BOOK II. 



ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS. 



889 



DECIDUOUS TREES. JUNE. 



6541. 



SECT. II. Evergreen Trees. 



EVERGREEN TREES. 



All of these flower in March, April, and May. 



Propagation and culture. See ARBORICULTURE. Most of the trees enumerated in both the foregoing 

 sections are highly ornamental as single objects on a lawn ; and form curious chamber plants when 

 dwarfed and potted in the Chinese manner. (Hort. Trans, iv. 289.) 



CHAP. X. 

 Ornamental Shrubs. 



6542. The ornamental shrubs are a much more numerous tribe than the trees : we 

 shall first notice the more select sorts, as the rose, rhododendron, althaea, &c. and after- 

 wards, in succession, the deciduous kinds, evergreens, creepers, and sorts for particular 

 purposes. 



SECT. I. Select Shrubs. 



6543. The term select shrubs we apply to such shrubs as have been much cultivated, 

 and of which numerous varieties are recognised as beautiful. 



SUBSECT. 1. Rose. Rosa, L. Icos. Polyg. L. and Rosaceee, J. Rosier, Fr. ; 

 Rosenstock, Ger. ; and Rosajo, Ital. 



6544. The rose is known by every body at first sight, and has been a favorite flower 

 from time immemorial among the civilised nations of Europe and Asia. The shrub 

 varies in size in different species, from one foot to six or eight, and the colors are red, 

 white, yellow, purple, black, striped ; simple, or in almost numberless shades and mix- 

 tures ; and single, semi-double, and double. It is cultivated in every garden, from that 



