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from his beautiful garden at Ventimiglia. It has a prettier 

 flower than the double variety. Farther on, a shrub with 

 very narrow leaves and bunches of tiny white sweet-scented 

 flowers is Ozothamnus rosemarinifolius ; my kind friend, 

 the late F. W. Burbidge, of Dublin Botanic Gardens, once 

 showed me a vase of dried branches of this plant which had 

 kept well. 



Clerodendron foetidum grows near the above, it is too 

 dwarf to train on a wall, usually, but requires protection in 

 winter. This plant is remarkable for its very sweet 

 purple- coloured flowers, which are borne in terminal 

 bunches, and usually come rather late in the autumn ; the 

 leaves and other parts have an unpleasant odour when 

 rubbed : it is a native of China and is quite distinct in appear- 

 ance from the Clerodendrons usually seen in hothouses. 

 Another species of Clerodendron called trichotomum grows 

 near the summer-house, in the Duchess Garden, and is also 

 sweetly- scented, but only opens its flowers in our warmest 

 autumns ; it is a native of Japan. 



Buddleia variabilis has a very distinct appearance. It bears 

 spikes of purple coloured flowers, which harmonise well with 

 the dull green of the leaves ; it is a native of China. Close 

 by is another purple coloured plant, Indigofera Gerrardiana, it 

 has small pea-shaped flowers, richly marked with brown ; it is 

 nearly related to the plant from which indigo is obtained. 

 Farther on is a nice plant of a small- leaved climber with very 

 fine branches ; this is Muehlenbeckia complexa, a native of 

 New Zealand, and bears tiny white flowers which are 

 followed by small pearly fruits in clusters. This requires a 



