Book II. ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS. 889 



DECIDUOUS TREES.— JUNE. 



Height from 20 to 28 feet. 



From 2% feet to feet. 



Frmn 36 feet to 44 feet. 



From 44 feet to O'ZJeet. 



From yijiet uim iirdt. 



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RED. 



7" 







LEsculus pavia 





Ac<^r saccharinum 







— — rosea 











WHITE. 



WHITE. 



.WHITE. 



WHITE. 



WHITE. 



Mespilus odoratissima, i. 



Magnolia tripetala, a. 



Pyru3 hybrida, s. 



Castanea vesca 



Prunus domeatica, a. 



IVIatjnolia cordifolia, s. 



Prunus serotina, s. 









Castanea vesca, fol. aur. 



I'yrus aucuparia, t. 









— — — arg. 



Morus alba 









— — heteroph. 



— nigra 









— — fol. lucidis 









Diospyrus lotus 





















YELLOW. 



YELLOW. 



YELLOW. 



YELLOW, 



YELLOW. 



/Esciilus flava 



Cytissus laburnum, s. 





Acer platanoides 





Catalpa syringsefolia, p. 







— pseudoplatanus 







— pseudoplat. fol. arg. 











— — — aur. 









BLUE. 



BLUE. 



BLUE, 



BLUE. 



BLUE. 



Acer rubrum 











GREEN. 



GREEN. 



GREEN. 



GREEN. 



GREEN. 



Magnolia acuminata, 







Tilia europsea, *. 









— Carolina 





BROWN. 



BROWN. 



BROWN. 



BROWN. 



BROWN. 











Betula nigra 







TTTT.Y 

















RED. 



RED 



RED. 



RED. 



RED. 





Gleditschia triacanthos 











Robinia viscosa 









WHITE. 



WHITE. 



WHITE. 



WHITE. 



WHITE. 











Liriodendron tulipifera 











— integrifolia 



YELLOW. 



YELLOW. 



YELLOW. 



YELLOW. 



YELLOW. 



Civmnocladus canadensis 



Tilia alba 









Allathus glandulosa 



— americana 









Betula populifolia 









Sect. II. Evergreen Trees. 

 6541. EVERGREEN TREES. 



All of these flower in March, April, and May. 



Heightfrom 20 ft. to 28 ft. 



From 28 feet to 56 feci. 



From 36 /erf to 44 feet. 



Fnnn 44 feet to 52 feet. 



Fro>n 52 Jed iV uprranls. 



Cupressus sempervirens 

 Pinus abies alba 



— cenibra 



— lanceolata 



— palustris 



— pumila 

 Quercus gramuntia 



— suber 



Pinus taeda 



— picea 



— abies ni^ 



— canadensis 



— cedrus 

 Juniperus virginiana, p. 

 Pnmus caroliniana 



Pinus pinea 



— variabilis 



— sylvest. marit. 



— pungens 

 Quercus esculus 



— phellos 



— — virens 



Pinus abies 



— in'ops 



— resinosa 



— balsaroea 



Pinus pinaster 



— rigida 



_ sy"lvestris 



— strebtts 



Propagation and culture. See Arboriculture. Most of the trees enumerated in both the foregoing 

 sections are highly ornamental as single objects on a lawn ; and form curious chamber plants whca 

 dwarfed and potted in the Chinese manner. {Hort. Trans, iv. 289.) 



Chap. X. 



Ornamental Shrubs. 



6542. The ornamental shrubs are a much more numerous tribe than the trees : we 

 shall first notice the more select sorts, as the rose, rhododendron, althaea, &c. and after- 

 Avards, in succession, the deciduous kinds, evergreens, creepers, and sorts for particular 

 purposes. 



Sect. I. Select SJiruls. 



6543. The term select shrubs we apply to such shrubs as have been much cultivated, 

 and of which numerous varieties are recognised as beautiful. 



SuBSECT. 1 . Rose. — Rosa, L. Icos. Polyg. L. and Rosaceee, J. Rosier, Fr. ; 

 Rosenstock, Ger. ; and Rosajo, Ital. 



6544. The rose is known by every body at first sight, and has been a favorite flower 

 from time immemorial among the civilised nations of Europe and Asia. The shrub 

 varies in size in different species, from one foot to six or eight, and the colors are red, 

 white, yellow, purple, black, striped ; simple, or in almost numberless shades and mix- 

 tures ; and single, semi-double, and double. It is cultivated in every garden, from that 



