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the autumn and spring months, till the beginning of June, when the 

 flowers burst out from their empalements, forming a round bunch, or 

 corymbus, sitting very close to the branch: they are of a pale blush 

 colour, the outside of the petal a peach colour. In its native soil it 

 continues flowering a great part of the summer, and is highly orna- 

 mental. It is a native of Carolina. 



The noxious qualities of this elegant shrub lessen its value. 



The second species rises from three to six feet high, dividing into 

 small woody branches, which are very close, and covered with a dark- 

 gray bark: the leaves are stiff, about two inches long, and half an 

 inch broad, of a lucid green, placed without order upon the branches, 

 on slender foot-stalks: the flowers are in loose bunches on the side 

 of the branches, upon slender peduncles: they are bright red when 

 they first open, but afterwards fade to a blush or peach-bloom 

 colour- 

 There are varieties, with pale and deep-red flowers, differing in 

 their habit: the latter, the most humble of the two, not only produces 

 the most brilliant flowers, but in greater abundance. It is reputed 

 poisonous to sheep and cattle in North America, where it is a native. 



The third is much inferior in size to the first, rarely exceeding- 

 two feet in height. It is a native of Newfoundland, flowering in 

 April and May. 



The fourth species is usually in height from two to three feet, 

 growing upright: the flowers are about the same size with those of 

 the preceding, are of a purple colour, and grow in racemes: the 

 stalk, leaves, and calyx are covered with strong hairs. It is a native 

 of Carolina. 



Culture. — These plants are increased by seeds, layers, and 

 suckers. 



The first sort is mostly raised from seeds procured from America, 

 Avhich should be sown in pots or boxes of light sandy mould, in the 

 spring, plunging them in an easterly border, or in beds of light 

 mould in the same aspect. When placed on a gentle hot-bed they 

 succeed better. They must, however, be inured to the full air in 

 summer, being sheltered during the winter from frost. When the 



