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shoot up again in the spring, but in such cases some 

 winter protection of the roots will be necessary. Cover 

 them with a straw mat tilted so as to throw off the 

 heavy rains. Old and woody plants may be trimmed 

 by taking off all the sappy stuff. It is best to have a 

 slight protection during frosts, but in the "West of 

 England the Calampelis will generally stand out all 

 through the winter quite unprotected. 



The Coboea Scandens. 



This is a most rapid and noble climber, and may be 

 used for outdoor purposes in summer ; but as a rule it 

 is only fit for cool conservatory decoration. The plant 

 is a fine one as regards its foliage, and the flowers are 

 like a bell in shape, being of a rosy purple colour. It 

 flowers freely when the plant gets two or three years 

 old. The Coboea will live for many years, and thrive 

 and flower abundantly. I knew of a plant that had a 

 stem — the main one — as large as a man's thumb, and 

 it was then splendidly in flower. 



This plant may be raised from seed or by cuttings, 

 and the pruning of it consists in cutting back the last 

 season's growth to a joint on the main leaders. This 

 should be done in the spring, from February until 

 April, but not in the autumn nor in the dead of winter. 



The Ceanothus. 



C. Azureus, or C. Cceruleus, is generally considered 

 of a half-hard} 7 " nature ; but it grows splendidly on open 

 walls in the West of England. It is a most beautiful 

 plant for compactly covering the walls of a house. All 

 the pruning required is to cut out any superfluous 

 parts and to thickly train in the young growth. 



The Kennedya. 



These are all more or less beautiful greenhouse 

 climbers, having pea-shaped flowers. Some are poor 



