. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. Fig. 971.—^Japan Quince. FiG. 972.—Red Flowering Currant. FiG. 973.—Berberis dulcis. Blossoming later than the last, we have the Red Flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum, fig. 972). There are several varieties, which are useful accompaniments of the wall-flowers. It is an American shrub, of easy cultivation and hardy, but last spring it received much damage at my garden from the May and June frosts. Still later, the Deutsia gracilis gives us an abundance of white flowers
. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. Fig. 971.—^Japan Quince. FiG. 972.—Red Flowering Currant. FiG. 973.—Berberis dulcis. Blossoming later than the last, we have the Red Flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum, fig. 972). There are several varieties, which are useful accompaniments of the wall-flowers. It is an American shrub, of easy cultivation and hardy, but last spring it received much damage at my garden from the May and June frosts. Still later, the Deutsia gracilis gives us an abundance of white flowers. This shrub, although hardy, is also a valuable plant for green- house decoration, and many plants should be used, so that one after another may adorn the conservatory. For the spring the Berberis is useful. The Berberis dulcis (fig. 973) has single yellow flowers, delightfully fragrant, which are followed by black berries reputed to be eatable. The Mahonia aquifolium is a plant with large dark leaves and yellow blossom, which should never be absent from any Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smee, Alfred, 1818-1877. London, Bell and Daldy
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