SHRUBBERIES AND FLOWER-GARDENS. CHAP 



raised generally from layers, it is frequently seen at the 

 height of 'forty or fifty feet, and is suited only to such 

 shrubberies as are of great dimensions. It bears a flower 

 in the shape of a tulip : like that of the tulip, the flower 

 has no smell j but not like that of the tulip, the colours 

 of the flower are not at all interesting : the leaf is very 

 beautiful, and preserves its freshness during the hottest 

 summer. 



405. VERVAIN, three-leaved. Lat. Verbena triphylla. 

 Fr. Verveine odorante. A green-house shrub from Chili. 

 Blows a violet-coloured flower from June till August. 

 Propagated by layers and cuttings, in March and April. 

 Requires rich earth, to be watered frequently during 

 summer, and to be put into a green-house in winter. 



406. VIBURNUM, Laurestine.Lat. Viburnum tinus.- 

 Fr. Viorne Laurier-tin. A hardy evergreen shrub from 

 the south of Europe, and blows in April a cluster of , 

 flowers, red in the outside and white within. Propagated 

 by layers, graffs, and seed. Does well in any soil, grows 

 to six or eight feet high, and is very ornamental in 

 shrubberies and on lawns. 



407. WIDOW-WAIL. Lat. Cneorum tricoccum.] 

 Camelee a trois coques. A little ornamental green-house 

 shrub, originally from the south of France. It blows in 

 the months of June and July a small yellow flower. 

 Suited to a border of winter shrubs, and propagated by 

 sowing the seed under a frame, and transplanting in light 

 soil and in the shade. In the coldest season it requires 

 shelter. 



