VII. LIST OP SHRUBS. 



Fr. V'wrne obier. A shrub common in most parts of 

 Europe, is five or six feet high, and blows a large round 

 white flower like a ball of snow, in May and June. Pro- 

 pagated by seed, but most frequently by layers or 

 suckers. Not at all particular as to soil. 



358. HARE'S-EAR, shrubby. Lat. Bupleurum fru- 

 ticosum. Fr. Buplevre frutescent. A rather tender ever- 

 green shrub of Provence, and other parts of the south 

 of France. It grows to the height of five or six feet 

 and blows a yellow flower in July or August. It is very 

 pretty, and suited to winter shrubberies ; but requires to 

 be placed so that it may not push out too much in the 

 summer. Propagated by sowing the seeds in light earth 

 as soon as they are ripe, or by cuttings under a hand- 

 glass. 



359. HONEY-SUCKLE. Lat, Lonicera caprifolia. 

 Fr. Chevrefeuille des jardins. A trailing shrub of England, 

 France, and other parts of Europe, which grows against 

 walls or trees, and blows a reddish flower from the end 

 of the spring to the middle of summer. Any soil suits 

 it, but it does best exposed to the sun. Propagated by 

 layers made at any time of the year, or by cuttings put 

 in in the spring and autumn. HONEY-SUCKLE, RED- 

 BERRIED. Lat. Lonicera alpigena. Fr. Chevre-feuille des 

 Alpes. A climbing shrub, three or four feet high, from 

 Switzerland Blows a red flower in May. HONEY- 

 SUCKLE, the PYRENEAN. Lat. Lonicera Pyrenaica. Fr, 

 Chevre-feuille des Pyre'ne'es. A climbing shrub of the* 

 Pyrenees, three or four feet high, and blows, in May, a 

 flower that is red on one side.-; HONEY-SUCKLE, the 



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