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for growing in confined shady situations where no other 

 plant will thrive. 



Ampeldpsis liederacea. This plant is commonly employed for 

 covering walls, for which the rapidity of its growth 

 and the largeness of the leaves render it extremely 

 appropriate. There are several species of the genus, 

 all resembling the Vine in habit and in flower. 



Tasminum officinale, garden Jasmine. This delightful climb- 

 ing shrub has been in common use all over Europe 

 for covering arbours from time immemorial ; its white, 

 delicate, and lovely fragrant flowers render it a great 

 acquisition. Unfortunately, with us, it is rather deli- 

 cate for our winters, unless well protected by a south 

 wall or other building, and even then, when in a 

 young state, must be protected ; but, in the South, 

 this plant and also the yellow Jasminum revolhtum 

 grow luxuriantly and bloom profusely, and even J. 

 grandifldrum is a hardy shrub in South Carolina and 

 Georgia. J. nudiflorum, flowers large, bright golden 

 yellow, a new and desirable species from Japan, 

 flowers very early in spring. 

 Lonicera, or more properly Caprifolium. The Honeysuckle 

 This genus of flowering odoriferous climbing shrub8 

 are principally natives of this country : they are all 

 equally beautiful ; but where there is not space in 

 our city gardens to cultivate the whole family, it is 

 ndispensable to have C. Jlextwsvm, the Chinese sweet- 

 scented or evergreen ; it blooms in May and Septem- 

 ber, and is a very rapid grower. C. Belgicd is also a 

 charming species; it blooms the whole summer, and 

 is very odorous. Our native C. sempervirens, or 

 Coral Honeysuckle, is not easily surpassed; its pro- 

 fuse and brilliant scarlet flowers render it the most 

 attractive object in all our country gardens. C. Japb- 

 nicum is also an excellent Chinese species, with deli- 

 cate orange-coloured flowers of agreeable sweetness, 

 but will not bear our winters north of the southern 

 part of Virginia. 



I >-*m>nora, or Passion vine. There are several hardy species 

 for this latitude ; but the only very beautiful one is 

 P. incamata, which, although it dies to the ground 

 every winter, yet rail, during the summer, put forth 



