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THE BEST HARDY SHRUBS. 



obovata.) A fine shrub, with large white 

 and purple blossoms. When the plant is a 

 few years old, it maintains a succession of 

 bloom for several months. It needs a shel- 

 tered border north of New-York. May to 

 July. 



Swamp Magnolia, {M. glauca.) A na- 

 tive of New-Jersey, and one of the very 

 finest of shrubs for the garden, — with neat 

 laurel-like leaves, and exquisitely formed 

 and scented white blossoms. Sandy loam, 

 mixed with a little leaf soil from the woods, 

 suits it best ; and it accommodates itself to 

 dry soil. July. 



Burning Bush, or Spindle Tree, {Euony- 

 mus.) Excellent shrubs for massing and 

 general planting in the shrubbery. Their 

 flowers are inconspicuous ; but their berries 

 are highly ornamental in autumn. The 

 finest species, both in foliage and fruit, is 

 the broad leaved, (£. latifolius.) The white 

 and red-berried have a pretty effect when 

 planted near each other. 



Double Sloe, {Prunus spinosa pleno.) 

 This is exceedingly pretty, in its numerous 

 small, double white flowers, which appear 

 in May. It is a variety of the English wild 

 plum or sloe. 



Early White Viburnum, {Viburnum 

 lantanoides.) A native of the Catskill 

 mountains, and a capital hardy shrub. The 

 foliage is large, broad and showy, from the 

 earliest to the latest season ; and the clus- 

 ters of white blossoms are neat in appear- 

 ance. It makes a fine, large, rounded bush. 

 May. 



English Fly Honeysuckle, {Lonicera 

 xylosteum.) This is one of the shrub-ho- 

 neysuckles, and makes a good compact 

 growth. Its pale green foliage contrasts 

 well with those of other shrubs ; and its 

 straw-coloured blossoms are pleasing in ef- 

 fect. May and June. 



Weeping Cherry, {Cerasus semperflo- 



rens.) A charming little tree, with leaves 

 like those of a myrtle, and delicate branch- 

 es, as pendant as those of a weeping wil- 

 low. It bears fiowers or fruit all the sum- 

 mer. 



III. Shrubs from 8 to 12 feet high. 



Chinese White Magnolia, {M. conspi- 

 cua.) No doubt this must be admitted to 

 be the most superb of all the large shrubs 

 of our gardens. It is perfectly hardy ; and 

 a full grown plant will produce thousands 

 of its large, pure white, and fragrant flow- 

 ers. As it blooms very early in the season, 

 it should be planted near the house, with a 

 few evergreens to back it. April. 



Soulange's Magnolia, (M. soulangiana,) 

 Flowers larger than the above, opening a 

 week or ten days later, and equally beauti- 

 ful, though of a pale purple without, and 

 white within. It is also quite hardy; and 

 both sorts should be found in every col- 

 lection. They grow freely in any good soil, 

 but should be transplanted quite small. May. 



Flowering Hawthorns, {Crategus oxy- 

 cantha, var.) I am sorry to see these truly 

 beautiful shrubs so seldom in our gardens 

 and pleasure grounds. Their flowers are 

 exquisitely beautiful; those of the double 

 varieties like miniature roses, and their fo- 

 liage is neat and agreeable to the eye. 

 The double white is the greatest favorite ; 

 but the double pink and single scarlet are 

 equally attractive. May. 



Double Flowering Cherry, {Cerasus 

 vulgaris, flore pleno.) This is the most 

 striking and beautiful of all flowering fruit 

 trees, and deserves a place in every garden. 

 In the shrubbery, it should be worked on 

 the Mahaleb stock to dwarf its growth, or 

 root-pruned every year to answer the same 



end. 



The double flowering peach and the double 

 flowering apple, are also highly ornamen- 

 tal for the shrubbery ; their flowers as beau- 



