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adhering to the roots, and planted in a well-prepared bed as 

 recommended for the Rhododendron. In the autumn of 1889 I 

 removed from the woods one hundred and forty-five plants and 

 lost hut six, and twenty-two bloomed in the following spring of 

 1890. Their deep-green leaf that never curls or Hinches with 

 heat or cold enlivens the grounds the whole season with their 

 summer bloom, and their green leaf in winter. 



The Andromedas also prove a very interesting class of ever- 

 green plants. Andromeda Floribunda is a leafy shrul) of very 

 compact and symmetrical growth, with a profusion of flowering 

 spikes that form in the autumn and bloom in May. Andromeda 

 Polifolia is a beautiful little shrub, in leaf the year round. The 

 leaves are pinkish on the upper side, and white underneath ; its 

 flowers are white, tinted with rose ; they require a peaty soil, 

 and will repay a little space and care ; a deep mulching of forest 

 leaves applied in the autumn, to prevent the ground from freez- 

 ing, is one of the requisites to success, as the evergreen leaf 

 undoubtedly requires and receives some nourishment from the 

 roots during the cold season. 



The foregoing embraces the best of the hardy flowering shrubs. 

 Any and all of them well repay for skill and care, and will 

 embellish any grounds. There are a large number of climbino- 

 or trailing shrubs. The Actinidia Polygama is a new one from 

 Japan, of very strong growth. The one in my grounds is more 

 than forty feet in height, it has both beautiful leaf and flowers, 

 and has for seven consecutive years borne fruit which is edible. 

 The Chinese Wistaria is much esteemed as a climbing shrub, and 

 in favorable seasons, when in bloom, is an object of charming 

 beauty ; it does best on buildings. The Clematis in its variety 

 has of late years received much well -deserved attention ; they 

 are all very showy, and need a deep, rich, and moist situation. 

 The Trumpet Vine is of very strong habit and is a good climber, 

 with a profusion of scarlet trumpet-shaped flowers. The Lon- 

 icera, Climbing Honeysuckle, has long been cultivated, givino- 

 a profusion of flowers of many shades of color ; it is delightfully 

 fragrant, many sorts are free growing, and very suita))le for 

 arbors or lattice work. 



