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two months, according to the situation of 

 the beds. We prefer the tall, dark scar- 

 let, or old C. cocci' nea, for beds ; but there 

 are three or four distinct sorts that do 

 equally well in pots. 



It often happens that plants with only 

 two shoots will produce but one head of 

 bloom, and then the second shoot will be 

 sure to follow the year after, and thus a 

 plant may be made to flower every year. 



If this plant with two shoots offers to 

 flower on both instead of one, and you 

 wish the plant to flower every year, you 

 must forego the pleasure of having both 

 shoots to flower the first season. In 

 that case, as soon as you can perceive 

 the flower-buds in the spring, you must 

 cut down one of the two shoots, and let 

 the other one flower. The lower down 

 the shoot is cut the better. If there is 

 only an inch or two of it left, it is sure 

 to produce three times the number of 

 young shoots that will be necessary to 

 retain. If you select three of the best 

 placed, these will be enough for a plant 

 so young ; therefore, instead of two flower- 

 lieads, we have only one of them, and 

 three others coming up to flower next 

 season. As soon as the single truss of 

 flowers begins to fade, about the middle 

 of August, this flowering shoot must be 

 cut down close likewise, and from it suc- 

 cession-shoots will be obtained, so that, 

 in a large, old specimen, there are many 

 flowering shoots and succession ones 

 growing on at the ' same time ; and, as 

 soon as the plants are done flowering, 

 the shoots which have borne the flowers 

 are cut back to different lengths, accord- 

 ing to the size or shape the plant is in- 

 tended to be grown. 



Every morsel of the old shoots cut off 

 in August will make cuttings; but the 

 best cuttings are obtained from the top 

 ends of young, vigorous shoots; they 

 will root either in heat or cold, at any 

 time. Abundance of air, strong sunlight, 

 and plenty of water during their two 

 months of active growth ; but little during 

 the rest of the summer and autumn, and 

 scarcely any in winter, are the leading 

 principles in their culture. 



CRAT^'GUS. The Hawthorn. (From 

 JtratoSi strength; in reference to the 

 strength and hardness of the wood. Nat. 

 ord., Appleworls [Pomacese], Linn., 12- 

 Icosandria %-Di-pentagynia.) 



The family of thorns furnishes a greater num- 

 ber of handsome small trees for ornamental 



grounds than any other woody family whatever. 

 They are all white-blossomed, except where wa 

 have mentioned otherwise; but they vary in 

 another beauty the colour of their fruit ; and 

 this, as far as we know, we have particularized. 

 Young plarrts are obtained from seed sown in 

 spring ; and any particular varieties can be budded 

 or grafted upon one of the most useful tiie com- 

 mon whitethorn. Common garden-soil. 

 C. alpi'nn (alpine). 20. May. Italy. 



apiifo'lia (parsley-leaved). 15. May. N. Amer. 



1812. 

 mi'nor (smaller). May. 



Aro'nia (Aronia). 15. May. South Europe. 



1810. Berries yellow. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 15. May. 



18-16. 



Azaro'lus (Azarole). 15. May. South Europe. 



1640. Berries red. 



Carpa'tica (Carpathian). 20. May. Carpathian 



Mountains. 



cocci'nea (scarlet-framed). 20. May. N.Amer, 



1683. 



cor alii' na (coralline). 15. May. France. 

 glandulo'sa (glandulpse). 20. May. N. 



Amer. 1759- Berries red. 



indenta'ta (indented-leaved). 12. May. 



N. Amer. 

 mawa'ntha (long-spined). 20. May. 



N.Amer. 1819. Berries yellowish-red. 



ma'xitna (largest). 20. May. N. Amer. 



mi'nor (smaller-fruited'). 20. May. N. 



Amer. 



Nevpolitana (Neapolitan). May. Naples. 



subvilto'sa (slightly-hairy). 1832. 



succule'nta (succulent-/rwz7ed;. Germany. 



corda'ta (heart-leaved). 20. May. N. Amer. 



i/3S. Berries bright red. 



cremil't'ta (scollop-edged). 10. May. Nepaul. 



1853. 



cru's-gv'lli (cockspur). 20. May. N. Amer. 



) 6C.1 . Berries dark red. 

 linea'ris (na.no\v-leaved). 20. May. N. 

 Amer. 



na'nn (dwarf). 4. May. N.Amer. 



pyraeanthifu'lia (oyracantha-leavcd). 20. 

 May. N. Amer. 



sulicifo'lia (willow-leaved). 20. May. 



N. Amer. 

 sple'ndens (shining). 20. May. N.Amer. 



Dougla'sii (Douglas's). 15. May. N.Amer. 



1830. Berries purple. 



elli'ptica (cv&l- leaned). 20. May. N.Amer. 



1765. 



fi'ssa (cleft-leaved). 15. May. 1310. 

 flabella'ta (fun-leaved). 15. May. South 



Europe. 



fia'va (yellow-pear-berried). 20. May. N. 



Amer. 1724. 

 lobu'ta (lobed). 15. June. 



Florenti'na (Florentine). 15. May. 1800. 



flo'rida (florid). 20. May. N. Amer. 



gla'bra (smooth). 15. May. N.Amer. 1818. 



heterophy'lla (various-leaved). 20. May. N. 



Amer. 1816. Berries red. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 20. May. N. Amer. 



1820. 



La'yi (Mr. Tradescant Lay's). 10. North 



China. 1844. 



lu'cida (shining-leaved). 20. May. N. Amer* 



Marocca'na( Morocco). 15. May. Barbary. 



1822. 



melanoca'rpa (black-berried). 15. May. Tauria. 



1820. 



Mexica'na (Mexican). 15. May. Mexico. 1823. 



mono'gyna (one-styled). 15. May. Siberia. 



