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for the herbaceous border, or, still better, as an 

 undergrowth beneath groups of taller, thinly-planted 

 shrubs. It is happy also against a wall. Also 

 known as /. floribunda. 



JASMINUM. The White Jasmine (/. officinale) is too 

 well known to describe. It is one of the best of 

 the cheaper wall climbers. Affine is the best variety ; 

 it has larger flowers. /. humile (revolutuni), although 

 an Indian species, will succeed against a wall ; it has 

 yellow flowers and is evergreen. J.fruttcans, another 

 bushy species, may also be grown ; its flowers are 

 yellow, and succeeded by an abundance of round 

 black berries which are very distinct and pleasing in 

 winter. Of course, the beautiful, fragrant, yellow- 

 flowered/, nudiflorum will not be omitted. The new 

 /. primulinum has large yellow flowers in spring. 

 Wants a wall. 



KERRA JAPONICA. Sometimes grown against a 

 wall, but an excellent bush for grouping, except in 

 very cold and exposed gardens. The flowers are 

 yellow and produced abundantly. It should be 

 more grown. The double variety, K. j. flore-pleno, 

 is frequently seen against cottage walls, and making 

 a cloud of yellow from the double rosette-like flowers 

 in early summer. The major form of this is the best. 



LONICERA (Honeysuckle). This is too well known 

 to describe. The Honeysuckle of the hedgerow is 

 as familiar as the Poppy of the cornfield. The 

 common native Honeysuckle is Lonicera Periclymenum, 

 the best variety of which is serotma, or late Dutch ; it 

 flowers into the autumn, and is of redder colouring, 



