Actually, they're different families: privet
Any of about 40 - 50 species of shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum of the olive family that are widely used for hedges, screens, and ornamental plantings. Native to Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Mediterranean, these evergreen or deciduous plants have usually oval, smooth-edged leaves; creamy-white, often odorous clusters of flowers; and black berries. The hardy common privet (L. vulgare), native to northeastern Europe and Britain and naturalized in northeastern North America, is used widely as a hedge plant. Mock privets belong to the genus Phillyrea (same family) and bear small, bright-red fruits that turn purple-black as they mature Boxwood hard, heavy, fine-grained wood, usually white or light yellow, that is obtained from the box (Buxus sempervirens) and other small trees of the genus Buxus; about 30 species of shrubby evergreen plants are in the family Buxaceae. Boxwood also refers to many other woods with a similar density and grain, such as Venezuelan boxwood, or zapatero (Gossypiospermum praecox), a South American tree of the family Flacourtiaceae; West Indian boxwood, a North American lumber trade name for wood from two tropical American trees, Phyllostylon brasiliensis of the family Ulmaceae and Tabebuia pentaphylla of the family Bignoniaceae; and a number of woods from Australian trees in the genera Eucalyptus and Tristania (family Myrtaceae), Alyxia (family Apocynaceae), and Murraya (family Rutaceae). -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Käthe Barrows Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 12:56 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Carved busks A gardener told me that privet, like for hedges and ornamental bushes, is the same as boxwood. Boxwood has a buttery-fine grain for carving, so it can take lots of little detail. I keep thinking busks could be made of pruned pieces from a privet hedge. Saw this at Christies and thought some folks here might be interested in > seeing them: > > > http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&pos=7&intObjectID=5294329&sid=81e2b2ef-e60b-4c2f-9764-2cd79e81f850 > > > They have an auction this month with several carved Welsh busks. -- Carolyn Kayta Barrows -- "The future is already here, it is just unevenly distributed." -William Gibson -- _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
