Trees and Shrubs 



Buxus. 



Buxus (<fhe free Boxwood). 



This is an excellent shrub 

 for the coast counties, being 

 evergreen and of a dense habit; 

 it requires no pruning. Slow of 

 growth and always clear of dust, 

 it gets along with little water. 

 It should also make an excellent 

 box plant for verandas, etc. It 

 thrives in any garden soil. 



Some very good varieties 

 have been introduced from Ja- 

 pan, several of them with larger 

 leaves and more vigorous habit 

 of growth than any of the Euro- 

 pean species, one of these being Buxus Japonica, which grows 

 to the height of ten feet, while Buxus Japonica variety micro- 

 phylla has very small leaves, grows rather conical in shape and 

 forms a dense bush. 



Buxus longifolia (a native of Northern India) has narrow 

 elliptic-shaped leaves. Buxus Balearica is the largest grower 

 of the genus, has yellowish-green leaves and, in good soil, grows 

 to the height of thirty feet. Buxus sufFruticosa, the dwarf spe- 

 cies, is much used in formal gardening, in making edges to foot- 

 paths and flower-beds, and in bordering walks in vegetable 

 gardens. 



Propagate by cuttings six inches long, inserted four inches 

 in sandy soil at any time between September and February. 



When the cuttings are of the dwarf variety, for an edging 

 or border, they should be planted singly about one inch apart. 



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