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to post, as Roses and Clematises are 

 often done. 



Some attention is required in prun- 

 ing, especially the European and 

 American deciduous species. The old 

 stems should be cut away so as to 

 encourage new ones, otherwise if 

 allowed to go unpruned the plants 

 die out. The Japanese Honeysuckles 

 are more vigorous, and only require 

 pruning to keep them in check. This 

 is especially the case with L. japonica 

 and its variegated form, which soon 

 form an impenetrable mass of shoots, 

 and that is why they should not be 

 grown on an arbour or over a walk, 

 as owing to the dense shade the under 

 side becomes full of dead leaves and 

 shoots. 



L. CAPRIFOLIUM (Goat Honeysuckle). 

 A common plant, but not a true native, 

 though it occurs occasionally in a natura- 

 lised state. The flowers, borne in clusters, 

 have long tubes, yellowish and blush 

 tinted, and very fragrant, coming in May 

 and June, succeeded in autumn by 

 yellowish berries. It is a robust twiner, 

 and grows wild in chalky districts in 

 hedges and woods. There are numerous 

 recorded names of varieties of this Honey- 

 suckle, among them being rubella, pallida, 

 verna, villosa, atrosanguinea, and Magne- 

 villei. The last named is one of the most 

 distinct. 



L. CILIOSA (Western Trumpet Honey- 

 suckle). A rare and beautiful kind 

 recently reintroduced. A twining species 

 of the L. sempervirens set, but differing in 

 having leaves hairy at the margins. 

 Flowers i inches long, very freely pro- 

 duced, and in their self-coloured refined 

 orange tone very effective and distinct 

 from all else. Flowers in early summer, 

 the scarlet fruits ripening in September. 



L. CONFUSA. De Candolle's Honey- 

 suckle is the beautiful Honeysuckle that is 

 grown under the name of L. Halleana. A 

 slender plant with long twining branches, 

 the leaves are ovate, and not pinnatifid 

 as in L. japonica, deep green, with not 

 such a ruddy tinge as in L. japonica. The 

 flowers are in pairs from the axils of the 

 leaves on the tips of the young shoots, pure 

 white when first expanded, changing to 

 yellow, and this is the character that makes 

 the plant so beautiful apart from its 

 fragrance and free flowering. It flowers 

 throughout the summer, and its lithe, 

 slender stems will soon reach the top of 

 a wall or tree stump. 



L. FLAVA. A moderate climber, with 

 broad ovate leaves, pale green beneath, 

 and terminal clusters of flowers, bright 

 rich yellow fading to a deeper shade, and 

 delightfully fragrant. It is best when 



planted against a sunny wall in this 

 country. N. America. 



L. FRAGRANTISSIMA (The Winter Honey- 

 suckle). Among the earliest of all hardy 

 shrubs whose flowers greet the new year 

 are this species and its close ally, L. 

 Standishi. Neither of them can be called 

 showy, yet they are both well worth grow- 

 ing, because their flowers, although small, 

 are abundant, and have besides a fine 

 fragrance. These are only good in warm 

 southern valleys or warm walls, but never 

 so valuable as the summer-flowering kinds. 



L. TRAGOPHYLLA (Chinese Honeysuckle). 

 A beautiful Honeysuckle, large yellow 

 flowers, vigorous and hardy. Best in a 

 half-shady position and in good moist 

 loam. 



L. JAPONICA (Japan Honeysuckle). 

 This is as hardy as the common Honey- 

 suckle, and retains its foliage during win- 

 ter. It may be distinguished from the 

 other two Japanese species by its slender 

 growth, deep green shining leaves, which 

 have a marked tendency to vary from the 

 normal ovate form to a pinnatifid or Oak- 

 leaved form. The flowers are in pairs on 

 the tips of the young shoots, tubular, 

 slender, white tinged with red, and fra- 

 grant, from midsummer till the beginning 

 of autumn. 



L. PERICLYMENUM (Honeysuckle : 

 Woodbine). A native of the middle of 

 Europe and northwards, and is a true 

 native in England, where it is generally 

 seen in hedgerows and thickets. Numer- 

 ous varieties of this species have sprung 

 up either wild or under cultivation. Some 

 differ in regard to colour of flowers, others 

 in time of flowering, and these are the 

 most important. The wild form flowers 

 about midsummer, according to the season 

 the variety known as the Late Dutch 

 Honeysuckle flowers into autumn. 

 Another variety, belgica, is known as the 

 Dutch Honeysuckle, as distinguished from 

 the late Dutch, and it is a stronger growing 

 plant than the type. Its branches are 

 purplish, and its flowers are reddish out- 

 side, yellowish within. 



L. SEMPERVIRENS (Trumpet Honey- 

 suckle). The most beautiful Honeysuckle 

 that has come to us from America for the 

 open garden, where it flourishes well in 

 the southern counties, and none of the 

 Honeysuckles have such brilliant flowers. 

 From the beginning of summer till the 

 end it bears loose clusters of long flowers, 

 scarlet outside. It is best against a warm 

 wall in the cooler parts of the country. 



LOPHOSPERMUM. L. scandens is 

 a tender climber with long slender 

 stems, pale green hairy leaves, and 

 large pink flowers. It thrives in the 

 open air in summer, and is a beautiful 

 plant for festooning old stumps, or 



