which are so well known as forming a necessary ingredient 

 in the manufacture of gin. These are produced in so great 

 abundance, that it is a matter of surprise that some persons 

 have not formed plantations of the Juniper, for the purpose 

 of supplying our distilleries with an article for which at 

 present they have to be dependant on foreign countries. 



Junifierus sabina, or Savin. Of this there are three- va- 

 rieties. The Spreading Savin is a low shrub, the branches 

 of which have a natural inclination to grow horizontally, and 

 seldom rise above two feet in height ; the leaves are acute 

 pointed, stand erect, and are very closely set, so that it formyi 

 one of the most interesting low evergreens ; its flowers are 

 jiot conspicuous, and it produces but few berries ; it is in re- 

 quest for diseases in horses, and is said to be eminently use- 

 ful in such applications. The second variety differs only in 

 being more upright than the foregoing; but the third, which 

 is the Slrified Leaved, is the most beautiful the ends of its 

 young shoots are often of a cream colour, and the older foliage 

 is finely variegated, so that for persons who are fond of plants 

 of this character, this has much to recommend it, though it 

 never attains to great size. 



Mesfiilus. Of this there are numerous species, but I will 

 only describe those most admired, viz. 



Mesfiilus arbulifolia, or Arbutus Leaved. This forms an 

 upright shrub of from four to six feet in height ; the leaves 

 are spear shaped, and change to a reddish purple colour in 

 autumn; the blossoms are white, and are produced in clus- 

 ters at the ends of the shoots, and expand in May, It is the 

 fruit, however, which forms the principal ornament. These 

 are red, and are produced in numbers at the extremities of 

 the shoots, and hang on long after the foliage is past ; giving 

 to the shrub, during the autumnal months, a very showy ap- 

 pearance; at which season, when the bush has become large, 

 it forms one of the greatest ornaments of a shrubbery. 



Mesfiilus fiyracantha, or Evergreen Thorn. This has 

 very dense foliage ; the leaves are small, and of a fine daik 

 green ; it produces abundance of white flowers, which are 

 delicate, and much admired ; but, like the foregoing, it is 

 its fruit which gives it the greatest claim to beauty. These are 

 of the same size as those of the preceding species, they are of 

 a fiery red, and are produced in ihe greatest abundance* and 

 retain their beauty during the autumnal and part ot the 

 winter months, and serve to decorate this shrub at a season 

 when nature most needs their aid. Being a sub-evergreen, 



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