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and with peculiar-looking bright red or black berries all 

 through the winter. It is hardy, grows on common soil, 

 and is easily increased by layers, or from seed. 



The Box Thorn is a quick-growing spray ey shrub, 

 called, by a great mistake, the Tea-tree. It deserves en- 

 couragement in gardens very near to towns, because it 

 is one of the few things which will thrive there, arid also 

 on account of its rapid growth and the quickness with 

 which it will cover an arbour or unsightly wall. It has 

 a pretty little flower, followed by a berry of a bright 

 coral colour; and it may be increased from cuttings 

 of ripened wood in spring or autumn, under a hand 

 light. 



The Bladder Senna is another quick-growing shrub, 

 which is valuable from thriving in almost any soil, and 

 under almost any circumstances ; it does not seem to 

 mind a confined spot near a large town. Its yellow 

 flowers are followed by bladder-like seed-pods, which are 

 quite as ornamental. It may be grown from seed, layers, 

 or cuttings. 



The Nitraria is a low shrub, bearing white flowers, 

 which is valuable, from thriving near the sea. It is very 

 hardy. 



The Tamarisk is a tall tree-like shrub, which is valu- 

 able on the same account. It is very good in withstand- 

 ing the sea breeze, produces pretty little pink flowers, 

 and grows from cuttings taken in autumn. 



The double-blossomed Furze, from its peculiar growth 

 and bright yellow flowers, so curiously nice in scent, 

 deserves a place in every flower garden where a corner 

 can be spared for it. It likes a sandy soil, and flowers 

 abundantly in May. It may be propagated by cuttings 

 in spring and autumn, which should be planted in a 

 shady border, under a hand glass. For a hedge (where 

 there is space to spare for a hedge of furze), it is much 

 handsomer than the common furze. 



The Sumach is a bush of tree-like growth, which cornea 

 in well in the garden on account of its facility of growth, 

 bold foliage, and the brilliant colours it puts on in 

 autumn. The sumachs are all poisonous. It likes a 



