VII. LIST OF SHRUBS. 



389. SEA-BUCKTHORN. Lat. Hippophae rhamoides. 

 Fr. L Argoussier rhamoide. A large hardy shrub from thfc 

 borders of the Mediterranean, and blows in April. Pror 

 pagated by layers made in black heath-mould. Any soil 

 suits it, but light soil is best. 



S90. SERVICE-TREE, true. Lat. Sorbus domestica. 

 Fr. Sorbier cultiv^.A. tree common in England, about 

 fifty feet high, blows a white flower early in the spring, 

 and bears fruit which may be eaten. Propagates itself in 

 forests, and is obtained in gardens by seed, and by graft- 

 ing on the white-thorn. MOUNTAIN ASH. Lat. Sor- 

 bus aucuparia. Fr. Sorbier des oiseleurs. A tree common 

 in the north of Europe, not so high as the preceding one, 

 blows clusters of white flowers in May, and bears clusters 

 of beautiful red berries in the autumn. A most ornamental 

 tree for large pleasure-grounds. BASTARD SERVICE- 

 TREE. Lat. Sorbus hybrida. Fr. Sorbier hybride. A 



tree common in the north of Europe, and differing from 

 the others in its leaves and flowers only ; the former 

 being downy, and the latter smaller. Propagated from 

 seed, and are obtained sooner by grafting on the quince 

 or thorn. 



391. SCORPION SENNA. Lat. Coronilla emerus. 

 Fr. Coronille des Jardins. A shrub originally from the 

 south of France, three or four feet high, bearing, in 

 April and June, a yellow flower j and, if dipt with 

 the scissors, will blow, again in the middle of summer. 

 Propagated by seeds or by suckers, or cuttings planted in 

 the open ground early in the autumn. A very pretty 

 plant. for the fronts of shrubberies, . .. 



