Wild Plants in the Vicinity of Boston. 55 



ment's time to cultivate his little garden, however desirous 

 he may be to do so, without encroaching on the sanctity of 

 of the Sabbath. But this is an evil that can be easily remi- 

 died, if gentlemen, that are anxious for the spread of 

 horticulture, and the beautifying of the country, will allow 

 those men in their employ, that may be possessed of a gar- 

 den, two or three hours in the week to cultivate them ; 

 such men would not only be friends to humanity, but 

 patrons of art and science ; for I am sure that such a slight 

 sacrifice as I have mentioned, would be amply compensated 

 to the wealthy class of citizens, in having the privilege of 

 visiting the numerous cottage gardens that would be found 

 wherever they would choose to take their walk. The mere 

 anticipation of seeing the intelligent mother instructing her 

 children under the honeysuckle bower, and the industrious 

 father engaged cleaning and tying up his bed of florists' flow- 

 ers, would give a degree of pleasure to the evening's recre- 

 ation, that at present they have no conception of. 



Yours, &c., RoBT. Murray. 



Waltham, Dec. 24, 1835. 



Art. V. Beautiful Plants growing loild inthe Vicinity of Boston, 

 By E. B. Kenrick, Watertown. 



(Continued from page 17.) 



All these plants are perennial, unless intimation is given to the contrary. 



Clematis. 

 Clematis verticilldris Dec. Atragene americana Sims. False Vir- 

 gin's Bower. An elegant, climbing, woody vine, with large 

 flowers. The stem is six angled, and gives off" opposite 

 axillary buds, out of each of which proceed two leaves, and 

 a fine purple flower. The leaves are each of them ternate, 

 or in threes, like clover ; 8nd they climb by the convolu- 

 tions of their stems. Leaflets heart-shaped, nearly whole, 

 and even on the margin. Petals four, acute, oblong-egg- 

 shaped, eyelashed, and an inch or more in length. Seeds 

 crowned with hairs, not plumose. — Mountains ; Brooklyn, 

 Connecticut, and in Vermont. — May, June. 



Clematis virginidna L. Traveller's Joy, Virginian Virgin's 

 Bower. A hardy, climbing, woody vine. It is a general 



