86 THE TREE PROPAGATOR AND PLANTER. 



in sawdust, sand, or tan, and shade the cuttings. The 

 seed may be sown in March in pots or seed-pans, cover- 

 ing the seed half an inch, and set in heat. 



The Lathyrtjs, or Everlasting Sweet Pea. 



The Lathyrus is a class of the Sweet Pea genus, 

 much to be recommended as an ornament for our cottage 

 and villa gardens. The L. grancliflorus is no doubt one 

 of the most magnificent hardy pci'ennials we can 

 possess, and L. Latifolius is a truly splendid thing, 

 flowering in large clusters of white, and one with what 

 are called scarlet flowers, although they are not scarlet, 

 but a very deep pink. It is difficult to get the seed of 

 Grancliflorus, but it can be propagated easily from the 

 division of the root. Latifolius may be freely multiplied 

 by seed sown in pots in the spring, on a gentle heat 

 first, and then planted out. It may also be propagated 

 by division of the root, like Grancliflorus. This should 

 be clone in March or April. 



The Atragexe (Rammculacece). 



This is a very peculiar Clematis, on account of the 

 compactness of the foliage upon the stems, and for the 

 fact that it clasps the object on wdiich it grows or climbs. 

 Austriaca is of a fine dark foliage, and has double 

 wdrite flowers. It answers admirably for an archway, 

 pillars, &c. One or two main leaders should be perma- 

 nently laid in, and then ail the laterals cut back close 

 to the leader ; thus a neat archway or pillar will be 

 formed. 



The propagation of this class of Clematis is by cut- 

 tings, by seed, and by layers. Cuttings of the ripe 

 young wood in the autumn, 6 or 8 inches long, and 

 planted half the length in the soil, as in the case of 

 the Gooseberry or Currant. The soil should be dry 

 naturally, and of a sandy kind. By seed : — Sow the seed 

 in the spring in deep seed-pans, using sandy maiden 

 loam and leaf-mould of equal parts. Cover it a full 



