VIL LIST OP SHRtJBS. 



till October, blows a flower, the exterior of which is a 

 pale green, and the interior a fine purple. Its branches 

 will extend over a large surface of wall in one summer, 

 and, if not well looked to and nailed up, will get into 

 great confusion and become rather ugly than otherwise. 

 It may be trained up pillars, over bovvers, or it may be 

 let in at parlour windows. It is, as far as its branches 

 go, tender, but will live throughout the winter if matted 

 over with care, and, if not matted, will often only die 

 down to the root, and spring up again at the approach of 

 summer. Propagate by striking cuttings in the autumn 

 under a hand-glass or a gentle heat. Mixture of garden 

 mould and peat suits the passion-flower well j but it is 

 not very nice as to soil. 



383. PISTACHIO-TREE. Lat. Pistachio, vera. Fr. 

 Pistachier cultivk. A tree from Syria, twenty or thirty 

 feet high, and blows in April and May. TURPENTINE- 

 TREE. Lat. Pistachio, terebinthus. Fr. Pistachier tere- 

 binthe. A hardy shrub from Barbary, where it attains 



the height of an elm. Blows in April and May. 



MASTICK-TREE. Lat. Pistachia lenlicus. Fr. Pistachier 

 Lentisque. A green-house shrub from the south of Europe, 

 where it is generally about ten or twelve feet high, and 

 blows in April. These all bear berries. Propagated by 

 seed, sown in pots and put into a hot-bed, in the spring. 

 Layers can also be made of them, but they are never so 

 strong. They require a warm situation, and, in the 

 winter, the roots should be covered with litter. 



384 PRIVET, common. Lat. Ligustrum vulgare.* 

 Fr. Troene commun. A hardy shrub, common in Eng- 



