ALMONDS. LABUEISTMS. LILACS. HAWTHOEXS. 23 



dry situation is the chief requirement of the hawthorns. 

 The common hawthorn is propagated by seed which will 

 sometimes lie two years in the ground, unless it be pre- 

 pared for sowing beforehand : this is done by throwing 

 the seed in a heap for several months, but it must be 

 frequently turned over during that time, or the fermen- 

 tation would destroy vegetation. The finer kinds are 

 generally grafted or budded on the common thorn. The 

 JEreobotrija Japonica or Loquet-tree, is very handsome, 

 with clusters of white flowers, and yellow fruit. It is 

 generally obtained by being grafted on the hawthorn. 

 It requires a rich loamy soil, and it is delicate, but in a 

 warm situation it will do in the open air, if it be pro- 

 tected from frost. 



The double-blossomed Peach, the double-blossomed 

 Cherry, and several trees of the cherry kind, are very 

 ornamental, and quite deserve a place in the flower 

 garden. They grow in common soil, and are propagated 

 by grafting, or are raised from seed. 



The Larch, Birch, and Mountain Ash should never be 

 forgotten by those who want a picturesque outline in 

 screen or shrubbery. The tall larch, and common white 

 birch, form a pretty contrast with other trees, and there 

 are also weeping varieties of both. The mountain ash 

 will grow almost anywhere ; it has a tall handsome 

 growth, and is gay in winter from its profusion of large 

 bunches of scarlet berries. 



The Tulip-tree is very hardy, of large growth, and 

 fine foliage, bearing handsome tulip-like flowers : it 

 looks very well standing out on a lawn. It was intro- 

 duced from North America, and does well in a deep 

 rich loam. It is generally raised from seed : if it be 

 sown in the autumn it will come np the following spring; 

 but if it be not sown until the spring, the seed is said 

 often to remain a year in the ground. 



The Liquidamber is another American tree of large 

 growth, and there is also a smaller variety from the 

 Levant. It is quite hardy, prefers a moist loam, or any 

 garden soil provided it be moist, and is splendid in the 

 foliage in autumn. It is grown from cuttings, layers, 



