80 CLIMBING PLANTS. [April 



and also liave a portion of sand or fine rotten rock thorough- 

 ly mixed with it; and then/and not till then^ the proprietor 

 may expect satisfaction. 



, CLIMBING PLANTS. 



As shade is much required in this country, and plants 

 suitable for covering arbors, &c., eagerly sought for, we will 

 make a few remarks on those which are preferred for th<3ir 

 beauty, growth, hardiness, &c. 



Aristoldchia sijjJio Birthwort, or Diitcliniaji^ pqw., is a very 

 curious blooming plant, w^ith extraordinary large 

 foliage, and makes an excellent arbor-twiner, afford- 

 ing a dense and cooling shade. 



Cali^stegia j)uhescens, flower double, of a blush white color, 

 of rather free growth ; dies down in winter and grows 

 up again in spring ] blooms from June to August. 



Clematis viticilla pukhelia, or double virgin's bower, is an 

 esteemed climbing plant, of rapid growth, with large 

 flowers in great profusion from June to September. 

 There are several varieties of the above, two of them 

 single, and it is said that there is likewise a double 

 red. 



cccrideaj C. coeridea grand iflura, and C. azurea gran- 



dijiora. This beautiful and entirely new climber is 

 already distinguished by three distinct names, and 

 has been several times figured, each time with more 

 or less flattery. I must confess the first representa- 

 tion I saw of it, truly enchanted me ; the brilliancy 

 of its blue surpassing every flower I had ever beheld ; 

 and named G. azurea grandijiora. The flowers are 

 frequently four or five inches in diameter, of a fine 

 bluish violet color, blooming freely, and perfectly 

 hardy, the most magnificent of the family. 



C. Siehdldii, or bicolor. This is another of Dr. Van Sie- 

 bold's Japan additions, and is nearly related to C. 

 florida. The leaves and branches, however, are rather 

 more downy, and the petals suffused with violet 

 spots ; the anthers are also of a violet color, which 

 has given it the name of bicolor ; it is of graceful 



