244 FLOWE:at GARDEN. 
Of Evergreens, besides the Common Laurel (Prunus 
Laurocerasus) and the Portugal Laurel (P. Lusitanica), 
we have noticed the American Arborvite (Thuja occiden- 
talis), as adapted to large masses of shrubs; and the 
Chinese Arborvite: (T. orientalis), whose size and mode of 
growth fit it for smaller compartments. The different 
varieties of Rhamnus Alaternus, and the species of Phil- 
lyrea and Juniperus, have long and deservedly been favorite 
evergreens. The Sweet Bay (Laurus nobilis), in favorable 
situations, rises into a handsome shrub or low tree, and 
may convey to the student of the classics an idea of the 
Delphic laurel. The Strawberry tree (Arbutus Unedo), a 
native of Ireland as well as of the south of Europe, will 
always find a place as one of the most elegant of plants, 
equally beautiful as regards foliage, flower, and fruit; nor 
should its compatriot, the Irish Yew, ascending like the 
pillared cypress, be forgotten. The Cypress itself, though 
rather a denizen of the park, may be sparingly introduced. 
The Laurustinus (Viburnum Tinus), with blossoms ap- 
proaching the snowin whiteness, enlivens the winter season, 
when little else is in flower in the shrubbery. The Swedish 
and Irish Junipers deserve a place. Different species of 
Daphne will not be forgotten; it may be sufficient to 
enumerate pontica, collina, Cneorum, and hybrida. Several 
species of Berberis deserve places; in particular, B. aqui- 
folia, glumacea, dulcis, and repens, which are not only 
elegant but very hardy. For a long time, the seasons re- 
commended for the planting of evergreens were either the 
spring or the autumn; but experience (as fully shown by 
Mr. William M’Nab in his Treatise on the subject) has 
proved that the winter is the safest and most appropriate 
period of the year. The fragrant jasmine (Jasminum 
officinale) ought not to be forgotten. It is admirably 
