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cnt names in different European languages. In (treat 

 Britain it is found in almost every part of the south, 

 and, though it seems to like the chalk tast, it will grow 

 anywhere, but it is not found truly wild in Scotland or 

 Ireland. I must not, however, dwell longer on it, for 

 it is a wild plant, and I have to speak of garden plants. 

 I know of no family more useful in the garden of 

 hardy plants than the climbing, shrubby forma of the 

 clematis, for there are some herbaceous sjwcies of which 

 I cannot speak now. But of the climbing srts there 

 can be had plants of all colours pure white, derp blue, 

 pale yellow, purple, and so up to the brilliant scarlet of 

 the t\ foffintti from Texas. Ami they can IHJ had at 

 all seasons, for I have often gathered the truces of tho 

 lovely white <*. .UW<iM/i from tho Himalayas in March, 

 while tho South Euroj>ean f '. cirrfutMi will give its pale 

 buff flowers in midwinter if the season is not severe. 

 And in all of them the l>eauty is not confined to the 

 flowers ; the foliage of many is most delicate, and the 

 seeds almost as beautiful as those of our own wild 

 travellers' joy. 



There arc two very good climbers of a much more 

 limited range than the clematis, the I'eriplocti and 

 Aristolofhut, both of which will very rapidly cover 

 anything to which they are attached. The I'crijtloat 

 (7rw<i, which covers the hedges in many parts of 



