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virens } the North American Trumpet Honeysuckle, showy 

 scarlet and yellow. These all prefer a sunny position and 

 a rich, tight soil. They should not be planted with other 

 shrubs which will compete for soil nourishment, nor will 

 they flower well in shade. L. Hildebrandtiana y a strong 

 growing Burmese species, with large, apricot-yellow flowers ; 

 and L. etrusca, var. superba, orange-yellow, are excellent 

 for large greenhouses. Easily propagated by cuttings or 

 layers. Climbing Loniceras flower on the young wood. 



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Hardy, or nearly hardy, thorny shrubs, two species of 

 which are well known in gardens, namely, L. chinense, the 

 Tea-tree or Box-thorn, which will thrive in almost any 

 situation, and is a good seaside plant, with purplish flowers 

 and scarlet fruits ; and L. pallidum, from Arizona, a less 

 vigorous grower, with peculiar greenish tubular flowers 

 produced in May and June. Propagation in autumn or 

 spring by cuttings. 



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Elegant stove and greenhouse ferns, readily distin- 

 guished by their thin, wiry, climbing fronds (stems), which 

 are permanent and become interlaced. Those cultivated 

 are : L. dichotomum (ftexuosum), a sturdy climber ; L. 

 japonicum, resembling the preceding but less robust ; L. 

 palmatum, a cool house pillar plant ; L reticulatum ; and 

 L. scandens (volubile), which has stems up to 15 feet. A 

 compost of peat, loam, and sand in equal parts suits 

 them. 



