Clematis Choisya ternata and Buddleia variability against a south wall 

 and i n a famous Berkshire garden, its masses of handsome purple- 



Solanum blue fl wers contrasting finely with great groups of pink Bella- 

 and Various donna Lilies. Another charming effect is created by a plant of S. 



P jasmtnoides on an old cottage near by. It was so infested with 



blight in a little cold greenhouse, that it was allowed to escape 

 through a broken pane in the roof, and has flourished for years 

 against the house-wall beyond, mingling its delicate white 

 blossoms with the crimson foliage of Ampelopsis Veitcbii. 

 This Solanum is seen at its best in places where the winter 

 is mild. In Somersetshire it festoons the houses up to the eaves, 

 and in Ireland, where the sketch was made of it wreathing a 

 high wall with Clematis Jackmanni, the growth is always particu- 

 larly luxuriant, and the trusses of flowers numerous and large. 



But among perfectly hardy creepers a new delight is the 

 little-known Polygonum Baldschuanicum ; for though it was 

 introduced as long ago as 1888 from Turkestan, strangely 

 enough it has only recently come into favour. This charm- 

 ing plant is invaluable for pergolas or fences, pillars or arches. 

 On a pillar it is particularly effective, its long hanging shoots 

 clothing the support from summit to base with their tassels of 

 pink blossoms, which are borne in great profusion in autumn, 

 just when many climbing plants are out of flower. Its growth 

 is extremely rapid ; but happily it does not spread underground 

 like the other knot weeds, which as we know to our cost may 

 become such a pest in the garden. And even if at times it is 

 cut back by severe frosts, the plant itself is so hardy that it will 

 quickly start into fresh beauty. So showy and valuable a 

 climber ought to find a place in every garden. 



ROSE G. KINGSLEY. 

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