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seldom injured by cold or frost. In this country it 

 is found to thrive below the latitude of Washington with 

 as little care as is given to many other plants in com- 

 mon use. It is known to do well in Philadelphia, and 

 good specimens are occasionally seen in the vicinity of 

 New York, facts which fairly indicate its northern terri- 

 torial range. At its best it makes a well-shaped bush 

 from five to eight feet high, and usually about as many 

 in diameter. When desired it can be grown on a pillar 

 or trained to a wall as a low climber with good effect. 

 The plant is clothed with small, oblong, glossy foliage, 

 and in its season is abundant with blossoms. The tubu- 

 lar flowers are of a pale rose-color without, and white 

 within, continuing from July or August, according to loca- 

 tion, until frost. A. r. grandiflora is a variety originated 

 in Italy, which is said to be a decided improvement upon 

 the type. The flowers are much larger and more beauti- 

 ful, the color remaining the same, and the whole plant is 

 more robust. 



A. scrrata. This is another of the broad-leaved ever- 

 green species from China, and is of about the same propor- 

 tions as the last. It is, however, an early spring bloomer, 

 producing its terminal flowers singly, but in sufficient 

 abundance to cover the entire bush. They are very large, 

 pale red, and exceedingly fragrant. It has the reputation 

 of not being quite so hardy as the rupestris, but as being 

 especially desirable in southern localities and for green- 

 house cultivation. 



A. tr iflora is a native of Hindoostan, and grows to a 

 height of five or six feet. Its foliage also remains through 



