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favorable conditions ; and thej are often productive of failure 

 and disappointment. 



There are inanj^ climbing flowering plants which are desirable 

 to cultivate, making a good tit in many places ; among them are 

 Clematis, in great variety, Akebia from Japan and proving hardy. 

 Wisteria, Trumpet Flower, Honeysuckle, &c. ; and I could 

 name many more, but forbear. 



With the advance of the genial season those who love and 

 cultivate trees and flowers will be ever alive and rejoice in the 

 swelling bud and bursting bloom, proclaiming the season of flow- 

 ers is at hand. Even the habit of finding enjoyment in these 

 beautiful plants is worth much ; its scope is further than the eye 

 can reach, or the reason appreciate and understand. 



They are worthy of assiduous and devoted care, and will largely 

 contribute to the enjoyment and happiness of those who cultivate 

 them. 



Mr. James Draper said the essajnst had been so careful as to 

 leave no ground for opposition or discussion. He said wide 

 ground, much study and deep enthusiasm are needed to follow in 

 his footsteps. The common grower wants to know what he can 

 plant on his little ground. In Maples the Rock stands first ; the 

 Beeches deserve more attention ; the American white is good 

 everywhere, and the purple variety deserves all the praise it has 

 received. In planting lie advised the setting of small rather than 

 large trees. He also asked more attention to the White Ash, a 

 row at the Rice estate on Grafton street being cited as a sample 

 of beauty. He commended the compliments to the Tulip tree, 

 and said that here, too, small trees succeed best ; the suggestion 

 for planting it on a board is a good one. The Althea, if grown 

 in very rich soil, is hardly a hardy shrub. The Forsythia is not 

 hardy in all its varieties, but some will do well. The (Jatalpa has 

 not done well here. He would give a caution against the Irish 

 Juniper ; it is pretty and attracts every one, but it will winter-kill 

 one season in three. But there are enough evergreens which are 

 hardy. Of climbing vines, he spoke of the Arapelopsis Veitchii, a 

 closely clinging vine which adheres to a common brick wall, as 

 perfectly hardy. The Magnolias, he said, have the same habit of 

 root with the Tulip tree, and need careful handling when out of 

 the ground. 



Mr. Hadwen said of the Althea that it is usually hardy after 

 planting out on high grounds ; it should be cut back when planted 

 out ; after it is once established it is as stable as the lilac ; many 

 shrubs once called tender are now hardy. The Scotch Laburnum 



