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CULTURE OF HARDY DECIDUOUS AND EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 
EDWARDSIA. 
E. grand I flora. This is a native of New Zealand, and is nearly hardy ; if 
planted on a warm border, or under a wall, and sheltered with a mat in severe 
weather in winter, it will flower very finely, and produce plenty of seeds, by which 
and cuttings it may be increased. The cuttings should be planted in pots of sand ? 
covered with a bell-glass, and placed in a gentle heat. The seeds may be sown 
in a slight hot-bed, transplanted when large enough, and afterwards exposed by 
degrees. 
EBENUS. ~T 
E. creticus. A small evergreen shrub of considerable beauty ; seldom grows 
more than a foot and a half high ; looks very pretty on the flower border, or rock- 
work. It is a native of Candia, whence it was introduced a few years ago. It pro- 
duces seeds freely, and strikes freely from cuttings, planted in a light soil under a 
hand-glass, on a warm border. 
ENKIANTHUS. 
These are elegant little bushes, belonging to EricecE^ generally considered 
greenhouse plants ; but they are more hardy than most plants requiring that shelter. 
They do not bear the cold of our winters out of doors well, but only require shelter- 
ing in a frame or pit if in pots, and the shelter of a mat in the open borders. The 
best soil for their growth is sandy loam and peat (heath mould), and care is requisite 
not to over-water them when not in a growing state. They are propagated by 
cuttings, which strike without difficulty. The cuttings must be taken when the 
wood is ripened, and be planted in sand, under a hand-glass, without heat. 
GAULTHERIA. 
G. shallon. This is a new and very pretty evergreen shrub, a native of North 
America, from whence it was brought to this country by the late Mr, David 
Douglas. For further particulars, see vol. 1, page 160. 
HIBISCUS. 
H. Syriacus, or Althaea frutex, is well deserving culture, see vol. 1, page 77 ; 
and the //. Syriacus variegata is very handsome, see present volume, page 3. 
HALESIA. 
H. tetraptera. A native of Carolina, where it was found growing on the banks 
of rivers. It grows very well in a light rich loam, but it is very difficult to propa- 
gate ; the best way is by seeds, which are imported from its native country. It 
may also be increased by cuttings of the roots, planted under a hand-glass, without 
heat. 
INDIGOFERA. 
I. violacea. A dwarf, slender shrub, very handsome when in flower, but not 
very hardy, it should therefore be planted in a warm situation. It will thrive in 
any common garden soil, and increases freely by cuttings planted in pots of light 
soil, or sand, covered with a glass, in a gentle heat. It also occasionally produces 
pods of seeds, which should be sown in a gentle hot-bed in March. 
