Cratagus Crenulata.
A Carden Corner.
IiERRY-B EARING SHRUBS are deservedly' popular in Canterbury because they play such an important part in garden display, to say nothing of their use in decorative schemes. The Cratagus Crenulata, a showy member of the hawthorn family, although common as a hedge plant, makes a fine specimen shrub. In early spring festooned with masses of open, small,, creamy' flowers, it is in autumn resplendent in dusters of bright scarlet berries, which stand up thickly on the branches to get all the sunshine going. These berries hang on most tenaciously, too, prolonging the display’ until the birds finish them off in early winter. This particular species comes from Nepaul, from whence also come several other fine berried trees. The name is from the Greek word Kratos, meaning strength, in reference to the extreme hardness and durability of the wood. It ia an evergreen with small foliage, not subject to grub attack like the may’ tree or hawthorn. T. D. LENNIB.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20273, 6 April 1934, Page 9
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164Cratagus Crenulata. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20273, 6 April 1934, Page 9
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