EVERGREENS. 133 



BTTPLEURUM, Tournefvrt. 



BUPLEURUM FRUTICOSUM. Limuxna. 

 (Shrubby Bupleurum.) 



Highly ornamental as a detached bush, becoming 

 then very dense, and almost hemispherical in shape, 

 and from three to five feet high. Its leaves are 

 smooth and shining, and of a somewhat glaucous hue. 

 It produces numerous heads of yellowish-green flowers, 

 but they are not at all showy. Requires a deep and 

 rather rich soil. 



BUXUS, Tournefort. 

 (Box Tree.) 



Since the formal or geometrical style of gardening 

 has been all but abandoned in England, the Box has 

 lost much of its importance. As no plant is more 

 patient of the shears, it was largely used in forming 

 the various quaint devices for which the gardens of the 

 last century were conspicuous. It is, however, a 

 valuable evergreen, especially for planting beneath 

 other trees ; and as a detached specimen for a lawn it 

 is very handsome. Besides the common Box, and its 

 varieties and sub-varieties, some of which have 

 variegated foliage, there are several species more or 

 less distinct. The most conspicuous is the next 

 named. 



