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tions under the name of W. multijuga. It 

 has not bloomed here as yet, but it is un- 

 questionably hardy, and brings a good charac- 

 ter for ornament along with it. 



There are several other forms of the Wist- 

 aria genus, but none of sufficient interest to 

 recommend. 



To describe the Honeysuckles, seems very 

 much like introducing an intimate friend, so 

 well are they known to every lover of trees 

 and plants, and yet there are a few kinds 

 that are not generally planted, notwithstand- 

 ing their decided claim to superiority. 



For particular situations we wish nothing 

 better than the old Red and Yellow Coral ; 

 they are unique in flower, bright in color, and 

 bloom freely. Douglas' Honeysuckle is very 

 showy, with its dark crimson flowers. The 

 old Belgian Mo7ithly, with its exceedingly 

 fragrant blossoms, should be planted in situa- 

 tions where the foliage is not likely to be 

 disfigured with mildew. We have nothing 

 better to take its place. The old Evergreen, 

 too, is excellent for covering extensive trellis 

 work, and, in fact, it must have plenty of room, 

 for a tangled mass of twigs and foliage is the 

 reverse of ornamental. The old-fashioned 

 English Woodbine is pretty and deliciously 

 fragrant, but then it blooms but once, and is 

 superseded by better kinds. The Neio Japaii 

 Evergreen Honeysuckle (Lonicera brachy- 

 poda) is valuable for its strong growth and 

 numerous pale, sweet-scented flowers. Its 

 variety, the Golden-veined (aurea-reticulata), 

 has proven to be one of the most popular of 

 its class, as it is used for sevei'al purposes in 

 landscape gardening. It is a rampant grower 

 when once fully established, and in conse- 

 quence is useful for covering large buildings, 

 etc., and yet it forms a capital plant for vases 

 or for edging flower beds on the lawn. 



We once noticed a building covered with 

 this vine in company with the American Ivy, 

 just as the autumnal tints were fully develop- 

 ed — the golden tints of theformer, and the brill- 

 iant crimson of the latter contrasted so charm- 

 ingly, that we doubt if a flner efi"ect could be 

 produced. 



Lonicera HalUana is a new species from 



Japan, and has given universal satisfaction as 

 a hardy, beautiful climber. The flowers are 

 white, and are produced in great abundance. 

 The species and varieties of this genus are 

 almost endless, judging from some of the 

 lists of foreign nurserymen, but the foregoing 

 constitute the cream of the collections. 



The Tecoma, or as some still persist in 

 classifying it, the Bigno?i,a, or Trumpet 

 flower, embraces a choice list of vines. The 

 best is the Asiatic species 7'. gravdi/lora, of 

 vigorous growth, with splendid, large blossoms 

 of a pale orange color, pendulous from the 

 tips of the branches. It attaches itself to 

 neighboring objects by means of rootlets. A 

 nearly allied foreign species, the 7'. Thun- 

 bergi, has deep-green, glossy foliage, and 

 flowers similar to the above. Our native 

 vine, T. radicans is valuable for covering un- 

 sightly objects — the flowers funnel-formed, 

 scarlet, and very showy. There are numerous 

 varieties from the last named species, all 

 pretty, but not sufficiently distinct. 



The Bignonia proper has but one repre- 

 sentative here, the B. capreolata. It climbs 

 by means of tendrils, and produces bright 

 orange-colored blossoms. It is a native of 

 the Southern States, but will succeed as far 

 north as Pennsylvania. 



One of the choicest of all hardy climbers 

 is the somewhat recent introduction from 

 Japan — the Akebia quinata. Its growth is 

 reasonably rapid ; the foliage arranged in 

 fives, and very neat and pretty ; the flowers 

 in clusters, purple in color, and pleasantly 

 fragrant. For twining about the trellis woi'k 

 of a portico, or over a small cottage front, it 

 has no superior. 



Well, what about covering a large surface ? 

 is the frequent inquiry of novices who are 

 about starting new places. We answer, there 

 is nothing surpasses the American Ivy (Am- 

 pelopsis quinquefolia) for the purpose. 



All summer long it presents a perfect mass 

 of green verdure, changing in autumn to the 

 most brilliant tint of crimson. Indeed it 

 leads the list of gorgeous colored leaves : and 

 then, too, it is so hardy, and grows so rapidly, 

 that no rival has a chance in the race for 



