102 THE FRUIT-TREE AND SHRUB PRtXER. 



There is a similarity between the pruning of the 

 Honeysuckle for a crop of flowers and that of the Grape 

 Vine for a crop of fruit. The well-ripened leaders of 

 each produce the best results as a rule, but strong 

 laterals spurred back will also do well. 



When the Honeysuckle is grown as a bush in a pot, 

 it is necessary merely to cut out some of the leaders, 

 and then to train the well- ripened young ones round 

 five or six sticks or on a globe trellis, but not to cut 

 the whole of the last season's growth back to a long 

 spur. This is the reason why so many people fail to 

 get flowers. 



The Virginian Creeper. 



The Virginian Creeper is largely cultivated to cover 

 walls where little else will grow. This creeper will 

 thrive in close and confined places, such as are to be 

 found in our towns and cities. It is remarkable for the 

 peculiar change in the colour of its foliage in the 

 autumn, which makes it very desirable as a decorative 

 creeper. But little priming is necessary, and this con- 

 sists in cutting back some of the old leaders, thinning 

 out, and spurring in, similar to the pruning of the Vine. 

 It should be done late in the autumn or in the early 

 spring. 



The Clematis. 



There is no class of hardy climbers so beautiful as 

 the various tribes of the Clematis, diversified as they 

 are in character and colour. Of late years this family 

 has advanced amazingly as regards the character of its 

 flowers. 



They are a most accommodating class of climbers, 

 being well suited to both the indoor and outdoor deco- 

 ration of walls, trellises, &c, while for permanent beds 

 nothing can well equal most of them. Even the com- 

 mon " Traveller's Joy " is one of the most remarkable 

 and beautiful hardy climbers one can possess. I have 

 often noticed the beauty of this old English plant as it 



