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to the trunk of a tree within its reach, by the numerous 

 small aerial-rootlets, which it sends out from the inner 

 sides of its shoots. 



" In the blossoms of the T. grandiflora, however, lies 

 its peculiar beauty. These are produced, in great profu- 

 sion of clusters, in July and August, so as to give the 

 whole plant an exceedingly gay and lively appearance. 

 They are not long and tubular, like those of the common 

 Trumpet Flower, but somewhat cup-shaped. * * * The 

 color is beautifully varied, the outside being a rich pure 

 orange-scarlet, marked with brighter streaks. These gay 

 clusters open their blossoms in succession, so as to keep up 

 a brilliant appearance for a long time ; and we are ac- 

 quainted with no climbing shrub, except the Chinese 

 Wistaria, which at all vies in elegance or brilliancy of ef- 

 fect, in the garden or pleasure-ground, with this during 

 the season of bloom. Last season, we counted over three 

 hundred in bloom, at once, upon a plant in our neighbor- 

 hood ; and the same profuse display continued a fortnight 

 or more. 



" T. grandiflora may be grown with perfect ease where 

 the old Trumpet Flower (T. radicans) thrives. North 

 of -this (Newburg, N. Y.) it will, perhaps, require a little 

 protection in winter, such as a layer of straw tied over the 

 larger shoots, or some branches of evergreens laid against 

 them at the approach of winter. A northern site will al- 

 so be found the better one at the north, wherever there is 

 a doubt of its hardiness, since the temperature will, in 

 such a site, be more uniform and less injurious than in a 

 southern aspect. Wherever the Isabella grape ripens, 

 this handsome climbing shrub will be easily cultivated in 

 almost any situation. If there are any fears of its hardi- 

 ness, it may be protected, as we have pointed out, for a 

 couple of years, till the wood gets strong and well hard- 

 ened. Any dry, light, well-drained soil, suits this climb- 



