the cotone aster. 115 



The Hoya. 



This is a stove climber of moderate growth. It likes 

 warmth., but it may be grown in a good warm green- 

 house and trained on a wire on the back wall. It is 

 a very rich- folia ged plant, which it carries continuously 

 for years. It may be kept in good order with very 

 little trouble, although some slight pruning will be 

 necessary to keep the plant back. 



The Cotoneaster. 



C. mkrophjlla is the one generally grown, and is a 

 useful plant for covering low walls and fences. It is so 

 hardy that neither situation nor climate will affect it. 

 A little thinning out and an occasional cutting out may 

 be necessary. When it is grafted on stems, as is often 

 done, for lawn trees, some free growth and thinning 

 out will be needed. 



Finally, as regards this part of the subject, all 

 creepers and climbers, whether of a hardy or tender 

 nature, which flower upon the current year's growth, 

 laterals, &c, should be pruned annually, as is usual 

 with the Grape Vine — cutting back the laterals to 

 within a few buds of their base, but, as a rule, not too 

 close. I want the young gardener, and also the amateur 

 lady and gentleman gardener, to observe this rule as a 

 safe guide in pruning climbers in general. Of course 

 leaders are to be laid in as an extension in all cases. 



