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to make of it away from buildings, and among them 

 Ivy-clad and Ivy-covered wigwams, summer-houses, 

 and covered ways, the Ivy supported on a strong 

 open frame-work, and trained over sticks and mats 

 till it takes hold 



The Box tree, which is a true native in certain dry 

 hills in the south of England, is so crowded in shrub- 

 beries, that one seldom sees its beauty as it is on the 

 hills full in the sun, where the branches take a charming 

 plumy toss. To wander among natural groves of Box 

 is a great pleasure, and there is no reason why we 

 should not plant it in groups or colonies by itself full 

 in the sun, so that one might enjoy the same charm of 

 form that it shows when wild. In some heavy soils it 

 barely lives, but many soils suit it perfectly. A bower 

 of one of the handsome-leaved Ivies in a grove of Box 

 would be charming, and its charms would last long. 



Also among our native evergreens is the common 

 Juniper, a scrubby bush in some places, but on heaths 

 in Surrey, and favoured heaths elsewhere, often growing 

 over twenty feet high and very picturesque, especially 

 where mingled with Holly. There is an upright form, 

 called the Irish Juniper, in gardens. 



The Arbutus, which borders nearly all the streams in 

 Greece, ventures into Ireland, and is abundant there in 

 certain parts in the south. This beautiful shrub, though 

 tender in inland districts, is very precious for the 

 seashore and mild districts, not only as an evergreen, 

 but for the beauty of its flower and fruit. Still, it is 



