. The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year .. . begin to flower profusely before they are a foothigh, but in the course of years they attain a height of five or six is but one objection to the cultivation of this beautiful shrub—the whole plant is poisonous to human be-ings, and the handsome scarlet berrieshave been eaten by young children—the best remedies for which are oil,fresh butter or milk. The mezereonis very easily propagated from seeds ;which if suffered to become dry beforesowing will remain two years in thesoil; but if sown in a
. The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year .. . begin to flower profusely before they are a foothigh, but in the course of years they attain a height of five or six is but one objection to the cultivation of this beautiful shrub—the whole plant is poisonous to human be-ings, and the handsome scarlet berrieshave been eaten by young children—the best remedies for which are oil,fresh butter or milk. The mezereonis very easily propagated from seeds ;which if suffered to become dry beforesowing will remain two years in thesoil; but if sown in autumn imme-diately after gathering, they will usual-i ly come up the following spring. Thisshrub is a native of the woods ofnorthern Europe. There is a varietywhich has white flowers and yellowfruit; and another, quite distinct,which blooms in autumn ; but theseare rare. Double Dwarf Almond, {Atnyg-dalus nana,) widely and well-known,is one of the handsomest of early flow-ering spring shrubs, its shoots present-ing dense wreaths of double pink blos-soms. (Fig. 42.) It is quite hardy. « Fig. 42.—Double White Flowering Al- 7nond. ers or dividing the roots. and is commonly propagated by suck-The larger double almonds are propagated by 156 ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL REGISTER budding on peach, plum or almond stocks ; and if kept trimmed in acompact shape are very ornamental early in spring. There are red, pink,and white varieties. These are not so double as the dwarf, some of thestamens being usually visible. The Kalmias are beautiful flowering evergreen shrubs, growing vari-ously from one to ten feet high. They are often difficult to cultivate ingardens, especially if the ground be rich and in limestone regions. Whenthey have failed to grow in such soils, they have been cultivated with en-tire success by carting a few hundred pounds of the sterile earth from theirnative locality. H. W. Sargent, of Fishkill, New-York, widely knownfor his skill in the management of evergreens, says tha
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