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crowned with ereft, double anthera; and in the fe¬ 
males, a trigonal germen, three (hort ilyles, termi- 
nated by obtufe ftigmas, and the flowers fucceeded by 
a roundifh capfule of three cells, containing each two 
oblong feeds. 
The Species and Varieties of BUXUS are, 
1. Buxus arberefcens, Arborefcent, or Tree-Box. 
Ever-green, fmall tree, growing fix or eight, to 
ten or fifteen feet high, or more; the Item sreft, very 
branchy,bulhy head—leaves fmall, oval, ftiining green; 
and very fmall, greenilh flowers.—Native of the 
fouthern parts of Europe and of Box-hill, near Dork¬ 
ing, in Surry. (Dry, or any foil andjituation.') 
Varieties of this. —Broad-leaved Tree-Box. 
Narrow fpear-leaved Tree-Box. 
Waved-curled-leaved Tree-Box. 
Silver-ftriped-leaved Tree-Box. 
Gold-ftriped-leaved Tree-Box. 
Silver-tipped-leaved Tree-Box* 
Gold-tipped-leaved Tree-Box. 
Gold-edged Tree-Box. 
2. Buxus fuffruticofus, Under-fhrubby, or Dwarf- 
Box. 
A fmall, dwarf ever-green, twelve to fifteen or 
eighteen inches high; the Hem fmall, very fhort and 
branchy from the bottom—leaves (very fmall ) round- 
ith-oval; and mipute greenilh flowers.—Native of 
Europe, (-^ny foil andJituation.') 
Varieties of this. —Common Green Dwarf-Box. 
Silver-ftriped-leaved Dwarf-Box. 
Myrtle-leaved Dwarf-Box. 
The Boxes are moft hardy ever-greens, of very 
branchy and moftly of buftiy growth, very clofely let 
with their fmall leaves: both the fpecies and their dif¬ 
ferent varieties are proper to introduce in any lhrub- 
bery compartments, clumps, &c. in. which, being 
ftationed according to their degrees of growth, they 
will effett an agreeable contrail; and diverfity at all 
feafons, difpofed either principally in compartments of 
ever-greens, or fometimes in affemblage, in fmall 
clumps of deciduous Ihrubs: the Tree-Box alfo ad¬ 
mits of planting for ornamental hedges/in gardens; and 
the Dwarf-Box is peculiarly adapted to form edgings to 
borders, fuperior to all other plants for that occafion, 
as the moft effectual, beautiful, and durable edging; 
and all the forts admit of being occafionally trained 
into fancy figures, as pyramids, globes, &c. and the 
Tree-Box likewife to cultivate for its wood, which, 
being of a peculiar hard, ponderous nature, is of 
Angular value and eftimation in many mechanical 
trades, and for making various curious utenfds and 
implements. 
All the varieties are cultivated plentifully in the 
nurferies for the fupply of the public, and may be 
propagated by cuttings, layers, flips, and the Dwarf- 
Box all'o by parting the roots, the Tree-Boxes likewife 
by feed. 
The feafon for planting thefe ever-greens is, the 
Tree-Boxes, either principally in autumn, about Oc¬ 
tober and November, or in the fpring, or even any 
time in winter, in open weather, especially if removed 
with fome ball of earth to the roots; but the Dwarf- 
Box may be tranfplanted almoft any time in open wea¬ 
ther, from September till May; or for edgings, may 
be occafionally tranfplanted at almoft any feafon of 
the-year, even in fummer, if well watered. 
To propagate the Tree-Boxes, it may be efTefled 
both by planting cuttings or flips of the young wood, 
in autumn or fpring, in a fhady border, and watered ; 
alfo by layers of the lower young branches, Iayed 
down in the earth in the above feafons; and in either 
method, when they are well rooted, tranfplant them 
into a nurfery, to acquire a proper growth for final 
planting in the fhrubbery compartments, &c. 
The Dwarf-Box propagates naturally in very plen¬ 
tiful fupplies, by bottom off-fet fuckers, abundantly 
well rooted, which may be flipped or divided into 
rooted fets, at almoft any feafon; and may likewife be 
incrcafed by flips of the unrooted branches and fnoots, 
planted in autumn or fpring, in a fliady border, and 
watered in dry weather; though, as this fpecies of 
Buxus increafes very plentifully in numerous rooted 
off-fets from the bottom, it is moft commonly propa¬ 
gated thereby, which may either be flipped off from 
remaining old plants, with roots to each, or rather a 
quantity of the plants taken up and flipped, or divided 
top and root together, clean to the bottom, into fepa- 
rate rooted flips or fets, larger or fmaller, as may be 
required, either to plant for training in fmall, bulhy 
Ihrubs, or to plant for edgings, as may be required. 
For box edgings, the Common Dwarf-Box is the pro¬ 
per fort, and is of great utility in general gardening, for 
forming principal edgings to borders and other com¬ 
partments, being the moft neat, effectual, and eafily 
kept in regular order, of many years duration; and 
may be planted in any foil at moft feafons of the year,, 
or principally any rime from September or Oftober,. 
to March, April or May, or will even fucceed tolera¬ 
bly by planting in fummer, when particularly requir¬ 
ed, if well watered; and for which purpofe it fliould 
always be planted clofe in the rows, as at once to form 
a compleat, regular edging. 
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