VII. LIST OF SHRUBS. 



333. BROOM.- See GENISTA. 



334. BUCK-THORN, the common. Lat. Rhamnus 

 Aiaternus. Fr. Nerprun Alaterne. A hardy shrub from 

 the south of Europe, eight or ten feet high. Blows a 

 greenish yellow flower in April and May, and bears a red 

 berry. Propagated by seed, grafts, and layers. Not par- 

 ticular as to soil, but should be in a sheltered situation. 

 There are two varieties of this plant, the common, and the 

 jagged-leaved, and they are very fit for shrubberies. 



335. BOX-TREE. Lat. Buxus sempervirens.Fr. Buis 

 commun. An evergreen shrub of France, England, and 

 many other parts of Europe, which grows twenty feet 

 high, and blows a yellowish flower in April. Is most 

 generally propagated by slips or layers, which will strike 

 readily in the open ground, and almost any where. It is 

 most commonly used as an edging to gravel walks, but 

 it is also very handsome as a shrub, and is much used in 

 situations where shade and drip of other trees will 

 allow of scarcely any thing else. 



336. CANDLE-BERRY MYRTLE. Lat. Myrica 

 gale. Fr. Myrica Gale. A. hardy shrub, common in the 

 forest of Rambouillet, in France, four feet in height, and 

 has a small red blossom, which appears in May and June. 

 Propagated by sowing, or by dividing the roots. Heath 



mould suits it best. CANDLE -BERRY MYRTLE, common 



American. Lat. Myrica cerifera. Fr. Myrica de la Caro- 

 line. k hardy shrub of North America, four or five feet 

 high, and blows in May. The fruit is small, and covered 



