166 EVERGREENS. 



high, with leaves like the Box, and yellow flowers. 

 Its proper situation is in cool peat beds, where it may 

 be used as an edging to American plants. 



PBJNOS. LiwiCBUS. 



(Winter Berry.) 



PRINOS GLABER Linnceus. 

 (Glabrous Winter Berry.) 



A low evergreen shrub, from the shady woods of 

 Canada. Naturally it grows in sandy soils. In this 

 country it forms a handsome bush, three or four feet 

 high, densely clothed with very shining green leaves. 

 The small white flowers are produced late in the 

 summer, and are followed by nearly black berries. 



PHILLYRE A, Toum efort. 



The Phillyrea is often confounded with Alaternus ; 

 but independently of more minute distinctions, an 

 obvious one exists, in the former having opposite 

 leaves, the latter alternate ones. They are all handsome 

 shrubs, of neat habit ; and they are less affected by 

 the smoke of towns than many other plants. Their 

 deep green foliage forms an admirable back-ground 

 to set off light-coloured shrubs or flowering plants ; 

 and they have the excellent quality of not being 



