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acclimated with good success, and will add greatly to the 

 interest of the shrubbery and grounds in winter. 



Besides the Balsam firs and the Spruce firs, the Arboi 

 Vitae, and other evergreen trees which we have described 

 in the previous pages of this volume, the following hardy 

 species of evergreen shrubs may be introduced with 

 advantage in the pleasure-ground groups, viz : — 



Rhododendron maximum, the American rose bay or big Laurel ; white 



and pink, several varieties (in shaded places). 

 Kalmia latifolia, the common Laurel ; several colors. 

 Juniperus siiecia, the Swedish Juniper. 

 Juniperus communis, the Irish Juniper. 

 Buxus arborescens, the common Tree-box, the Gold striped Tree-box, 



and the Silver striped Tree-box. 

 Ilex opaca, the American Holly. 

 Crategus pyracantha, the Evergreen Thorn. 

 Mahonia aquifoUum, the Holly leaved Berberry. 



The Conservatory or the Green-House is an elegant and 

 delightful appendage to the villa or mansion, when there is 

 a taste for plants among the different members of a family. 

 Those who have not enjoyed it, can hardly imagine the 

 pleasure afforded by a well-chosen collection of exotic 

 plants, which, amid the genial warmth of an artificial 

 climate, continue to put forth their lovely blossoms, and 

 exhale their delicious perfumes, when all out-of-door nature 

 is chill and desolate. The many hours of pleasant and 

 healthy exercise and recreation afforded to the ladies of a 

 family, where they take an interest themselves in the 

 growth and vigor of the plants, are certainly no trifling 

 considerations where the country residence is the place of 

 habitation throughout the whole year. Often during the 

 inclemency of our winter and spring months, there are 

 days when either the excessive cold, or the disagreeable 



