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Tho variety Belgicmn^ or Dutch Sweet-scented Honey- 

 suckle, is a well-known fragrant climber, giving a pro- 

 fusion of bloom in June, which emits a delightful odor ; 

 flowers yellow, variegated Avith red or purple. 



The Dutch Monthly Sweet-scented Honeysuckle is an- 

 other variety, with flowers somewhat like the last, but 

 produced in succession through the summer and autumn, 

 until hard frosts. The buds, before they expand, are of 

 a dark-red or purple. When the flower opens, the interi- 

 or is pure white, which changes to a cream color, and 

 from that to an orange, giving the cluster a variegated 

 and rich appearance. A variety has oak-shaped leaves. 



L. Jap6nicum« — Japan, or Chinese Honeysuckle. — 

 Botanists seem to be in much confusion about this species 

 and its allies, and one botanist has called it L. confusa. 

 We give the name adopted by the best authorities. It is 

 a very desirable species, with evergreen leaves, and del- 

 icate flowers through the season ; stem flexuous and 

 twining. It readily supports the rigor of our winters, 

 and, blooming with an exhaustless profusion, presents, 

 from May till late in autumn, rich wreaths of flowers, va- 

 rious in tint, and of an exquisite orange-flower perfume. 



The buds are purple ; as they expand, the spotless 

 white of the gaping corolla is exhibited, with its protrud- 

 ing stamens tipped with yellow anthers. On exposure to 

 the air, the flowers gradually assume a cream-like tint, 

 and, finally, a perfect orange color ; and, as they mature 

 in succession from the base to the extremity of the branch, 

 the colors are all present on the same shoot. The stems 

 and nerves of the leaves are purple ; it is nearly ever- 

 green. In rich loam, the growth is luxuriant. 



The White Italian Honeysuckle has pale-yellow, almost 

 white flowers. There are many other fine varieties and 

 species of this beautiful genus, but not much known. 



In raisino^ the Honevsuckle from seeds, thev should be 



