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303 



hardened. Any fay, light, well-drained soil, suits this climber, 

 [t should be made moderately rich, arid in such soil, when 

 planted against a wall, it will cover a space twelve or fourteen 

 feet square, in two or three seasons. It is well worthy the 

 attention of those who are looking for climbers of a permanent 

 kind, to cover unsightly walks, or close fences, or to render gar- 

 den buildings of any kind more ornamental, by a rich canopy 

 of foliage and bloom." (Downing.) 



VIBURNUM. 



Viburnum opulus. Snowball Garden Kose. This ele- 

 gant shrub is a common ornament of the garden, producing 

 large white bunches of flowers like those of the Hydrangea ; 

 grouped with the Laburnum, purple and white Lilacs, double- 

 flowering Thorns, &c., it has a fine effect ; in flower the last 

 of May and June ; eight or ten feet high ; propagated from 

 suckers, layers, and cuttings. 



Viburnum lentago. Sweet Viburnum. A native species 

 of great beauty. Mr. Emerson describes it as a "beautiful small 

 tree, rising to the height of fifteen to twenty feet, with rich 

 foliage, and clothed, in June, with a profusion of delicate, 

 showy flowers." The flowers are produced in terminal cymes, 

 and from them a very agreeable fragrance is diffused. " There 

 is a softness and richness about the flowers and foliage of the 

 Sweet Viburnum, which distinguish it above all others of the 

 same genus. It is hardly less beautiful in fruit, from the pro- 

 fusion of the rich blue berries hanging down among the 

 curled leaves, which are beginning to assume the beautiful 

 hues of autumn. A tree of this kind makes a fine appearance 

 at the angle of a walk, or in the corner of a garden, as its del- 

 icacy invites a near approach, and rewards examination. With 

 this delicacy of appearance, it is a hardy plant, and may some- 

 times be seen on the bleak hillside, where it has encountered 

 the north-west stormy winds for a score of years." 



We think this Viburnum much more desirable than the 



