VII. LIST OF SHRUBS. 



377. OLEANDER, or Rose-bay. -Lat. Nerium Grandi- 

 jlorum. Fr. Laurier rose a grandes fleun>.k beautiful 



evergreen green-house shrub, from the south of Europe. 

 Grows six or eight feet high, and from July to Septem- 

 ber, blows large double pink flowers of the most agree- 

 able and most delicate appearance. It requires a good 

 but rather light soil, water and heat when putting forth 

 its flowers, but little water and no damp at other times, 

 as these cause a mould to come round its joints. It is a 

 handsome plant in form, and should be shifted into fresh 

 pots every two or three years. Propagate it by cuttings 

 of the young and just-ripened wood, planted under a 

 hand-glass, and with a little heat under, or by layers 

 which root freely. It is one of the very handsomest of 



green-house shrubs. COMMON RED Lat. Nerium 



Oleander Fr. Laurier rose des jardins is another species, 

 not so tender, and not by any means so handsome. It 

 will grow and blow in the open ground, but must be 

 covered carefully in the winter. Propagation the same 

 as for the former. 



378. ORANGE-TREE. Lat. Citrus. Fr. L'oranger. 

 A green-house evergreen shrub of the East Indies and 

 south of Europe, which grows fifteen feet high, and. blows 

 a white fragrant flower in June and July. Propagated by 

 sowing in March or April in pots put in a bed of moderate 

 heat, or more easily, by procuring from Italy or France, 

 roots already grafted and pretty strong. These plants 

 require a rich mould, tind should be manured with rotten 

 dung. In the north of France, they are generally kept 

 in large square boxes of three or four feet diameter, and 

 these boxes being on wheels, they are easily moved in 



