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flat corymbs of flowers, of a beautiful rosy-purple colour, with a white eye when 

 first expanded. The old wood of this species should be carefully preserved, as it 

 is chiefly from it that the flowers are produced, in which it differs from most of 

 those we have grown. It is considerably hardier than the others, but will not 

 endure frost. Trained against a wall, it produces a charming effect, and will 

 eventually reach some size, if the old stems are preserved when the plant is dug up 

 in autumn. It also does well in a bed, planted in a mixture of peat and loam ; in 

 pure loam it will not succeed, but leaf-mould may be employed as a substitute for 

 peat. 



The Lantanas are by no means expensive : all those we have named may be had 

 for a trifling sum in most localities. 



The appellation Lantana was formerly given to one species of Viburnum, but 

 its application to the present genus is unexplained. 



PLANTS FOE AN ARCHED TRELLIS. 



In a recent inspection of an interesting garden in our neighbourhood, we were 

 much struck with the admirable effect produced by a judicious employment of 

 climbing plants trained arch-wise over the paths and parterres, and inwardly 

 resolved to call the attention of our readers, at the earliest moment, to the advan- 

 tages and charms of such an arrangement. 



"We must, however, state in the outset that it is only in gardens of some size that 

 this mode of training can be adopted to any extent, for as the object in view is the 

 augmentation of the general effect, and not the concealment of the dwarf plants, it 

 follows that the end will hardly be obtained if the arches are too numerous, or too 

 obstructively disposed. The smallest garden will, however, offer space enough for 

 the introduction of a few climbers trained in this form. Most of our climbing 

 plants unfortunately lose their leaves in winter, and the trellises then present a 

 naked appearance ; we think, however, that it would be quite practicable to cover 

 a few of them with ivy, which could be kept closely clipped, and would be speedily 

 concealed in summer by the rapid growth of many of the herbaceous climbers. 



Among the plants more especially adapted to this purpose we may name, first 

 the Periploca grceca, which, although deciduous and producing flowers of an incon- 

 spicuous character, is remarkable for the luxuriance of its handsome foliage, and is 

 of very rapid growth. It is perfectly hardy, and increased with facility by cuttings. 



The Aristolochia Sipho is an equally useful plant, with highly curious flowers of 

 considerable size, but they are not generally produced freely ; its fine leaves, 



