BOOK III. 



SHRUBS. OF AN ORNAMENTAL CHARACTER 

 AND DWARF GROWTH. 



The Euonymus. 



The Euonymus, or Spindle-tree, can scarcely be called 

 a tree, as it seldom attains to 6 feet in height. There 

 are many varieties of this beautiful tribe. The gold- 

 striped and the silver-leaved are among the most unique 

 evergreen shrubs we possess. All the Euonymus kind 

 are remarkably well suited for inner fence-breaks, or 

 interior subdivision low fences, for nurseries as well as 

 in the parterre, where neatness combined with beauty 

 is a matter of importance. Nothing can excel and few 

 things can compare with these for low, close fences, as 

 subdivisions, if well planted, grown freely, and carefully 

 cut in, or the points of the shoots nipped out as they 

 grow. 



As single specimens, the Euonymus cannot be equalled 

 when well grown, as isolated subjects on a neat lawn, 

 or in groups of three forming a compact clump. They 

 are also well suited for low edgings round large beds 

 of bulbous plants, especially the gold and silver leaf 

 kind, which are as handsome as any flower, and much 

 more lasting, as they always remain the same. 



The propagation of these is easy enough. In the 

 early autumn months, about October, select some cut- 

 tings of the last season's growth, 3 or 4 inches in length, 

 trim the leaves off the lower half of the cutting, and, 



