EMBELLISHMENTS. 
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August and September. 
I. Clethra alnifolia, the alder-leaved Clethra ; white. 
1. Symphoria racemosa, the Snowberry ; (in fruit) white. 
2. Hibiscus syriacus, the double purple, double white, double striped 
double blue, and variegated leaved Altheas. 
1. Spircea tomentosa, the tomentose Spirea ; red. 
2. Magnolia glauba thompsoniana, the late flowering Magnolia ; 
white. 
1. Baccharis halimifolia, the Groundsel tree ; white tufts. 
2. Euonymus europceus, the European Strawberry tree (in fruit), red. 
2. Euonymus europceus alba, the European Strawberry tree ; the fruit 
white. 
2. Euonymus latifolius, the broad-leaved Strawberry tree ; red. 
1. Daphne mczereum autumnalis, the autumnal Mezereum. 
Besides the above, there are a great number of charming 
varieties of hardy roses, some of which may be grown in 
the common way on their own roots, and others grafted on 
stocks, two, three, or four feet high, as standards or tree- 
roses. The effect of the latter, if such varieties as George 
the Fourth , La Cerisette, Pallagi, or any of the new hybrid 
roses are grown as standards, is wonderfully brilliant when 
they are in full bloom. Perhaps the situation where they 
are displayed to the greatest advantage is, in the centre of 
small round, oval, or square beds in the flower-garden 
where the remainder of the plants composing the bed are 
of dwarfish growth, so as not to hide the stem and head a v 
the tree-roses. 
There are, unfortunately, but few evergreen shrubs tha/ 
will endure the protracted cold of the winters of the north- 
era states. The fine Hollies, Portugal Laurels, Laurusti 
nuses, etc., which are the glory of English gardens in 
autumn and winter, are not hardy enough to endure the 
depressed temperature of ten degrees below zero. South 
of Philadelphia, these beautiful exotic evergreens may be 
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