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FREES AND SHRUBS. 



of red. It looks remarkably well when grown over a 

 porch or bower, as Shakespeare describes it :- 



' And bid her steal into the pleached bower, 

 Where Honeysuckles, ripened by the sun. 

 Forbid the sun to enter ; like favourites 

 Made proud by princes, that advanced their pride 

 Against the power that bred it.' 



It is readily increased by layers, cuttings, or seeds, and 

 can be grown in any good garden soil. 



Lonicera Caprifolium 



( G-odfx Leaf Honeysuckle) is a deciduous twining 

 shrub that produces its deliciously scented yellowish 

 flowers in May and June. It will reach a height of 

 about 7 ft. in any good garden soil, and is especially 

 noticeable on account of its foliage, which entirely 

 surrounds the stem of the flower and is of a very 

 charming glaucous shade. 



Lonicera fragrantissima 



Is an erect growing evergreen honeysuckle that will 

 often produce its white flowers in Mid-winter, but more 

 generally in February. These are as large as a halfpenny, 

 and very sweet. It is usually grown against a wall or 

 trellis, but it can perfectly well be grown as a bush in 



