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year’s shoots, issues a number of short 
branches, eacli bearing a cymose panicle 
of large red flowers. This species is by 
some considered tender, though when 
planted in tolerable good ground among 
other trees and shrubs, it will be found 
to spread and establish itself beyond any 
fear of destruction; the fruit of both 
the preceding species is eatable, and 
that of the latter is very agreeable. 
The remainder of the genns possessing 
sufficient interest to be admitted to the 
garden as ornamental shrubs are— affinis, 
white, a trailer ; Asper , white, a shrub ; 
bijlorus, white, shrub ; ccesins fol. varie- 
gatus, white, trailer; Canadensis , white, 
trailer; Eglanteria , white, shrub ; hor- 
ridus , white, trailer; laciniatus , pink, 
trailer; Nutkanus, white, shrub; rubri- 
caulis, white, trailer; spectabilis, dark 
red, shrub ; Sprengelii, pink, trailer; and 
vdmifolms, white, trailer. 
RTJSCUS, Butcher's Broom (Linn.) 
Nat. Order, Liliacece. Very pretty ever¬ 
green under shrubs, which, providing 
they are planted in tolerably deep soil, 
succeed beneath and even in the drip 
of large trees. R. acideatus, the most 
common, has large roots which strike far 
into the ground, and extending around 
throw up stems, which grow about a. 
foot and a half high, they are suffruti- 
cose and dark green, and are furnished 
with rigid, sharp-pointed leaves. From 
the middle of the upper side of the 
leaf, comes out a solitary flower on a very 
short stalk, the females are succeeded 
by rather large red berries, each contain¬ 
ing two orange-coloured seeds. There 
are two varieties of this species : laxus, 
rather taller in its growth, and rotundi- 
folius , having leaves less pointed than its 
parent. R. hypopliillum is distinguished 
by having larger and broader leaves than 
the preceding, and also by the flowers 
issuing from the under instead of the 
upper side of the leaf: in this species 
they are succeeded by red berries, about 
the size of those of the juniper. In R. 
hypoglossum , the flowers are produced on 
the upper side, but under a second leaflet. 
In R. androgyneus , a climbing species, 
they are borne on both edges of the 
foliage, and in the only other species, 
R. racemosv.s , they are seen in a distinct 
terminal raceme; the last has smaller 
leaves than either of the other kinds; it 
is a very elegant shrub, and is sometimes 
referred to as the plant of which the 
Romans composed their crowns of ho¬ 
nour. All the species delight in deep 
loamy soil, where they soon establish 
themselves without regard to situation 
or aspect, and for the fronts of shrubbery 
borders are particularly valuable, on ac¬ 
count of their compact, dwarf, and ever¬ 
green habit. They are usually increased 
by suckers from the spreading roots, or 
if desired to increase fast, cuttings of 
the roots may be employed, which in two 
years form plants large enough for re¬ 
moving. 
RUTA, Rue (Linn.) Nat. Order, 
Rutacece. These plants are sometimes 
grown as under-shrubs, and, as they 
thrive in any place that has a light and 
tolerably rich soil, are occasionally useful. 
The leaves have an unpleasant smell and 
nauseous taste, but their glaucous colour 
sometimes renders them desirable in 
grouping. In poetry, this is the herb of 
grace, and formerly it was in esteem as 
a medicinal plant; it is now, however, 
but little used; its properties are stimu¬ 
lant and antispasmodic, and for the first 
is in request among the keepers of poul¬ 
try. There are eight or nine species, the 
most ornamental of which are albiflora 
and graveolens , the last is the common 
rue. All are easily increased by cuttings 
taken off in summer, and struck under a 
hand-light on a warm border. 
SALICORNIA, Glasswort (Linn.) 
Nat. Ord., Chenopodiaceae. The species 
of Salicornia are singular-looking sea* 
shore plants, abounding on the shores of 
the Mediterranean, where they are cut 
and burned for the soda they contain; 
their naked-looking, jointed branches 
appear to be destitute of leaves, which, 
however, are present, but sheath the 
stem so closely as to be almost unseen. 
Two species are occasionally introduced 
to the shrubbery: S. fruticosa, a shrubby 
plant of straggling habit and most un¬ 
couth appearance; and S. radicans , a 
trailer: they are increased by division. 
