74 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



Nepaul ; 1823. B. -umbellatus (umbelled) ; 3 feet; flowers pink, 

 in August ; England. 



Buxus. Box-Tree. [Euphorbiaceae.] A family of orna- 

 mental evergreen shrubs and trees, some hardy, others 

 requiring greenhouse protection. Propagated by seed, cut- 

 tings, and layers ; the small variety used for edging, by 

 division. B sempervirens and its varieties are hardy as far 

 north as Massachusetts, though often browned by the win- 

 ter's sun. 



B. Australis (southern); 6 feet; New Holland; 1820. B. 

 Balearica (Balearic)"; 8 feet ; flowers yellow, green, in July ; 

 Minorca; 1780. B. Chinensis (Chinese); 3 feet; flowers yel- 

 low, green, in July; China; 1802. B. sempervirens (common 

 evergreen) ; 8 feet ; flowers yellow, green, in May ; England. 

 B. sempervirens angustifolia (narrow-leaved) ; 8 feet ; flowers 

 yellow, green, in May. B. sempervirens arborescens (tree-like) ; 

 30 feet ; flowers yellow, green, in May ; Britain. B. sempervi- 

 rens argentea (silver-variegated) ; 30 feet ; flowers yellow, green, 

 in May ; Britain. B. sempervirens aurea (golden-variegated) ; 

 30 feet ; flowers yellow, green, in May ; Britain. B. sempervi- 

 rens marginata (yellow-edged) ; 30 feet ; flowers yellow, green, 

 in May ; Britain. B. sempervirens myrtifolia (myrtle-leaved) ; 

 8 feet ; flowers yellow, green, in May ; Britain. B. sempervirens 

 suffruticosa (sub-shrubby) ; i foot ; flowers yellow, green. B. 

 sempervirens variegata (variegated-leaved) ; 30 feet ; flowers 

 yellow, green, in May ; Britain. 



