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of growth fit it for smaller compartments. The differ- 

 ent varieties of Rhamnus Alaternus, and the species of 

 Philljrea and Juniperus, have long and deservedly been 

 favorite evergreens. The Sweet Bay (Laurus nobilis), 

 in favorable situations, rises into a handsome shrub or 

 low tree, and may convey to the student of the classics 

 an idea of the Delphic laurel. The Strawberry tree 

 (Arbutus Unedo), a native of Ireland as well as of the 

 south of Europe, will always find a place as one of the 

 most elegant of plants, equally beautiful as regards 

 foliage, flower, and fruit : nor should its compatriot, 

 the Irish Yew, ascending like the pillared cypress, be 

 forgotten. The Cypress itself, though rather a denizen 

 of the park, may be sparingly introduced. The Lau- 

 rustinus (Viburnum Tinus), with blossoms approach- 

 ing the snow in whiteness, enlivens the winter season, 

 wJien little 'else is in .flower in the shrubbery. The 

 Swedish and Irish Junipers deserve. a place. Diff'erent 

 species of Daphne will not be_ forgotten ; it may be 

 sufficient to enumerate pontics, collina, Cneorum, and 

 hybrida. Several species of Berberis deserve places; 

 in particular, B. aquifolia, glumacea, dulcis, and re- 

 pens, which are not only elegant but very ha'rdy. For 

 a long time, the seasons recommended for the planting 

 of evergreens were either the spring or the autumn ; 

 but experience (as fully shown by Mr. William M'Nab 

 in his Treatise on the subject) has proved that the tvin- 

 ter is the safest and most appropiate period of the year. 

 The fragrant jasmine (Jasminum ofiQcinale), ought not 

 to be forgotten. It is admirably adapted for covering 

 a wall or a trellis, and if care be taken not to prune 

 away too many of the young shoots, it will afford its 

 blossoms abundantly. It may also,' by cutting in, be 



