SUBURBAN RESIDENCES. 



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(whicli, however, must be very sparingly introduced) ; the Turkey oak, and 

 the Neapolitan and other acers, various species of thorns, the catalpa, tulip 

 tree, Judas tree, laburnum, almond Pyrus spectabilis, &c. 



Evergreen Shrubs. — These include the holly, box, sweet bay, common and 

 Portugal laurels, arbutus, phillyrea, rhododendron, daphne, yucca, and many 

 others. 



Deciduous Shrubs. — These are very numerous, and include the Paliurus 

 aculeatus, various species of /Jhumnus and iihus, azaleas, lilacs, cistuses^ 

 almonds, Coronilla Emerus, colutea, and many others. 



193. As characteristic of Italian scenery, the vine ought to be planted, and 

 allowed to climb up the trees, not for the sake of its fruit, but for effect ; and 

 one of the best kinds for this purpose is the claret grape, on account of the 

 colour of its leaves in autumn. The pomegranate, the phillyrea, and the ilex 

 are highly characteristic of Italian gardens ; the pine and the Arundo Donax, 

 of Italian scenery ; and the orange tree, and the agave, or its substitute, the 

 yucca, both in tubs and vases, of Italian villas. The most characteristic 

 shrubs of the flowering kind belonging to Italy are, the cistus and the cytisus. 

 We do not here mention the myrtle, the olive, or any other trees or shrubs 

 which will not thrive in the open air in Britain, because they could not be 

 introduced with effect in British imitations of Italian scenery. The 7?uscus 

 hypophyllum, and the shrubby species of asparagus, are also found more fre- 

 quently in Italy than in any other part of Europe, unless we except Greece. 

 It fortunately happens for the imitator of an Italian villa in the suburbs of a 

 great city, that the Pinus Laricio, the most common pine in the open scenery 

 of Italy ; the pinaster, the next common ; and the stone pine, which is most 

 generally found near Italian houses, and in their gardens, will all grow remark- 

 ably well in the smoke of London ; as may be seen by examining the trees 

 of these species in the arboretum of the Messrs. Loddiges, and comparing 

 their appearance with that of the American pines, and even the Scotch pine, 

 growing beside them. 



194. The fiower-beds. — The two arabesque beds in the front garden may 

 be planted with carnations and pinks, which are peculiarly th(? flowers of 



