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BOOK II. natural; yet sometimes yielding to a severe winter, followed with 

 ^"^"^'"^^ a tedious eastern wind in the spring, of aU the enemies of our climate 



the most hostile and cruel ; and therefore to be artificially and timely 



provided against with shelter. 



I have had the honour to be the first who brought it into use and 

 reputation in this kingdom, for the most beautiful and aseful of hedges 

 and verdure in the world, the swiftness of the growth considered, and 

 propagated it from Cornwall even to Cumberland : the seeds grow ripe 

 with us in August, and the honey-breathuig blossoms afford an early 

 and marvellous relief to the bees. 



CELASTRUS^ and LIGUSTRUM\ 



Of these shrubs I shall say no more, than that they are flexible and 

 accommodated for topiary works. 



PHILLYREA\ 



The PHILLYREA * (of which there are five or six sorts, and some 

 variegated) is sufficiently hardy, especially the Serratifolia, which makes 



' CELASTRUS (bullatus) inermis, foliis ovatis integerrimis. Lin. Sp. PI. 285. — 

 Smooth staff-tree. It is of the class and order Pentandria Monogynia, Of this shrub 

 there are five species ; but this and the Celastrus Scandens are the only ones that can bear 

 the severity of our winters. 



0 LIGUSTftUM (fvlgare ) Lin. Sp. PL 10. Privet. Of this shrub there is a variety, 

 which is an evergreen. Ligustrum is of the class and order Diandria Monogynia. Both 

 kinds make a close and handsome hedge. 



* Of this GENUS there are only three real species: all of which are hardy evergreens, 

 and deserve a place in all shrubberies : 



1. PHILLYREA (media J foliis ovato-lanceolatis subintegerrimis. Lin. Sp. PI. 10.— 



OrAL-LEAVED PHILLYREA. 



2. PHILLYREA Cangustifolia ) foliis lineari,lanceolatis integerrimis. Lin. Sp. PI. 10. 



NARROW-LEAYEB PHILLYREA. 



