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flowers. Their nature is to twine about any support, 

 hence they are more useful for adorning pillars, veran- 

 da posts, etc., than for covering walls. Excellent about 

 rockwork. By stopping the leading shoots at four to six 

 feet, most of the kinds form handsome standards if sup- 

 ported by a stake. 



Among native species and their varieties are the fol- 

 lowing : 



Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle {L. sempervirens), 

 a strong grower, with handsome, scarlet flowers, about 

 two inches long, produced all summer ; dark-green 

 leaves. Brown's Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle (var. 

 Bi'oionii), a variety of the last with large dark-scarlet 

 flowers. Small Eed Honeysuckle (var. minus), a variety 

 with small flowers, slightly darker than in the species. 



Yellow Trumpet Honeysuckle (Z. JIava), very 

 fragrant, briglit-yeilow and orange flowers. AVhat is 

 known in the nurseries as the Canadian Honeysuckle 

 (var. Canademis), probably a variety of this, is a dis- 

 tinct and striking form, of robust growth, Avith large, 

 bluish-green leaves, united in pairs at the base around 

 the stem ; yellow flowers in June ; readily grown as a 

 standard. 



The Asiatic species are a class of great value, Hall's 

 Japan Honeysuckle {L. Halleana), a species with fine, 

 nearly evergreen leaves, and very sweet flowers, at first pure 

 white, and then changing to yellow, and produced nW 

 summer, a superb sort. Japan-Evergreen Honeysuckle 

 {L. hracliiipoda), of remarkably vigorous growth, with 

 white and yellow fragrant flowers. Golden-Veined 

 Honeysuckle (var. reticulata), a variety of the last, the 

 small, rounded leaves of which are elegantly netted and 

 veined with yellow. Among other meritorious kinds may 

 be named 



The Common Woodbine (X. Perichjmenum), a rapid 



