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KERRIA.—Jaran Guore-FLowen. 
{Named in honor of Mr. Kerr, a former superintendent of the botanical gar- 
den at Ceylon. 
Kérria Japénica,— formerly called Corehorus Japon- 
ica —Is an elegant shrub, growing from three to six feet 
high, and producing a profusion of double-yellow, globular 
flowers. The branches are bright green, and the foliage 
handsome. In some localities it is a little tender, and the 
tops are killed down; but it sends up fresh shoots, which 
flower the same season. Easily propagated by suckers. 
LAVANDULA.—Lavenver. 
{Named from Zavo, to wash, referring to its use in baths.) 
Lavéndula spic4ta,—Spike-flowered Lavender.—This is 
a most desirable dwarf shrub, with delicate glaucous foli- 
age, and spikes of blue flowers, in July; three feet high. 
The whole plant is delightfully fragrant, but more partic- 
ularly the flowers. These yield the oil from which the 
Lavender water is made. In some soils and situations 
the plant is tender. In cold, moist soil, & is almost sure 
to be winter-killed; but, in a dry, loamy, or gravelly soil, 
it endures our winters with but little protection. We 
have been successful in the cultivation of it in a soil of 
the latter quality, and, from the flowers that grew upon 
the edging of a circular bed, six feet in diameter, obtained 
more than one ounce of the pure oil, one drop of which 
would perfume a room. It is sometimes used for edgings, 
in milder climates, but grows too high for general use. 
As an edging fora bed of Moss Roses, we have seen it 
used with pleasing effect. 
“The agreeable scent of Lavender is well known, since 
it is an old and still a common custom to scatter the flow- 
ers over linen, as some do rose leaves, for the sake of 
their sweet odor.” 
