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For standards and taller shrubs and trees, 

 we have the enchanting Tyrus malus floribunda^ 

 Baccata, Bertinii, spectabilis, &c. ; and who that 

 has seen a little tree of the graceful flonbunda 

 transformed by its myriads of delicate flowers 

 into a cloud of pink, white, and crimson, 

 but would sacrifice much to make a place for 

 it in their garden. And with it we should 

 plant the Crabs ; charming alike in flower and 

 fruit time. These, however, are but a tithe of 

 the flowering trees and shrubs which Japan, 

 America, and our horticulturists have given us 

 of late years. There are the pink and white 

 of single and double flowering Cherries, Peach, 

 Almond, and Sloes ; flowering Thorns of all 

 shades of white, pink, and scarlet ; the rich 

 purple brown of Prunus Pissardii; the silver 

 of Acer Negundo variegafa, the vivid greens, 

 purples, and reds of A. palmatum and its many 

 varieties ; the handsome purple Sycamore ; 

 while many of the taller kinds of American 

 Maples add a splash of vivid colour to planta- 

 tions in the Autumn. But these last must be 

 used with caution ; for, if they are not very 



