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ARISTOLOCHIA.— Birth-wort. 



Aristolochia Sipho. — Pipe Vine. — Dutchman's PijDe. — 

 A singular climbing plant, with handsome, broad foliage, 

 with brownish-purple, and very curious, somewhat pipe- 

 shaped flowers. It grows fifteen or twenty feet high ; 

 blooms in June and July; propagated from layers and 

 cuttings. It flourishes in any good, strong soil. 



AZALEA. — Swamp Honeysuckle. 



[From Greek signifying arid, a n:iine quile inappropriate to our species, 

 which grow mostly in moist places.] 



Azalea ludica. — This is not hardy enough to endure 

 our winters, but is one of the most beautiful of the hardy 

 green-house shrubs in cultivation. The colors are from 

 pure white to dark crimson, scarlet, and light purple, with 

 intermediate shades ; it continues a long time in bloom 

 during the winter months ; it is suitable for the sitting- 

 room as well as the green-house. 



A. viscosa. — Clammy Azalea, White Swamp-Honey- 

 suckle, may be found in abundance among the brush- 

 wood in low grounds, and is much admired for the fra- 

 grance of its flowers, which are produced in terminal, 

 umbel-like corymbs ; mostly pure white, but sometimes 

 varying to blush or variegated ; hairy and glutinous on 

 the outside ; stamens longer than the corolla, which in all 

 the species is bell or fannel form, terminating in five un- 

 equal segments. 



A. nudiflora. — This, as well as A. viscosa, is called by 

 the country people Swamp Pink, probably on accoimt of 

 the odor of the flowers, Avhicli has some resemblance to 

 the Garden Pink. By them they are eagerly sought after, 

 and form a conspicuous part of the decoration of the 

 mantel-piece, in its season, the month of June. The color 



