OENAMENTAL SHEUBS. 



When the seeds are sown, a shallow drill 

 should be made for them, in which the 

 seeds may be dropped and covered lightly. 

 When the plants come up, they should be 

 thinned so as to stand about an inch apart. 

 They require a dry situation, and rather a 

 rich, light soil. Sow early in the spring, 

 and they will commence flowering in July, 

 and continue until covered with snow. 



We received las-t year several packages 

 of this seed from France, among which 

 were several varieties new to us, one of 

 which was peculiarly dwarfish in its char- 

 acter. Amonfc our larofe collection of 

 annuals, last year, none attracted more 

 attention among florists than this Dwarf 

 Convolvulus. 



The Convolvulus major, or Morning 

 Glory, is too well known to need a descrip- 

 tion, it being one of the most common as 

 well as the most beautiful and easily culti- 

 vated of our climbing annuals. It requires 

 the same treatment as the Dwarf Convol- 

 vulus, but needs strings or poles on which 

 to climb. It makes an excellent covering for arbors, porches, or unsightly fences. 



DWAEF CONVOLVULUS. 



ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS FOR THE MILLION. 



Among shrabs employed in the embellishment of ornamental grounds, there are a 

 certain number which recommend themselves imder nearly all circumstances ; or, as 

 pomologists say of fruits, " worthy of general cultivation." To aid those who desire 

 to make small collections, and who prefer real excellence to rarity or novelty, we sub- 

 join a short list that we can cordially recommend. We may remark, however, that 

 in making such selections, it is desirable to obtain variety as far as it may be possible 

 to combine it with other requisites. We do not mean the greatest possible number 

 of genera, or species, or varieties, but various habits of growth, foliage, flowers, fruit, 

 seasons of blossoming, and such other characteristics as are generally sought and 

 prized in ornamental shrubs. The following list includes nothing but what is perfectly 

 hardy in the climate of Rochester, (latitude 43 deg.,) and of easy cultivation, requir- 

 ing no nicety in soil, situation, or treatment : 



1. The Pink Mezereon — Daphne mezereon. — A very neat, compact-growing, 



