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Having had two or three years' growth in these rows., they 

 may be planted successfully in any warm and tolerably rich 

 sandy soil. They may also be propagated by suckers, which 

 they throw up abundantly, especially if some of the wide- 

 extending roots be cut through with an axe. An acre of 

 these trees, planted at two feet distant each way, will con- 

 tain 10,890 ; and four feet distant, 2,722 ; and it is said that 

 no appropriation of land is more lucrative than that devoted 

 to this purpose. The Three-thorned Acacia seed (Ghdit- 

 schia) should be prepared in the same manner. 



Rosa, or Roses, a very numerous variety of these ; some 

 reckon five or six hundred kinds. They are accounted the 

 most beautiful of Flora's productions. Perhaps a handsome 

 collection might be made out of about fifty of the best sorts, 

 which, by taking such quantity, I suppose might be obtained 

 at about fifty cents each, under name ; and generally, a fine 

 collection unnamed at half that amount. No good garden 

 or shrubbery should be without them. 



Sorbus aucuparia, Mountain Ash, or Roan tree. This is a 

 very beautiful shrub of the larger size ; the leaves are orna- 

 mental ; the flowers and fruit, which are produced in largo 

 bunches, are beautiful ; the fruit remains till late in the au- 

 tumn. It is a native of Europe. 



Sorbus Canadensis. This is a native of our Northern 

 frontiers and mountains, but it does not grow so large as the 

 former ; the berries are smaller and red, the former larger 

 and of an orange colour ; but otherwise much resembles it. 



Spartium junceum, Gentista, etc. Two or three species of 

 Broom, producing numerous bunches of yellow flowers in 

 May and June ; the Genista, or Spanish Broom, which has 

 white flowers, is also very pretty, but not quite so hardy as 

 the former. 



Symphoria racemosa, or Snow-berry, sometimes called St. 

 Peter's Wort, a pretty little shrub ; the bunches of wax- 

 like white berries, which it produces during the whole sum- 

 mer, give it a beautiful appearance. 





