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the effect would be distinctly good. W. sinensis, the 

 mauve-flowered species, is the one usually planted. 

 The variety alba is less robust, and does not flower so 

 freely ; it wants a warm place. The double variety is 

 very beautiful when in perfection, but our experience 

 is that it never flowers freely, and the raceme is often 

 poor. W. multijuga has very long racemes, and is 

 the Wisteria which gives so much beauty to the gar- 

 dens in Japan. It is always a pleasure in Wistaria 

 time to visit the Royal Gardens, Kew, and see the 

 exquisitely coloured trails of flowers on this species ; 

 these trails measure between 2 and 3 feet in length. 

 Rosea is a rose-coloured variety. 



