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THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
Llppia (Sweet Verbena). — A well-known and favourite 
plant, belonging to the Verbena family (Verbenaceae). It 
has lemon-scented foliage, which imparts its fragrance on the 
slightest touch with the hand. The flowers are white or lilac 
coloured, but they are not particularly showy. In mild dis- 
tricts, especially near the sea, Lippia citriodora thrives success- 
fully out of doors when planted in a well-drained soil at the 
foot of a warm wall. In some cases its branches die down to 
the soil and new shoots appear in spring. In others the main 
branches survive and put forth a crop of new shoots annually. 
In all cases it is advisable to protect the roots in autumn with 
a thick layer of cinder ashes, and in severe weather to cover 
the branches with a straw mat. Young plants, or old ones, 
grown in pots may be planted out in May, lifted and re-potted 
in autumn, and stored in a heated greenhouse till the following 
May. When stored in winter give no water ; prune in February 
and restart to grow in March. Propagation is effected by 
cuttings of the young shoots, inserted in sandy soil in heat in 
spring. Better known as Aloysia citriodora. A native of S. 
America. 
Liquida.mba.r (Sweet Gum). — A genus of hardy deci- 
duous trees, belonging to the Witch Hazel order (Hamame- 
lidaceas). There are several species, but the only one we shall 
refer to here is L. styraciflua, a native of the United States. 
This tree has maple-like foliage, is of pyramidal habit, and 
grows 20 to 30ft. high. Its chief attraction is the brilliance 
of the autumnal tints of its foliage. An interesting tree to 
grow on a lawn in a sheltered spot and in a moist loamy soil. 
Plant in autumn. Increased by seeds and by layers. 
Morus (Mulberry). — The Common Mulberry (M. nigra) 
is an old inhabitant of our gardens, and while it is perhaps 
grown more for its fruit than as an ornamental tree, its value 
for the latter purposes ought not to be overlooked. When it 
attains a large size it is certainly an object of beauty on the 
lawn. The Mulberry belongs to the Nettle family (Urticaceae), 
and bears its male and female flowers separately, either on the 
same or on distinct trees. It is a native of Asia. There is 
a white-fruited species named M. alba, a native of China, and 
a red-fruited one, M. rubra, a native of the United States. M. 
alba pendula is a variety of M. alba, with pendulous or weeping 
branches. All the foregoing will thrive in good ordinary, well- 
drained soils, and they should be planted in autumn. Mul- 
berries do not require much pruning, only shortening straggly 
shoots here and there. Easily increased by inserting branches 
3ft. or so long well into the soil in autumn. These will root 
in due course, and fruit earlier than those reared from small 
shoots. 
