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tender, except for the garden, where they are highlj 

 prized. 



The Glycine or Wistaria (Wistaria puhescens) is a 

 very beautiful climbing plant, and adds much to the 

 gracefulness of trees, when trained so as to hang from 

 .heir lower branches. The leaves are pinnate, and the 

 light purple flowers, which bloom in loose clusters like 

 those of the Locust, are universally admired. The 

 Chinese Wistaria (W. sinensis) is a very elegant species 

 of this plant, which appears to be quite hardy here ; and 

 when loaded with its numerous large clusters of pendent 

 blossoms, is highly ornamental. It grows rapidly, and, 

 with but little care, will mount to a great height. These 

 vines with pinnated foliage, would be remarkably 

 appropriate when climbing up, and hanging from the 

 branches of such light airy trees as the Three-thorned 

 Acacia, the Locust, etc. 



We must not forget to enumerate here the charming 

 family of the Honeysuckles ; some of them are natives of 

 the old world, some of our own continent ; and all of them 

 are common in our gardens, where they are universally 

 prized for their beauty and fragrance. In their native 

 localities they grow upon trees, and trail along the rocks. 

 The species which ascends to the greatest height, is the 

 common European Woodbine,* which twines around the 

 stems, and hangs from the ends of the longest branches of 

 trees : 



" As Woodbine weds the plant within her reach. 

 Rough Elm, or smooth-grained Ash, or glossy Beech, 

 In spiral rings ascends the trunk, and lays 

 Her golden tassels on the leafy sprays." 



COWPEK. 



* Woodbind is the original name, derived from the habit of the plant of 

 winding itself around trees, and binding tlie branches together. 



