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THE WILD GARDEN. 



Holly tree, which had been taken entire possession of by a 

 wild Honeysuckle, which, originating at the root of the tree, 

 had scrambled up through the branches to the top, and there, 

 extending itself in all directions, had formed a large head and 

 hung in festoons all round — a highly ornamental object 

 indeed. The Holly had endured the subjection for many 



years, and still 

 seemed to put forth 

 sufficient shoots and 

 leaves annually to 

 ensure a steady sup- 

 jiort to its climbing- 

 companion. The 

 Ijirds also had dis- 

 covered that the 

 dense and tangled 

 thicket created by 

 the Honeysuckle was 

 a suitable home for 

 their young, for in- 

 side of it was a regular 

 settlement of nests 

 of various kinds ; 

 and, since the tree has l)een moA'ed it has been taken 

 complete possession of again 1jy the bird tribe." The 

 Honeysuckle in (piestion" is an example of what might 

 1)6 done with such handsome and free growing climbers 

 and scraml)ling Eoses. What could be more effective, for 

 instance, than a lofty tree -like mass of the purple and 

 white Clematis mixed, or either of tliese alone, or, better 



'^My^t 



Climbing shrub (Celastrus), isolated on the grass : way 

 of growing woody Climbers away from walls or other 

 supports. 



