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is particularly esteemed at that season of the 
year when fragrant flowers are scarce. There 
is another evergreen type, the Chinese honey- 
suckle (L. Chinensis), but most people prefer 
the former. For a conspicuous lamp post, or a 
much frequented summer house, use Heckrott’s 
ever-blooming honeysuckle (L. Heckrott1). ‘This 
plant is covered the entire summer with clusters 
of fragrant, reddish flowers, and will furnish 
beauty for the improvement of any prominent 
situation. 
The honeysuckle that grows to the greatest 
height of all is the native American type (L. 
hirsuta). It has little else to recommend it, 
however, and certainly does not compare favour- 
ably with its Japanese brothers. A good dwarf 
variety that does not make itself obnoxious by 
continual suckering is the trumpet honeysuckle 
(L. sempervirens). This plant is covered all 
summer with orange-red flowers, but lacks fra- 
grance. The best honeysuckle for shady spots 
is the woodbine (L. Periclymenum), a good, free 
bloomer. The flowers are yellowish-white and 
very fragrant. The only pure white honey- 
suckle is L. longiflorum, which is tender and needs 
protection in the latitude of Long Island. There 
are numerous other varieties, but they vary 
