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new ever-blooming butterfly bush has a pleasant 

 scent. If you want to be intoxicated by fra- 

 grance, be sure and grow a calycanthus, or 

 strawberry bush; its odor is ravishing, unfor- 

 getable. I have kept in my memory for more 

 than half a century the moment when, in explor- 

 ing a deserted farm, I came across a calycanthus 

 bush ^nd drank in the voluptuous sweetness of 

 its wood and flowers. 



Among the hardy climbers there are some, 

 like the feathery clematis, the house-climbing 

 ampelopsis (Japanese or Boston ivy), and the 

 English ivy, which are very desirable for decora- 

 tive purposes, yet they appeal to only one of 

 our senses, whereas cinnamon vine, the Japanese 

 (Hall's) honeysuckle, and, above all, the wis- 

 taria, also thrill with their fragrance. A doubt- 

 ing lover who can lure his adored one into a 

 wistaria bower will find her quite unable to say 

 "No" in such a blissful atmosphere. 



Of roses, which are both climbers and bushes, 

 there is nothing I could say which has not been 

 said enthusiastically a thousand times. There 

 are more than five thousand species and vari- 

 eties; the best of them are briefly described in 

 the catalogues of seedsmen, who also usually 

 supply free leaflets telling about applications 

 of liquid manure and bone meal and winter 

 protection and other things amateur rose grow- 

 ers should know. My only bit of advice is, 

 select those which, besides lovely color and 



