and retaining a large proportion of its foliage during winter^ 

 gives it another claim as an appendage to the shrubbery. .It 

 is -now considerably planted for hedges, for which purpose, 

 uniting beauty with usefulness, it does not appear to be sur- 

 passed by any other. 



Mesfiilus dotryafiium, or Snowy Flowered. This is a na- 

 tive of our woods and swamps, where, in the month of April, 

 its myriads of clusters of white blossoms cheer the almost 

 leafless scene. It rises to the height of from six to eight 



^fef, and forms a thick bush, composed of numerous shoots, 



^Phich spreads on all sides from the root; the leaves are ob- 

 long, smooth, and slightly serrated ; and the flowers are 

 succeeded by purplish berries about the size of a large pea, 



.which are frequently called June berries, from their period 

 of ripening. This shrub has been recently united by some 

 authors to the genus Pyrus. 



Mesfiilus amelanchieT) or Alfiine Amelanche. This shrub 



-grows to the height of about three or four feet; the younger 

 branches are of a reddish purple colour. ; the leaves are oval 

 and serrated, green on the upper surface, and downy be- 

 neath ; the flowers are white, and are produced at the ends 

 of the branches in the same manner as the foregoing; the 

 fruit is black, of a sweetish taste, and ripens in autumn. Al- 

 though forming a shrub of but moderate size, still it is es- 

 teemed for its beauty, but I consider it inferior to the pre- 

 ceding. It is a native of Austria, France, and Italy. In like 

 manner, as the preceding, it has by some been united to the 

 genus Pyrus. 



Shrubby Cinquefoil, or Potentilla. -Of this class there 

 are two species, the Potentilla fruticosa, and Jloribunda-^ 



.the former grows to the height of about four feet ; the leaves 

 are of a pale green, and palmated ; the flowers are of a 

 bright yellow, and form the only thing that is worthy of 

 much notice in this shrub, which, in other respects, is more 

 an object of curiosity than beauty. The P. Jloribunda prin- 

 cipally varies from the other species in the great profusion 



.of flowers it produces. 



Trefoil Shrub, or Ptelia trifoliata. This generally rises 

 to the height of from eight to ten feet, forming an irregular 

 head ; the leaves are trifoliate, whence its title ; the flowers 

 are white, but not conspicuous ; the seeds are flat, and nearly 

 round, somewhat resembling those of the Elm in shape, but 

 jnuch larger. 



or Qwercw*.- By far the larger number of species of 



