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in full bloom in .July, but it should be grown in a fairly 

 sheltered spot, looking south or westwards, where 

 the east wind cannot get at it, or it will often be 

 temporarily injured. For soil, &c., v. L. japonieuui. 

 but it is a much larger shrub than that one, and will 

 grow to a height of quite 18 ft. 



Liriodendron tulipifera 



( Tidi}) Tree) is a magnificent tree, growing to a 

 height of 100 ft., in appearance very much like a plane 

 whose leaves have had the ends cut off! In June it is 

 quite lovely with its mass of large solitary sweet- 

 scented flowers, a mixture of green, yellow, and orange. 

 A sheltered, but not shady, spot suits it best, and it 

 should be given a good deep loam. To increase it, 

 seeds should be sown during the Autumn in a fairly 

 moist sandy loam, and placed in the shade. 



Lonicera brachypoda 



Also called L. flexuosa, was imported from Japan 

 at the beginning of the last century. It is a deciduous 

 climber that grows about 7 ft. high, and bears very 

 fragrant yellow flowers in June and July; but the 

 variety L. f. aurea reticiilata is much more worth 

 growing on account of the beautiful foliage, which is 

 variegated with yellow, and in autumn with a mixture 



