. The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . him-self, the observations he has appended to Romeos remark would have less force. He isspeaking of the common plantain and the obs. is thus put: A naturalized foreigner—remarkable for accompanying civilized man ; growing along his footpaths, and flourishingaround his settlements. The leaves are a convenient and popular dressing for blisters andother sores—a fact which seems to have been known in the time of Shakspeare, as we learnfrom his Romeo and Juliet, Act. 1, Scene 2 : Romeo. Your plantain leaf is excellent forthat. Ben. For
. The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . him-self, the observations he has appended to Romeos remark would have less force. He isspeaking of the common plantain and the obs. is thus put: A naturalized foreigner—remarkable for accompanying civilized man ; growing along his footpaths, and flourishingaround his settlements. The leaves are a convenient and popular dressing for blisters andother sores—a fact which seems to have been known in the time of Shakspeare, as we learnfrom his Romeo and Juliet, Act. 1, Scene 2 : Romeo. Your plantain leaf is excellent forthat. Ben. For what, I pray thee ? Romeo. For your broken shin. The plantain leaf,now goes on the doctor, continued in vogue, for that purpose, from the Elizabethan agedown to our own times, when a substitute was furnished by the officious empirics who under-took to reform and regulate our national currency! Who would expect a dissertation onshin plasters in a severely scientific book ? And who is there that is not pleased with thetransition from the grave to the gay ?. Trees as Arches.—In addition to our illustrations of landscape in connection with treeplanting, there is a very simple modeof making a rapid natural arch in gar-den or shrubbery walks, which will beappropriate in almost any scene. Thetrees must be adapted by the characterof their branching limbs, and onceestablished at proper points, the limbsare pruned as represented. Treated in this way, they form um-brageous bowers, and may serve thedouble purpose of arches over walks and shady retreatsbranches, they will grow freely into acompact head. Limes, tilia, are suit-able for such treatment as well as beech,and even the willows; but elms, maples,and most free-growing trees, will servethe purpose, and become permanentornaments. Individual taste in theselection and trimming of these arches,may make a great variety; some mightbe ornamented with Wistarias, andother blooming vines. for, having lost their leading
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