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divia, is another ckarming evergreen climber: of 

 scandent habit and rapid growth, and nearly hardy, 

 it lives out well in many places. Late in summer or 

 in early autumn, profusion of small bunches of coral- 

 coloured bloom, in size and shape like those of some 

 of the more common of the Berbery group, make it 

 when well-grown a very attractive object. 



I know of but two places in this country where 

 any attempt has been made to grow Mandevilla sua- 

 ceolens permanently out of doors without further 

 protection than a wall. In a sheltered nook against 

 a garden wall of the classic villa at Templeogue, 

 where Archbishop Magee wrote his work on The 

 Atonement, a plant of this favourite climber has 

 freely bloomed and seeded. 



Some ten or more years ago the present owner, 

 Mr. Koach, who has an interesting collection of 

 plants, had this maudevilla in a conservatory. For 

 years growing luxuriantly, it did not flower, till a 

 stray branch made its way through a broken pane, 

 and bloomed and ripened seed outside. From this 

 hint he planted a seedling, which has given some of 

 its peculiar long narrow pods, with seed, which I 

 hope will help to encourage further experiment 

 toward introducing into many suitable places this 

 ornamental and fragrant climber. 



Some Magnolias, particularly the well-known va- 

 riety of J/. grandiflora called Lord Exmouth's variety, 

 would form a fine feature on many balconies, which 

 they do wherever I have seen them tried. In most 



