LIST OF SHRUBS. 



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one double, the other si.:gle. Require the greeu-hoiise in Eng- 

 land, and a little heat too. to make them blo\Y strongly. Good 

 loamv soil. 



sub. PASSION-FLOWER.— Lat. Passiflora ccErulea. A 

 climbing plant, origiaaliy from South America ; is about forty feet 

 high, and, from July till October, blows a liow er, the exterior of 

 which is a pale green, and the interior a line purple. Its branches 

 win extend over a lajge surface of wall in one summer, and, if not 

 well looked to and nailed up, will get into great confusion and 

 become rather ugly than otherwise. It may be trained up pillars, 

 over bo^\ers, or it may be let in at parlour windows. It is, as far 

 as its branches go, tender, but will hve throughout the winter if 

 matted over with care, and, if not matted, will ofren only die 

 do\ra to the root, and spring up again at the approach of summer. 

 Propagate by striking cuttmgs in the autumn under a hand-gla^s 

 or on a gentle heat. ^Mixture of gardeu mould and peat suits the 

 passiou-riower well : but it is not very nice as to soil. — P. Alata. 

 The winged passion- fiower is a beautiful green-house climber, 

 throwing out rich bunches of red flowers from the moiith of April 

 to September. 



391. PISTACHIO-TREE.— Lat. Pistachia vera, A t.ee 

 from Syria, twenty or thirty feet high, and blows in April and May. 



Turpentine-tree. — Lat. P. terelinthus. A hardy shrub 



from Barbary, where it attains the height of an elm. Blows 



in April and Mav. Mastick-tree. — Lat. P. lenticus. A 



green-house shrub from the south of Europe, where it is gene- 

 rallv about ten or twelve feet high, and blows in April. These 

 all bear berries. Propagated by seed, sown in pots and put into 

 a hot-bed in the spring. Layers can also be made of them, but 

 thev are never so strong. They require a warm situation, and, 

 in the winter the roots should be covered with litter. 



392. PRIVET, common. — Lat. Ligustrwn vulgar e. A hardy 

 shrub, common in England ; six or eight feet high, and blows a 

 pretty odoriferous white flower in June and July. Propagated bv 

 cuttings, layers, and seed. Does well in any soil or situation. It is 

 generally used for low hedges in gardens and pleasure-grounds, 

 w here it is suitable ; and, when white and red roses are planted 

 with it, makes as pretty a fence as can be conceived. 



393. PSORALEA, bituminous. — Lat. P. hituminosa. A 

 sreen-house shrub of the south of France, about three feet in 



