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pots ; it is not exactly a climber, but of a very vigorous 

 growth, of the character of Fellemberg noisette. 



" Of the Woodland Margaret I cannot speak so favorably 

 with regard to this winter, as it is cut down to the snow line, 

 about two inches above the ground. It has been an extraor- 

 dinary winter here, and a good deal of the wood on the 

 prairies has been cut down by the cold. This rose is white, 

 and it is a climber, making very large growth, a most profuse 

 bloomer, and of such a rich fragrance I do not know of an- 

 other white rose of the same habit." 



With a slight covering the Woodland Margaret could un- 

 doubtedly be finely grown in the latitude of Boston. 



Clematis lanuginosa. — This new and fine Clematis has 

 recently been exhibited before the Massachusetts Horticultu- 

 ral Society, and was much admired. It is a Chinese species, 

 found by Mr. Fortune on the hills of Chekiang, and sent to 

 England in 1852. It is found on the hill sides near the city 

 of Ningpo, growing in stony soil among the bushes, spreading 

 itself over the latter as our own native Clematis covers the 

 low shrubs in our woods. The flowers are very large, meas- 

 uring four to five inches across, resembling those of azurea, 

 of a lavender blue color ; there is also a pale variety, called 

 lanuginosa pallida, but similar in other respects to the species. 



In England it is a hardy plant, but whether it will prove 

 so here remains to be seen. If it does, it will be a most val- 

 uable acquisition to our hardy climbers. It is, however, 

 sufliciently beautiful to have a place in the greenhouse or 

 conservatory, where, either trained to a trellis or running up 

 a pillar, its large blue flowers will have a fine effect. 



New Heliotropes. — Cluite a large number of new varie- 

 ties of this fragrant and admired flower have been produced 

 by the French cultivators, but, with few exceptions, they 

 have not been distinct enough to attract general attention. 

 One of the best of the older sorts is the Louis Napoleon, a 

 dark one, with a light eye, the truss large and fine. Gem, 

 Corymbosa, Constance, lilacina, &c., are all pretty, but rather 

 too much alike. The newer varieties are better. One called 

 albicans has a fine light flower, nearly white, with a good 



