FLOWERING AND ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS. 39 



Ornamental shrubs grow from one foot to twelve or more 

 feet in height ; and where such are planted for ornament, the 

 height of each plant, when full grown, should be considered, 

 and also the mode of growth, that every one may be so 

 planted as to show to advantage, observing that the tall- 

 growing kinds should be planted in the back part of the 

 borders, and those of low growth in front ; but if they are 

 required to be planted in clumps, they should be so arranged 

 as to rise gradually from the sides to the middle, and be 

 afterward neatly trimmed. 



Shrubs require an annual pruning, at which time, cut out 

 all irregular and superfluous branches, and head down such 

 as require it, forming them into handsome bushes. Apply 

 stakes to such as need support, and see that the low-growing 

 ones do not injure each other, or interfere with other dwarf- 

 ish plants near them. 



Many kinds of shrubs may be raised from seed sown 

 early in the spring, but are more commonly propagated by 

 suckers, layers, or cuttings. Like other plants, they require 

 a good soil, which should be manured every two or three 

 years, and some of the tender kinds should have some pro- 

 tection in winter. 



The following list, taken from 'The New- York Farmer/ 

 furnished by Mr. Floy, contains the most of those usually 

 planted in gardens and on lawns. These will afford a suc- 

 cession of flowers from spring until autumn, and may be ob- 

 tained at the nurseries at moderate prices. 



CATALOGUE, &c. 



Jlmorpha fruticosa, Indigo shrub, produces handsome 

 bunches of purple flowers in June and July. 



Jlmygdalus nana, Dwarf double-flowering Almond ; a veiy 

 beautiful shrub, about three feet high; blossoms early in 

 April. 



