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Slid iheir «vergrjcn leaves. It flowers from 

 JVJ;y to August. 



'1 he twelfth species lias strong branches, co- 

 v(Tcd with a purple bark, which arc garni-hed 

 wail lucid green leaves embracing the stalks, and 

 coutnnung their verdure all the year : the flowers 

 arc produced in whorled bunches at the ends of 

 the branches ; there are frequently two and some- 

 linics three of these bunches rising one out of 

 another ; they are of a bright red ori their out- 

 side, and ydlow within, of a strong; aromatic 

 flavour. This sort begins to flower iifjune, and 

 there is a succession of flowers till the frost puts 

 a stop to them, so that it is the most valu- 

 able of all sorts. It is a native of North 

 America. 



Culture. — All the sorts mav be increased 

 ■either by layers or cuttings, but the latter is the 

 better practice. The layers should be made 

 from the young shoots, and be laid down in the 

 autumn or early spring, the stracrgling tops bein<T- 

 removed, when by the following'^utumn they wiR 

 have taken root, and should be cut oft" from the 

 plants, being either planted where they are to re- 

 i)iain,orintoanurscrytobe trained for standards, 

 by fixing down stakes to the stem of each plant, 

 to which the principal stalk should be fastened, 

 all the others being cut off; trainincit to the in- 

 tended height, when it should be ^shortened to 

 force out lateral branches, and these be ao-ain 

 stopped to prevent their s^rowing too long. °By 

 constantly repeating this "as the shoots are pro- 

 duced, they may be formed into a sort of standard ; 

 but it regard is had to their flowerinc;, they can- 

 not be formed into regular heads, as t"he constant 

 shortening will destroy the flower-buds. 



The cuttings should be taken from the strono- 

 ^hoots of the former summer, with three or fou° 

 joints, and be planted in rows in a shady border, 

 Xo the dejnh of two or three of them, a foot 

 apart, anxl six inches from plant to plant. 

 When they have tak€n good root in the autumn 

 or spnng following, thev may be removed into 

 the nursery, antl be planted out in rows two 

 feet distant, and afoot asunder in them, where 

 they may be kept a year or two, till wanted for 

 planting out where they are to remain. 



1 he eighth sort mav be raised from suckers, 

 which it affords in plenty, by takino- them off 

 and planting them as above in the auiumn in a 

 father moist soil. 



Several of the sorts may likewise be increased 

 hy sowing ih.e seed or berry in a bed of linht 

 mould m the autumn, to the depth of an inch, 

 llie plants rise in the lir.^t or second .sprino- ; 

 and afterwards require the same mana 'cment 

 as the others. "^ 



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The only culture which any of the sorts after- 

 wards require is, in the upright sorts, to have their 

 straggling shoots shortened, and the dead wood 

 cut out; and those trained as climbers, to have 

 their branches conducted in a proper manner 

 upon their respective supports ; and every year 

 all rambling shoots reduced and trained as may 

 be proi>er, so as to preserve them within due 

 limits and order, except designed to run wild in 

 their own rural way, especially those intended to 

 chmb among the branches of' trees, shrubs, and 

 bushes ; those also intended to cover arbOurs and 

 scats should be pruned and trained annually, 

 laying the shoots along at their length, till they 

 have covered the allotted space ; shortening 

 or clearing out all such stragglers as cannot be 

 properly trained : also such of those sorts as are 

 trained against walls, 8cc. must have an annual 

 pruning and training, by going over them two 

 or three times in summer, laying in some of the 

 most convenient proper shoots, some at their 

 length, shortening or retrenching others as ne- 

 cessary to prescfve regularity, and the proper 

 successionofflowers; being careful to train enough, 

 at this time, of such as appear necessary to con- 

 tinue the bloom as long as possible ; and in win- 

 ter-pruning, all those left in summer, which 

 may appear superfluous or unnecessary, should 

 be turned out, shortening all such as are too 

 long for the space allotted for them, especially 

 all those with weak straggling tops, nailing in 

 the remaining proper brairches and shoots close 

 to the wall, or other support. 



They are all proper for plantations, both from 

 thevariety of theirdifferentgrowths, and iheorna- 

 ment and fragrance of their flowers ; though the 

 flowers of the upright kinds are not so showy as 

 those of the trailers; but they exhibit an exceed- 

 ingly agreeable variety. 



The trailing species have, however, the great- 

 est merit, not only in their numbers, but size, 

 elegance, and odo'iir, as well as in duration. 

 The shrubs of ail the sorts are, notwithstand- 

 ing, proper to be introduced in shrubberies, 

 the upright kinds to intermix as standards. The 

 trailing kinds, wbose branches are great ramblers, 

 and, without support, trail along the ground, 

 should generally be introduced as climbers, hav- 

 ing stout stakes placed to each for them to climb 

 upon, which they eOect by ascending spirally 

 round the support, to a considerable heit;ht'; 

 and also be placed to ascend round the stems of 

 trees, and to climb among the boughs of the 

 atljacent bushes, slinibs, and hedges, which they 

 cflect in a very agreeable manner", by interweav- 

 ing their branches with them. 



'J he climbers are likewise proper for trainini^ 



