250 Ornamental Sbrubs. 



THE SPURGE FAMILY. 



Box, Buxus sempervirens. The box is one of the few 

 evergreen shrubs which are hardy in all parts of America. 

 It may be used with excellent effect, either as an under- 

 growth in thickets and shrubberies or in groups on the 

 lawn. It is used in formal gardening for close-cut hedges, 

 for bordering walks and for divisions in kitchen-gardens. 

 When allowed to grow in a free manner it is, however, most 

 attractive. It may be used for covering steep hillsides in 

 company with many coniferous trees. Although of slow 

 growth it attains considerable size in rich ground. 



THE OAK FAMILY. 



The Hazel, Corylus avettana. Not usually grown for 

 ornament, but useful for hedges between the vegetable gar- 

 den and the ornamental grounds, or around fields and 

 orchards. There is a purple-leaved variety of considerable 

 ornamental value. The hazel is very useful as a tall under- 

 growth in woods and groves. 



