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NEW OR RARE HARDY SHRUBS. 



that the fruit does not crack or blight, even 

 in situations where many foreign varieties are 

 very subject to those defects, we cannot but 



consider the Heathcot, worthy of being adopt- 

 ed into the select list of fruits, of the first 

 quality, for orchard and market cultivation. 



NEW OR RARE HARDY SHRUBS. 



I. THE ROUGH-LEAVED DEUTZIA.* 



Deulzia scabra. 



This is one of the greatest acquisitions of the 

 last ten years, to our list of fine hardy shrubs. 

 It is a native of Japan, and like most plants 

 from that country, bears our northern win- 

 ters without the slightest protection. 



Fi^. 98. Deutzia scabra. 



The Deutzia belongs to the same natural 

 order as the Syringo, [PhiladelphacecB,) and 

 considerably resembles that old and deserv- 

 ed favorite of the garden ; but it is a far more 

 refined and delicate looking shrub in its 



* Named in honor of John Deitz, sheriff of Amsterdam, 

 and a patron of gardening. 



blossoms, and its habit of growth, than the 

 common Syringo. The blossoms are pure 

 white, and are produced in the month of 

 May in the greatest profusion, in a kind of 

 garland-like cluster, at the end of every 

 branch. The shrub grows about six feet 

 high, and forms a neat bushy head, of dark 

 green foliage. 



It is very easily propagated by cuttings 

 and layers, and may be found now in most 

 of the nurseries. We advise those who do 

 not possess it, to obtain it immediately. It 

 grows in any tolerable garden soil. 



n. THE DOUBLE CRIMSON CURRANT. 



Ribes sail guineiim flare plena. 



This new and charming variety of the 

 Crimson Flowering Currant, is a seedling, 

 raised in Scotland, from R. sangui7imm, by 

 Mr. David Dick, gardener to the Earl of 

 Selkirk. It is but just introduced into this 

 country, but since, like all the Currant genus, 

 it is very easily propagated by cuttings, we 

 hope speedily to see it in every good collec- 

 tion of shrubs. 



The blossoms [are larger than those of 

 the single variety, the racemes from three 

 to six inches in length, and the effect of 

 the shrub, when laden, in spring, with 

 these fine pendant blossoms, is very rich 

 and striking. Its flowers open, according to 

 Paxto7i's Magazine, about three weeks later 

 than those of the parent species. 



Ribes sanguiiimm, north of New- York, 

 should be planted in a somewhat shaded 

 situation — on the north side of walls or 

 buildings, or in places where it is partially 



