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suffruticose plant Paeonia Moutan requires a sheltered posi- 

 tion in the shrubbery, where, in Ma} and June, its flowers 

 excel all others in magnificence. Two species of Garrya, 

 from the higher parts of Mexico, have of late been added 

 to our choice evergreen shrubs. G. elliptica flowers in 

 winter, if the season be open, and succeeds well if trained 

 against a south wall ; its male catkins are long, and hang 

 down very gracefully, so that the plant forms a fine accom- 

 paniment to the Laurustinus. G. laurifoliais equally har- 

 dy, and forms a handsome shrub. From the list published 

 by Mrs. Loudon, any one might form such a collection as, 

 when properly arranged, would produce all the variety and 

 beauty expected from the shrubbery. 



There are many fine climbling shrubs, such as the spe- 

 cies of Clematis, particularly grandiflora and Sieboldtii, 

 and of Lonicera or honeysuckle ; the Passiflora ccerulea, 

 with its curious and beautiful flowers ; and Aristolochia 

 Sipho, remarkable for the size and elegance of its foliage. 

 Others, though not precisely of this class, are much be- 

 holden to the shelter of a wall, such as the Cercis siliquas- 

 trum, or Judas-tree, and Edwardsia tetraptera and micro- 

 phylla. Among those of recent introduction into England 

 may be noticed Leycesteria formosa, Glycine Sinensis, 

 Eccremocarpus scaber, and Sollya heterophylla. Some 

 herbaceous creepers succeed admirably when trained 

 against a wall in the open garden; particularly Maurandia 

 semperflorens and Barclayana, and Lophospermum scan- 

 deds and erubescens. The numerous species or varieties 

 of Fuchsia, when planted against the wall, or even in the 

 open ground, and protected with an occasional covering in 

 winter, convey to us a better idea of the riches of Chilian 

 vegetation than when they are confined to the shelves of 

 the green-house. Among the more ornamental hardy 



