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finest, and there is another variety of W. chinensis with 

 silvery variegated leaves. The Wistarias are propagated 

 by layers, and those grown on walls are best pruned by 

 filling up the space by the branches and cutting back to 

 these to encourage the production of flowering spurs. 



The Loniceras or Honeysuckles are also general 

 favourites because of their fragrance. Some are not 

 climbers, but among the best of the climbing species are 

 the varieties of L. Periclymenum, the common Honey- 

 suckle j the yellow-flowered Caprifolium, also with 

 fragrant flowers ; the pleasing etrusca with yellow and 

 purple-scented flowers ; the light-yellow flava hirsuta , 

 and the favourite japonica with reddish flowers, its 

 variety flexuosa, also called brachypoda, which is 

 yellow ; and the pretty golden netted foliaged form of 

 japonica named aureo-reticulata, which, however, requires 

 the shelter of a cold greenhouse in some neighbourhoods. 

 When grown on warm walls some of these Honeysuckles 

 are much infested with aphides, unless occasionally 

 washed with some preventative insecticide. They are 

 most pleasing rambling up a tree or over an arbour. 

 Another pretty arbour plant, though not brilliant in 

 colour, is Apios tuberosa, a hardy tuberous plant with 

 fragrant purple-brown flowers, more attractive than this 

 description of their colour would indicate. For an 

 arbour or low trellis it is a desirable climber. 



The Rubuses, or Brambles, are not sufficiently 

 appreciated as wall or climbing plants, especially the 

 double-flowered forms of our common Blackberry or 

 Bramble. These are called albus plenus and roseus 

 plenus, the former having white flowers and the latter 

 beautiful light rosy blooms. They are as easy to grow 

 as our common typical species fruticosus, and look very 

 beautiful indeed. Those who wish to combine the 

 useful and the ornamental may grow the Parsley or 

 Cut-leaved Bramble, R. laciniatus, which gives a good 



