ance before the leaves, which succeed the flowers, and are 

 divided into pairs of leaflets, and are of a pubescent or downy 

 natui'e. 



Among the numerous showy and ornamental shrubs intro- 

 duced from China, the present species of Glycine demands a 

 considerable degree of admiration. Scarcely any other climb- 

 ing shrub can vie widi it in the beauty and profusion of its 

 delicately tinted racemes of flowers. Its light azure hue 

 gives such an ' airiness to the whole plant, that, added to 

 the delightful odour emitted, it seems formed to realize all 

 the floral beauties that poetical license has figured to the 

 imagination. In the conservatory this shrub is truly con- 

 spicuous ; for when planted in the ground, its growth is 

 remarkably luxuriant, producing shoots of above ten feet in 

 length in one season. These shoots, when trained and spread 

 out upon light wire-work extending over the roof of the house, 

 produce, during the month of April, a dense mass of delicate 

 flowers. Besides decorating the conservatory and green- 

 house, it is found to flourish in the open air against trellis- 

 work, or in open borders supported by a stake. Its hardihood 

 adds much to its recommendation, as it thus becomes interest- 

 ing to those who have not the convenience of a glass pro- 

 tection. Virandas, alcoves, porticos, and every description 

 of trellis-work will be highly enriched by the addition of this 

 among other climbing shrubs. When planted out of doors 

 it does not produce its flowers and leaves until about the 

 middle of May. It should be planted in an earth composed 

 of loam, decayed leaves, and a small portion of peat and sand. 

 It is increased by layers which should be made from wood 

 of one year old. The drawing of the present figure was ob- 

 tained through the kindness of J. C. Palmer, Esq., of Brom- 

 ley, Kent, who possesses in his conservatory, among many 

 other imported novelties from China, one of the first of this 

 species that was introduced into this country, and who also 

 has some of these plants flourishing in the open air, without 

 affording them the least protection from cold. 



