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and very remarkable variety of Honeysuckle, or flowering vine, 

 which is found in the valley of the Columbia River, and which the 

 Rev. Mr. Parker has described as one of the first ornaments of 

 nature. He calls it the Vining Honeysuckle. Washington Irving 

 has also described the same plant in his " Astoria." The leaves are 

 oval, and disposed in threes, of a rich green color ; each flower is com- 

 posed of six petals, about three inches long, of a beautiful crimson 

 color, spotted inside with white. The plant climbs to the topmost 

 branches of trees, after which, continuing to grow, it descends, per- 

 pendicularly, extending from tree to tree, until, finally, its vinous 

 stalks connect and interlace the grove like the rigging of a ship. 

 From the fibres the Indians manufacture baskets of so close a tex- 

 ture as to hold water. The stems of this vine are tougher and more 

 flexible than willows, and are stated to grow from three hundred to 

 six hundred feet in length. 



FLOWERS. 



The lists of flowers recommended by most authors, are much too 

 extensive for general purposes. I have made choice of the list 

 recommended by Mr. J^eill, (Ed. Ency. Vol. x. part 2,) as the foun- 

 dation, and from this I have taken some, and added many, new and 

 fine. It includes the most showy and conspicuous varieties known. 



1. FLORISTS' FLOWERS. 



These flowers are in a peculiar manner distinguished by the title 

 of Florists' flowers. They are cultivated in beds by themselves : 

 the principal are these 1. the Tulip; 2. the Ranunculus; 3. the 

 Anemone ; 4. the Iris ; 5. the Dahlia ; 6. the Pink ; 7. the Carna- 

 tion ; 8.. Polyanthus ; 9. Auricula; 10. Hyacinth; 11. Polyanthus 

 Narcissus; and, 12. the Crocus. 



2. PERENNIALS. 



Tall-growing, showy flowers, to intermix in the shrubbery border. 



For the shrubbery border, the following are recommended as the 

 most suitable tall-growing, herbaceous plants 1. Hollyhock, (Ahhaa 

 rosea ,) of different colors ; September till hard frosts ; 2. Goat's Beard 

 Spiraea, (S.aruncus;) 3. Foxglove, (Digitalis,) biennial ; 4. Monks- 

 hood, with blue and yellow flowers, (Mconitum ;) 5. Larkspur, (Del- 

 phinium grandiflorum and exaltatum, and D. sincnsis ;) 6. Colum- 

 bine (Aquilegia) varieties; 7. Iris, of the large species, (German- 

 ica, sambucina, and siberica ;) 8. Willow herb, (Epilobium inigusti- 

 folium;) 9. Double Feverfew, (Pyrcthrum parthcnium,) are showy 

 in flower; 10. Tall species of Asters, (Jl. puniceus, multiflora, and 

 linarifolia,) with blue and white flowers; 11. Tall species of Soli- 

 dago ; 12. Perennial Sunflowers, particularly Helianthus decapetelus 

 and H. multiflorus ; to these may be added, 13. Rudbe.ckia laciniata. 

 14. I add to this list the Tiger Lily, (Lilium tigridi/m.} Besides 

 tall plants, some of humbler growth may be added, as patches of, 



