West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-02

earo-shrubs With Brilliant Bark
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There Is no reason why our homo
grounds should be desolate looking
hve-twelfths OF each year." nursery.
man whose speciality IL landscape gar.
dening told reporter. "Bcrried shrubs
that cost less than half dollar apiece
and viii give fair show the second
year after planting are all that is need
ed.
There are twenty three or twenty
four kinds OF shrubs with bright col
ored bark or berries which IL planted
III the home grounds would transform
the average garden In the north from
drearincss and monotony into over
changing scenes OF beauty and cheer
fulness. None OF them is slow grow
Ing, costly or short lived I'm this eli.
mate.
I'VE go south In the winter and cx-
claim over the fact that we see green
things I'm the home grounds. We sci
dom consider long enough TO realize
thnt they are cvcrgreens, aud. although
most OF the broad leaved varieties are
not TO be had In the climate OF tho
northern states, there are many other
shrubs Just as beautiful that we
might have II we took the trouble to
plant them. From now until the
ground freezes this planting can be
done with success, though it Is best TO
get them In so that tho earth will
nave little time TO settle about the
roots before real winter begins.
About the best known OF these ber-
ried shrubs is the snowberry, and IL
Is about the least attractive OF them
ALL IL Is grown exclusively for Its
white glistening berries, because It's
howers are insignificant and it's foliage
uninterestlng. The berries, though
beautiful ana usually abundant. often
lose their freshness and become an
unsightly brown I'm February and
March.
The four next best known berrled
shrubs are, In my opinion, the best for
planting I'm the home grounds for the
sake OF beautifying them during the
cold months. They are the Japanese
barberry, the common or American
barberry, the high bush cranberry and
the Rosa multinora. or the four the
japanese barberry IL my favorite.
Don't let any one persuade you 10
plant Rosa rugosa for it's winter ber-
rics. 1t is quite true that its fruit IL
rs bright colored as that OF the multi
nora, but the berries are coarse I'm com
parison and become unslghtly soon aft
er the first severe spell OF cold wealth
er. / never expect mine TO look well
after Christmas.
THE multinorn berries are not so
large as those OF the high bush cram
berry, but considerably larger than eli
ther variety OF the barbGrry. They
grow In large clusters, brilliant red
and extremely beautiful In the winter,
especially with a snow background or
amid glistening sleet. The plant is
strong grower and Is commonly rated
MS climber. It's single white bios
SONS come I'm June and are produced
In large clusters.
at is not troubled with garden In
sects nearly so much as other yarie-
ties OF garden roses and Is long lived
and well adapted 10 the climate OF the
northern states. It is one OF the par
ents OF the crimson rambler, and to
me it's berries look as beautiful I'm the
winter as the blossoms Of the rambler
do I'm the spring and summer. / con-
slider II next I'm Importance 10 the bar
berries for cheering up the home
grounds in the winter. The plants are
QlffrhN1rr -
the common barberry, though cheap
enough TO be within the reach OF any
owner OF home
"The high bush cranberry has the
largest winter red berry among the or
namental shrubs that are TO be had
for n small amount OF money. The
shrub usually grows as tall as a man.
though under good conditions I have
seen It attain more than ten feet.
at is the single lowered form Of the
old fashioned SNOWFALL and bears IT'S
fruit I'm pendent punches OF from four
TO about one dozen berries each. The
fruit shrivels 90 some extent during
the winter, but even at that &c Will
measure three-eighths OF an inch I'm
March. II ls a good shrub for winter
ornamentatlOn, and both the blossoms
and the leaves make Il worth while In
even n small garden during the spring
and summer.
Among the small trees that give us
red berries during the winter the
mountain ash Is perhaps the best, be-
cause, besides the beauty OF It's fruit,
which grows IN large clusters, it has
ornamental foliage and Is entirely hnr-
dy I'm the northern climate. COckspur
ranks next TO the mountain ash and
is worthy OF all the praise usually
given It IN nurserymen's catalogues
for Frightening our winter landscapes.
Besides bright berried shrubs, there
are those which have brilliantly color.
cd bark during the cold months. The
Cornus alba has brilliant scarlet
bark that viii light up a dark corner
OF your grounds. The stolOnifera's
bark IS blood red; amomum. purple:
Salix vitelllna, yellow and orange,
while the Forsythia virldlsslma IS n
brilliant green. Any OF them can be
planted from now until the ground
freezes. and good specimens OF the
most expensive will not cost more
than hair a dollar. while the majority
can be bad for hair as much"
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