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in dry situations in the rock garden, but it should not be 

 often disturbed. The flowers are a lovely golden colour, 

 the leaves are rue-like in tone, the stems creep about, some- 

 times 3 or 4 feet, through the neighbouring plants like a 

 golden snake. 



T. tricolor is an interesting bulb, which may be easily 

 grown in a pot in the greenhouse, and trained over a 

 balloon-shaped wire frame ; it is soon covered with gay 

 flowers, and remains in bloom for weeks together. 



Besides the Nasturtium, the best annual creepers 

 are the Maurandya, Convolvulus, and Ipomoea. The 

 Common Hop is a useful climber when rapid growth is 

 required, and there is space to allow of its running 

 wild over a bower, or climbing up some old fruit tree. 

 When free from insects, both leaves and clusters are 

 very attractive. 



Aristolochia Sipho is a distinguished looking climber, 

 with great tendrils and noble leaves. Tomentosa wears 

 a different foliage. 



The Cotoneaster microphylla is named rupestris, from 

 its habit of creeping over rocks and like positions on 

 sloping banks ; it is smaller than the common one. 



The Azara are distinct and graceful shrubs. As wall 

 plants they flower freely. They are natives of New 

 Zealand. 



Melia azadarach is an ornamental tree, not unlike the 

 Ailantus. I have admired it growing round the English 

 churchyard at Nazareth, and even more vigorously in some 

 of the Californian streets, where its shade is most welcome. 



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