74 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



Nepaul ; 1823. B. umdel/a^us {umheWed) ; 3 feet; flowers pink, 

 in August ; England. 



Buxus. Box-Tree. [Euphorbiaceae.] A family of orna- 

 mental evergreen shrubs and trees, some hardy, others 

 requiring greenhouse protection. Propagated by seed, cut- 

 tings, and layers ; the small variety used for edging, by 

 division. B. se7npervi}'ens and its varieties are hardy as far 

 north as Massachusetts, though often browned by the win- 

 ter's sun. 



B. australis (southern); 6 feet; New Holland; 1820. B, 

 Balearica (Balearic); 8 feet; flowers yellow -green, in July; 

 Minorca; 1780. B. Chinensis (Chinese); 3 feet; flowers yel- 

 low-green, in July; China; 1802. B. sempervireiis (common 

 evergreen); 8 feet; flowers yellow- green, in May; England. 

 B. sempervirens angustifolia (narrow-leaved) ; 8 feet ; flowers 

 yellow -green, in May. B. senipervirens arborescens (tree-like) ; 

 30 feet ; flowers yellow-green, in May ; Britain. B. sei7tpervi- 

 rens argeiitea (silver-variegated) ; 30 feet; flowers yellow- green, 

 in May ; Britain. B. sempervireiis aurea (golden-variegated) ; 

 30 feet ; flowers yellow- green, in May; Britain. B. seinpervi- 

 rens inarginata (yellow-edged) ; 30 feet ; flowers yellow -green, 

 in May ; Britain. B. senipervirens 77tyrtifolia (myrtle-leaved) ; 

 8 feet ; flowers yellow-green, in May ; Britain. B. se77ipervi7'ens 

 suff7'uticosa (sub-shrubby); i foot; flowers yellow -green. B. 

 se77ipervire7is variegata (variegated-leaved) ; 30 feet ; flowers 

 yellow- green, in May; Britain. 



