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THE UNIVERSAL HERBAL; 



Erica vulgaris. Common Heath. Europe. June August. 



Variety with white flowers, and double flowers. 

 Euonymus Atnericanus. Evergreen Spindle-tree. 8 or 10 



feet. July. 

 Furze. See Ulex. 



Gaultheria procurabens. Trailing Gaultheria. Canada. 

 Heath. See Erica. 

 Holly. See Ilex. 

 Honeysuckle. See Lonicera. 

 Jerusalem Sage. See Phlomis. 

 Ilex Aquifolium. Holly. See among the Trees : but all the 



varieties are cultivated among Shrubs. May and June. 

 Ilex cassine. Dahoon Holly. August. 

 Ilex opaca. Carolina Holly. May and June. 

 Ilex vomitoria. South-sea Tea. See Trees, 

 .'mniperus communis. Common Jumper. Varieties, Swedish 



Juniper, Upright, and_ Mountain or Procumbent Juniper. 



Europe. 

 Juniperus Oxycedrus. Broom-berried Juniper. Spain and 



Portugal. May and June. 



Juniperus Phoenicea. Phenician Cedar or Juniper. S. Eu- 

 rope, and Levant. May and June. 

 Juniperus sabina. Savin. S. Europe and Levant. Varieties, 



Tamarisk-leaved Savin, and Striped-leaved. 

 Kalmia angustifolia. Narrow-leaved Kalmia. N. Amer. 



May to July. Varieties, dark-red and pale-red flowers. 

 Kalmia glauca. Glaucous Kalmia. Newfoundland. April 



and May. 

 Kalmia latifolia. Broad-leaved Kalmia. N. Amer. May 



July. 



Laurel. See Prunus. 

 Laurel, Alexandrian. See Ruscus. 

 Laurus nobilis. Common Sweet Bay. See Trees. The 



Broad-leaved is less hardy than the Narrow-leaved, and is 



commonly cut down in severe winters. 

 Laurustinus. See Viburnum. 

 Ledum buxifolium. Box-leaved Ledum. Carolina and New 



Jersey. April and May. 

 Ledum latifolium. Broad-leaved Ledum or Labrador Tea. 



April and May 

 Ledum palustre. Marsh Ledum. N. Europe. A dwarf or 



decumbent variety from Hudson's Bay. 

 Ligustrum Italicum. Italian or Evergreen Privet. A variety 



of L. vulgare, or common Privet, which frequently retains 



its leaves. 



Lonicera grata. Evergreen Honeysuckle. N. Amer. June. 

 Lonicera implexa. Minorca Honeysuckle. June to Sep- 

 tember. 

 Lonicera sempervirens. Trumpet Honeysuckle. N. Amer. 



May to August. Varieties, Great and Small. 

 Mespilus Pyracantha. Pyracantha or Evergreen Thorn. S. 



Europe. May. 

 Myrica cerifera. Evergreen Candleberry Myrtle. N. Amer. 



May and June. 

 Phillyrea angustifolia. Narrow-leaved Phittyrea. Varieties, 



Rosemary-leaved and Dwarf. 

 Phillyrea latifolia. Broad-leaved Phillyrea. Vari. Smooth, 



Prickly, and Ilex-leaved. 

 Phillyrea media. Middle Phillyrea. Varieties, Privet-leaved, 



Long-branched, Drooping, Olive-leaved, and Box-leaved. 

 These Shrubs are all natives of the south of Europe, and 



flower in May and June. 

 Phlomis fruticosa. Shrubby Phlomis or Jerusalem Sage. Spain 



and Sicily. June. Varieties, Broad-leaved, Narrow-leaved. 

 Phlomis Italica. Blunt-leaved Purple Phlomis. Italy and 



Portugal. June to August. 



Phlomis purpurea. Sharp-leaved Purple Phlomis. Spain. 



June. 

 Prinos glabra. Evergreen Winter-berry. Canada. July and 



August. 



Prinos lucida. Shining Winter-berry. July. 

 Prunus laurocerasus. Common Laurel. Levant. April. 



Varieties, Narrow-leaved, Gold anil Silver-striped. 

 Prunus Lusitanica. Portugal Laurel. 20 feet. Portugal, June. 

 Pyracantha. See Mespilus. 

 Rhamnus Alaternus. Common Alaternus. S. Europe. April 



to June. Varieties, Broad-leaved, Jagged-leaved, Blotched, 



Silver-striped, Gold-striped. 

 Rhododendrum Dauricum. Dotted-lcaved Rhododendron. 



Siberia. 

 Rhododendrum ferrugineum. Rusty-leaved Rhododendron. 



Alps. May July. 

 Rhododendrum hirsutum. Hairy Rhododendron. Alps. 



May and June. 

 Rhododendrum maximum. Broad-leaved Rhododendron. 



N. Amer. June^-August. 

 Rhododendrura ponticum. Purple Rhododendron. Levant 



and Gibraltar. May and June. 

 Rosmarinus officinalis. Officinal Rosemary. 8 or 10 feet. 



S. Europe, Levant, and Barbary. June May. Varieties, 



Broad and Narrow-leaved, Silver-striped and Gold-striped. 

 Ruscus aculeatus. Prickly Butcher' s-broom. Europe, Asia, 



Africa. March and April. 



Ruscus hypoglossum. Double-leaved Butcher' s-broom. Hun- 

 gary and Italy. April and May. 

 Rnscus hypophyllum. Broad-leaved Butcher s-broom. Italv. 



May and June. 



Ruscus racemosus. Alexandrian Laurel. Portugal. June. 

 Ruta graveolens. Common Rue. S. Europe. June to Sept. 

 Ruta montana. Mountain Rue. S. Europe. Aug. and Sept. 

 Santolina Chamfficyparissus. Lavender Cotton. S. Europe 



July. Varieties, Hoary, Dark-green and Dwarf or De- 

 cumbent. 

 Santolina rosmarinifolia. Rosemary-leaved Lavender Cotton. 



Spain. July to September. 



Spurge-Laurel. SeeDaphne. Strawberry-tree. See Arbutus. 

 Thymus mastichina. Mastick Thyme. Spain. 

 Thymus serpyllum. Wild. Tliyme. Europe. Varieties, 



Smooth, Hoary, Hairy, Lemon. 

 Thytrius Virginicus. Virginian or Savory Thyme. N. Amer. 



July. 

 Thymus vulgaris. Garden Thyme. S. Europe. May 



August. Varieties, Narrow-leaved, Broad-leaved. 

 Vaccinium macrocarpon. -American Cranberry. N. AmeT. 



May. 

 Vaccinium oxycoccus. European Cranberry. Europe. May 



and June. 



Vaccinium vitis idsea. Red Bilberry, or Whortleberry. Eu- 

 rope. April and May. 

 Viburnum tinus. Laurustinus or Laurcstine. S. Europe. 



Winter. Varieties, Hairy, Shining, Upright. 

 Vinca. Periwinkle. 



Ulex Europseus. CommonFurze. Itflowers great part of theyear. 

 Ulex nanus. Dwarf Furze. August to October. 

 Winter-berry. See Prinos. Whortleberry. See Vaccinium. 

 Yucca aloifolia. Aloe-leaved Adam's Needle. S. America. 



August and Sept. This is rather a green-house plant. 

 Yucca draconis. Drooping-leaved Adam's Needle. S. Caro- 

 lina, Oct. and Nov. 

 Yucca filamentosa. Thready Adam's Needle. Virginia. 



Sept. and Oct. 

 Yucca gloriosa. Superb Adam's Needle. Amer. July and Aug. 



