CULTURE OF HARDY DECIDUOUS AND EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 
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P. Sib i rica scarcely grows so large as the Candicans, thrives well in almost 
any soil and situation, and makes a pretty ornament when in flower. It may be 
increased both by layers, and budding- or grafting on a common plum stock. 
PYRUS. 
P. corona ri A. This beautiful crab tree is a native of North America; it 
grows upwards of twenty feet high : in May, when it flowers, a delightful fragrance 
is emitted, which in the evening- perfumes the whole of that part of the garden. 
It will grow in almost any low situation; and may be propagated by grafting- on 
other crab stocks, or by layers. Deciduous. 
P. floribunda. This forms a broad-spreading but not very lofty bush, which 
in spring is thickly covered with blossoms, and in autumn with purple berries. It 
grows freely in common garden soil, and may be propagated by the same means as 
the Coronaria. Deciduous. 
P. spuria. A small deciduous shrub, very hardy, and easy of propagation ; 
grafted upon the common crab or pear stocks it grows very freely. 
P. angustifolia. This very pretty shrub rarely loses all its leaves; for 
although not an evergreen, the leaves of the previous year seldom fall until new 
ones are produced. It resembles in size P. coronaria, seldom growing above eight 
feet high. It is propagated by grafting- on the crab stock, and by layers. 
P. spectabile is a native of China, and should be planted in a warm situation. 
Any light soil will suit it. Propagation is the same as the other species. 
P. grandi folia. This is a handsome shrub, rarely exceeding- six feet. It 
will grow in any soil and situation, and is propagated the same as the other species. 
RHODODENDRON. 
Rhododendrons are easy of culture, merely requiring to be planted in situations 
rather shaded and damp, and the soil to be sandy peat (heath mould), or peat and 
loam mixed. They are propagated by layers, by cuttings, by separating the plant 
at the roots, and by seeds. v . 
R. cinnamomeum is a splendid plant, growing to the height of twenty or thirty 
feet, and spreading* wide in proportion. The situation in which it is planted must 
be well sheltered from cold winds, and have a little morning sun, and there will be 
little doubt of it thriving. 
R. azaleoides and its variety odoratum are low bushes, seldom exceeding four 
fee^ ; they are more hardy than the last, and thrive well on a north border. 
R. Caucasicum and its two varieties usually grow from two to three feet high, 
but rarely exceed two, except in very favourable situations ; they are very beautiful, 
and require only ordinary care to bring them to perfection. 
R. campanulatum is rather tender, and should be treated like cinnamomeum 
It is a native of Nepal, where it grows upon the mountains. 
R. cartoni, purpureum, maximum, ponticum, obtusum, hybridum, and myrti- 
folium, are nearly all alike hardy, and require much the same treatment, both as 
respects situation and other particulars. 
R. nudiflora eximia is a hybrid of great beauty, raised by Mr. Smith betwixt 
the Azealea nudiflora coccinea, and Rhododendron arboreum ; it will prove, no 
doubt, a beautiful addition to the flower border. We are only acquainted with it 
by the figure in British Flower Garden, t. 291. 
