110 MAY. 



beautiful fruit. It is propagated by cuttings, seeds, 

 or layers. Seed sown in a hot-bed will be fit for 

 planting out in the following year. Layers will be 

 sufficiently struck in twelve months ; and cuttings, 

 made early in spring, before the plant begins to bud, 

 will bear planting out in the next spring. If placed 

 under glass, in a hot-bed, they will very speedily root 



V CLEMATIS^ 



"The Clematis, the favored flower, 

 Which boasts the name of virgin bower.' 1 '' 



This is also a lovely ornament to the wall, and is 

 very hardy, growing in almost any soil, (light loam 

 the best, however,) and easily propagated by cut- 

 tings, which soon strike if put under glasses. 



The motto will set some people right, about the 

 pronunciation of the word "Clematis;" most persons 

 laying the accent on the second syllable, instead of 

 the first, if the lamented author of the " Lady of the 

 Lake" be considered authority. 



The Virgin Bower is found wild in almost every 

 part of the United States, and is frequently seen 

 covering the fences with its large white flowers, 

 during most of the month of June.- 



THE MYRTLE, 



" Which breathes its balmy fragrance o'er the wild," 



Though a conservatory or green-house plant, has 

 some hardy varieties, which, in many parts of this 

 mild climate, grow freely in the open air. In win- 



