall-colored foliage, while for hedges their close-growing 
habit and sharp spines make a desirable combination. They stand close shearing 
but give best effects when not cut too closely. 
B. buxifolia, var. nana; syn., dulcis. (S) A free-flowering shrub of 
graceful habit. The yellow flowers are quite showy and are followed by black 
berries. 
B. ilicifolia. Holly-leaved. ( 5 ) A good grower with dark glossy 
spiny foliage, which remains late in the winter. The orange-yellow flowers 
are quite showy. 
B. Japonica. Japanese Barberry. (M) A bushy grower, but of more 
open form and less branched than C B . Tbunbergii. Foliage somewhat larger, 
and colors well in the fall; crimson berries. An excellent hedge plant. 
B. Sinensis. Chinese Barberry. (M) A handsome form, with slender 
graceful branches and very spiny bright green foliage, which turns to purplish 
bronze in the fall. Flowers bright yellow ; berries blood-red. 
B. Thunbergii. Thunberg’s Japanese Barberry. (M) Of low, spread¬ 
ing growth, forming a dense impenetrable bush. The twiggy branches arc 
set with very small sharp thorns, and in spring arc covered with small yellow 
flowers, succeeded by brilliant scarlet berries which cling through the winter. 
The foliage takes a splendid autumn coloring of gold and scarlet. A valuable 
hedge plant, especially interesting because of the graceful droop of its branches. 
B. vulgaris. Common Barberry. ( M ) An upright grower, with thorny 
branches and pretty light green foliage. The yellow flowers of early summer 
are followed by dark red berries. Makes a good hedge. 
B. vulgaris, var. purpurea. Purple Barberry. {M) Similar to B. vul¬ 
garis in habit, but foliage is a deep purple. A showy and most effective shrub. 
CALLICARPA 
C. purpurea. Beauty-Fruit. ( S) A graceful shrub with long, slender 
branches, bearing small, long, drooping flowers in August, followed by violet- 
colored berries which literally cover the branches. One of the showiest 
shrubs in the fall. 
CALYCANTHUS 
C. floridus. Allspice, or Sweet Shrub. ( L) Best known as the “ Sweet 
Shrub.” A strong, upright grower with large, handsome foliage and fragrant 
purplish brown flowers. Thrives either in sunny or shady places. 
CARAGANA 
C. arborescens. Siberian Pea. (L) An upright grower and very hardy. 
The foliage is light green, and the bright yellow flowers arc borne in profusion 
in May and June. 
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