The Nevada journal., 1861-05-10

requires a great deal 20 keep it from ap-
pearing naked and bare, while small one
may, by judicious arrangement of clumps
or shrubs be made to appear much larger
than it really is. The list of shrubs now
cultivated is large, and constantly increas-
ing. Equally with the other branches of
ornamental gardening s<lis department has
received greatly increased attention of late
years.
Shrubs are defined as plants with woody
stems. perenni al in their nature. and which
do not grow to any great height say twen-
ty feet as the limit Above that height
they are properly trees. The great major
ity of shrubs bear flowers; in many, the
flowers are succeeded by ornamental fruit /;
few are cultivated only for their foliage,
ornamental bark or habit of growth. Most
shrubs are spring Towering, but it is desi-
rable in planting a garden to make a Sc
lection which shall embrace some of the
late Towering varieties also.
In order to arrange shrubbery properly,
it is absolutely necessary to be informed as
to the usual height and habits of growth
of the shrubs to be planted. 1t is a very
common fault that people order shrubs,
perhaps make very judicious selection of
sorts, and neglect forming any plan for
: their arrangement until they are received
from the nursery, when of course it is too
late for much consideration respecting
them, so the gardener is allowed to put
them in wherever he chooses, and the re-
suit is, most likely, that mistakes are made
: which it will take years to rectify.
: Shrubs require very little care and at
tention beyond somewhat particular
pruning early in the Spring, which is nee
) essary to preserve them of a good shape.
No one should begrudge the few hours la
Dor which will be necessary for this pur-
pose, particularly as it may be performed
; at a time when there is generally abund-
ance of leisure.
Z We add list of select shrubs, in which
the dwarf sorts, that is those not exceeding
l the height of five or six feet, are placed first.
Double Flowering Almond; Berberis Bar
a berry; Cdlycanthus, or AIlspice; Azalea OF
Swamp Pink; Deutzias, various kinds, and
all beautifully Crochorus or Kerria Japoni,
f ca; Peonia Moutan or Tree Peonia; Spirea;
= Revessii fore pleno; Weigelia rosea and W
amabilis, very elegont shrubs with pink
. flowers.
e OF the taller shrubs, we would select:
= Chionanthus Virginica or White Fringe
a Cy1ouia Japonica or Japan Ounce; Euony-
mus or Burning Brush; Altheas or Rose o
/ Sharon; Phlsdelphus Coronaria or Syrin-
> ga; Ribes or Flowering Currant; Robini'
. hispida OF Rose Acacia; Syringa vulgari;
or Common Lilac; Syringa Persica or Per
sian Lilac; Yiburnum opulus, Gueldel
Rose or SNOWFALL.
4 OF the taller shrubs, we should recon-
mend particularly the Philadelphus Coron
O aria or Syringia, Japan Ounce, and flower
ing Currant.- Country Gentleman.
Y SUGAR FOR CHILDREN-Pure sugars AM
r candies do not injure the teeth except indi
s rectly, by their injudicious use incitinl
Il acidity of the stomach or dyspepsia, as vii
It any other kind of food or drink or beve-
r age, if extrayagantly used. At seasons @
= the year when fruits and berries may no
n be had, ripe, fresh and perfect, as deserts
S pure sugars and candies may be used n
: such in their stead to great advantage, be
n nutritious and agreeable; hence, as tabl
y article they are very valuable, while the al
y most universal love of them shows tha
r they were intended to be eaten. If chile
It is not allowed to eat any thing containin!
| sugar 1t will sicken and die in u very shor
: time Children need the carbon the fue
- without it they would perish from cold
hence the love of sweet things is an instinc
implanted by the kind and wise Maker o
= us all for the chi!d's preservation. Their
are parcel of stupid creatures in the worlC
whose sole stock in trade of brains anC
logic amounts to this, that "whatever il
good is unhealthy" 1t is not advised tina
children should be allowed to eat suga
and candy whenever they want it; but tha
as desert, after each regular meal, the u.s.
of pare sugars and candies would benef
and not iniure.
4 BEAUTIFuL REFLECTION -Bulwcr saws
) 81 cannot believe that earth is mans abid
S ing place. 1t can't be that our life is cas-
e up by the ocean of eternity to float upoI
y its wave and then sink into nothingness
Else why is it that the glorious aspirations
which leap like angels from the temple o
our hearts, are forever wandering about
unsatisfed? Why is it that the rainbow
and clouds come over US, with beauty
that is not of EARTH and then vanish, leav-
ing us 10 muse upon their faded loneliness