EMBELLISHMENTS. 447 



August and September 



1. Clethra alnifolia, the alder-leaved Clethra ; white. 



1. Syinphoria racemosa, iho. Bnowhcxxy ; (in fruit) white. 



2. Hibiscus syriacus, the double purple, double white, double striped 



djuble blue, and variegated leaved Altheas. 



1. Spir<ea tomentosa, the tomentose Spirea ; red. 



2. Magnolia glauba thompsoniana, the late flowering Magnolia ; 



white. 



1. Baccharis halimifolia, the Groundsel tree ; white tufts. 



2. Euonymus europcBus, the European Strawberry tree (in frait), red. 

 2. Euonymus europcBus alba, the European Strawberry tree ; the fruit 



white. 

 2. Euonymus latifolius, the broad-leaved Strawberry tree ; red. 

 1. Daphne mezereum aatumnalis, the autumnal Mezereum. 



Besides the above, there are a great number of charming 

 varieties of hardy roses, some of which may be grown in 

 the common way on their own roots, and others grafted on 

 stocks, two, three, or four feet high, as standards or tree- 

 roses. The effect of the latter, if such varieties as George 

 the Fourth, La Cerisette, Pallagi, or any of the new hybrid 

 roses are grown as standards, is wonderfully brilliant when 

 they are in full bloom. Perhaps the situation where they 

 are displayed to the greatest advantage is, in the centre of 

 small round, oval, or square beds in the flower-garden, 

 where the remainder of the plants composing the bed are 

 of dwarfish growth, so as not to hide the stem and head o' 

 the tree-roses. 



There are, unfortunately, but few evergreen shrubs tha; 

 will endure the protracted cold of the winters of the north- 

 ern states. The fine Hollies, Portugal Laurels, Laurusti 

 nuses, etc., which are the glory of English gardens in 

 autumn and winter, are not hardy enough to endure the 

 depressed temperature of ten degrees below zero. South 

 of Philadelphia, these beautiful exotic evergreens may be 



