of which are usually cultivated, the sempervirens ami balea-- 

 rica. 



Buxus sempervirens. This is the common species of our 

 gardens, of which there are the following varieties : 



Tree Box. This grows to the height of from 15 to 18 

 feet ; the leaves are shining and smooth, and the branches 

 of a yellowish hue. It is considered^ when it attains a large 

 size, as one of the first among ornamental evergreens. It 

 will flourish in very bleak situations, and on barren soils ; it 

 even flourishes beneath the shade of forest trees, and maybe 

 used as under shrubbery in ornamental plantations. 



Gold Striped Box. A variety of the Tree Box, with 

 beautifully striped foliage. 



Silver Striped Box. Also a variety of the Tree Box. 



Gold Margined Box. This is a third variegated variety, 

 with the yellow stripe on the margin of the leaf. 



Dwarf Box. This is the low growing variety, generally 

 used for edging of garden walks and flower bed*. Its growth 

 is slow, but at very advanced age it attains to a shrub of from 

 six to eight feet high. It is this variety which is so widely 

 spread and well known throughout the country. 



Narrow Leaved BOJC.~ This is also of dwarf growth, with 

 smaller and more narrow leaves than any other variety. It 

 forms naturaiiy a regular head, and the whole shrub has a 

 delicate appearance. 



Striped Narrow Leaved.This is similar in appearance 

 to the ab<;ve, txrept that its leaves are prettily striped. 



Buxus balearica^ or Minorca BoxTree. This has broader 

 and larger leaves than any of the foregoing, which give it a 

 fine appearance ; and although it supports our winters in 

 this latitude, it is doubtful whether it would do so further 

 north. A new species of Box has been recently obtained 

 from China, but not having yet been much cultivated, its 

 merits are less known- 



Clematis. Of this there are numerous species, all of 

 which are climbing plants, except three. I will proceed to 

 describe some of those most generally cultivated. 



Clematis virginica r or Virginian Virgin's flower. This is 

 of most rapid growth, and produces, in July and August, a 

 great abundance of white flowers, which are very fragrant; 

 it is well calculated to cover arbours and bowers. 



Clematis vitalba, or Traveller's Joy.- This, although a 

 native of Europe, greatly resembles the one just described. 

 Its growth, however, is far more strong and vigorous ; its 



