die off
| | |brilliant crimson shades.
| | |Sterile as well as fertile
| | |flowers are produced on
| | |each truss, the flowers
| | |being white and
| | |three-quarters of an inch
| | |across. But the wild
| | |Guelder Rose is in its
| | |fullest beauty in Autumn
| | |when the fruits change to
| | |brilliant red, and the
| | |leaves gradually assume
| | |their gorgeous colouring.
| | |As this species appreciates
| | |moisture it is a noble
| | |shrub to make groups of in
| | |moist places, such as by
| | |stream, pond, river, or
| | |moist margin. The beauty of
| | |the wild Guelder Rose is
| | |not realised by many
| | |planters of gardens. Its
| | |colouring is intense. In
| | |the "Cyclopedia of American
| | |Horticulture" it is
| | |mentioned: "Handsome native
| | |shrub, very decorative in
| | |fruit, which begins to
| | |colour by the end of July,
| | |remains on the branches,
| | |and keeps its bright
| | |scarlet colour until the
| | |following Spring. The
| | |berries are not ea