VII. LIST OF SHRUBS. 



401. THORN, evergreen. -r-Lat. Mespilus pyracantha. 

 Fr. Ncftier buisson ardent. A. shrub from the south of 

 Europe. The flower is white, slightly tinged with rose, 

 and it blows in May and June. Propagated by seed, 

 grafts, and layers. There are two more sorts, the double 

 and the rose-coloured, which are more rare. 



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402. THUJA, the Chinese.L^t. Thuia orientals. Fr. 

 Thuia d' orient. An evergreen tree, originally fiom China, 

 about thirty feet high. Blows in March and April. Fit 

 for pleasure-grounds of considerable size, and shrub- 

 beries. Propagate from seed, and by layers. THUJA, 



the American. Lat. Thuja occidentalis. Fr. Thuia d' oc- 

 cident. A tree belonging to Canada, very much like the 

 preceding one, and blows in February and March. Pro- 

 pagated by seed sown in a warm place, in good light 

 earth. In about two years they should be transplanted 

 at about two feet apart, and toward the fourth year may 

 be put where they are to remain. They are also propa- 

 gated by layers. Not at all particular as to soil. 



403. TRUMPET FLOWER, ash- leaved, or climbing. 

 \j?il. Bignonia radicans. Fr. Tecoma grimpant. A hardy 

 climber of North America, which grows to thirty or forty 

 feet high, and blows a most beautiful scarlet flower in 

 July and August. Propagated by layers or by suckers, or 

 from the seed, and, whilst the plant is young, the root 

 should be covered with straw during the frost. Common 

 garden soil. 



404. TULIP-TREE. Lat. Liriodendrum tulipifera. 

 Fr. Tulipier. This, in fact, in its native country, is an 

 immense timber-tree -, and, in England, where it is 



