SHRUBBERIES AND FLOWER-GARDENS. CHAP. 



blow in England j they blow, however,five times, perhaps, 

 out of six j and, if they never blowed at all, they ought 

 to be cultivated for the beauty of the leaf. It is a tree of 

 great durability, as well in tree as in timber. They may 

 be raised from layers ; but with much less trouble from 

 seed, which can, at all times, easily be had from America, 

 which comes up the first year, and which attains a con- 

 siderable height even during the first summer. 



340. CEDAR. See JUNIPER. 



Sil. CHERRY, the BIRD. Lat. Prunus Padus. 

 Fr. Cerisier d grappes. A very handsome shrub, growing 

 to the height of six or eight feet, and blowing in May, 

 abundance of white flowers ; these become fruit, some 

 red and some black. It is a native of England, and is 

 propagated either by seeds, suckers, or grafting on the 



common cherry ; and it is not nice as to soil. DOUBLE 



FLOWERING CHERRY Lat. Cerasus /lore pleno Fr. Cerisier 

 a grande fleurs, is another species of cherry. It produces 

 a beautiful double flower in April, not so abundant as 

 that of the former kind, but much handsomer j and the 

 plant is not so tall. Propagation and cultivation the 



same. DWARF AMERICAN CIIBRRY Lat. Prunus Pu- 



mila. Fr. Cerisier nainde Canada. From North America. 

 A dwarf shrub> not more than three or four feet high, 

 blowing small white flowers in April and May upon re- 

 markably slender branches. Propagate in the same 

 manner as for the two last ; and give any soil or situation. 

 These, according to their respective sizes, are very de- 

 sirable in the shrubbery and on the lawn, and they are 

 so handsome and so easy of cultivation that no excuse 

 can well be found for not having them. 



