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aspect as there advised. Two other species, the T. pentaphyllum (the Chymocarpus 

 pentaphyllus of some authors) and T. tuberosum, are sometimes recommended, 

 though less remarkable than some others of the family. All the Tropoeolums 

 deserve a trial in the open border, even the most tender of them. 



Of the Annual climbers, we have but space to remark that, the most desirable 



in addition to the Tropa3olums and Convolvulus, already referred to — are the 



Thunber<nas, of which there are several species and varieties; the Scypanthus 

 elegans, belonging to the Loasa family, but without their stinging properties ; the 

 Loasa aurantiaca ; and the different annual species of Lathy rus, or Sweet Pea, all of 

 which, with the exception of the last, require to be raised on a hot-bed, and 

 subsequently turned into the border in May. 



"We have by no means exhausted the list, either of annual or perennial climbers ; 

 for the present, however, we must terminate our observations, only remarking in 

 conclusion, that however beautiful this class of plants may be when well grown and 

 carefully trained, none are more unsightly when neglected. 



THE TKEE MIGNONETTE. 



With little to recommend it in point of beauty, this deliciously fragrant weed — 

 'the Frenchman's darling' — is, we are persuaded, the most ubiquitous of all 

 cultivated plants. If it were possible for it to become extinct, like the now fossil 

 creations of an earlier age, its very name would convey to posterity a faithful idea 

 of the estimation in^ which it was once held. Mignonette ! how musical and 

 endearing the sound ; Mignon is sufficiently expressive, but how far exceeded by 

 the diminutive — Mignonette ! 



We have no intention of occupying our space with any directions for the cultiva- 

 tion of this, the most easily grown of all annual plants ; but as the Tree variety is 

 less common than it deserves to be, though it presents no difficulty whatever in its 

 management, we have thought a few hints on its treatment may be acceptable to 

 some of our readers. 



The principle on which the shrubby specimens are formed, is very simple. If an 

 annual plant is prevented from flowering, its existence may, in some cases, be 

 prolonged several seasons, always provided that it is, in the case of tender plants, 

 protected from frost. 



The Mignonette does not transplant well, its long fleshy roots being injured by 

 removal ; and for Trees, it is therefore preferable to sow the seeds either singly in 

 small thumb-pots, or to place three or four seeds in a three-inch pot. In the latter 

 case, when all of them germinate, the weakest plants should be cut out, one only, 



