ON THE HONEYSUCKLE 207 



much they are loved in a state of nature, because it is 

 recognised that the Eastern forms are finer. 



The evergreen and winter-blooming Honeysuckles 

 are worth attention. The former, which bears scarlet 

 and yellow flowers in spring, is called Lonicera semper- 

 virens. It is a North American plant, and not quite 

 hardy. It is the " trumpet Honeysuckle," and there 

 are several varieties of it ; they may be tried outside 

 in warm places. The latter bears white flowers towards 

 the end of winter, and its perfume has earned it the 

 attractive name of Fragrantissima. It is a Chinese plant, 

 and is quite hardy, but it is more suitable for culture 

 as a bush than as a climbing plant. 



The "Dutch Honeysuckle" sold by florists is a 

 variety of periclymenum, and so are the Belgian and 

 Oak-leaved; but the ''French Honeysuckle" is not a 

 Lonicera at all it is a Hedysarum. 



The Honeysuckles may be propagated by seeds, and 

 also by cuttings inserted in sandy soil in a frame in 

 autumn, but the question of propagation need not be 

 dealt with fully, because it concerns nurserymen, and 

 they know their business quite well. Honeysuckles are 

 not plants which the amateur gardener wants to multiply 

 extensively. His requirements in respect to any par- 

 ticular kind are limited, as a rule, to two or three plants, 

 and these he can buy at moderate prices. He will plant 

 them here and there, in selected places, such as on a 

 framework of rustic poles somewhere near the house, or 

 skirting a favourite walk. Or perhaps he will employ 

 them for that part of his pergola which is nearest to his 

 favourite garden-seat or summer-house. There, in the 

 evening, he will read with the perfume of the flowers in 

 his nostrils. And so will the garden gain new charms. 



