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American Wistaria about the same height. The Chinese 

 does not look so vigorous and green as his American bro- 

 ther. — The American Wistaria should be planted in every 

 garden with other creepers, or to run up the trees in shrub- 

 beries, according to its natural position. 



Hedra Helix. Irish Ivy, is a desirable evergreen for 

 covering naked walls, or any other unsightly object. The 

 leaves are of a lively green, and from three to five angled. 

 There are several varieties of it; all calculated for growing 

 in confined shady situations, where plants in general will 

 not thrive. 



Jasminum officinale. Garden Jasmine. This delicious 

 climbing shrub, has from time immemorial, been common in 

 Europe for covering arbours. Its delicate white fragrant 

 flowers render it very desirable ; but it is rather tender for 

 our Northern Winters, unless well protected. In the South- 

 ern States, this plant, and also the yellow Jasmine, revolu- 

 tion, grow luxuriantly and bloom profusely, and even Jas- 

 minum grandijlora will endure the Winters of South Caro- 

 lina and Georgia. 



Lonicera, comprehending all the fine sweet-scented honey- 

 suckles. Of the Italian kinds, the monthly honeysuckle is 

 decidedly superior, continuing to flower all through the 

 Summer, until late in Autumn, and is very fragrant. Some 

 of the other European kinds maybe occasionally introduced 

 into large shrubberies. There is a white honeysuckle 

 lately introduced from France, denominated Hedysarum 

 toronarium, which is in great repute. Two or three Ameri- 

 can kinds deserve particular notice. 



Lonicera semper virens,ov Coral Trumpet, monthly honey- 

 suckle, is extremely beautiful, flowering the whole of the 

 Summer, with its thousands of scarlet bunches ; it is> 

 however, destitute of scent. 



Lonicera Fraseri, also an American : the flowers are like 

 the other kind in almost every particular, except colour, 

 this being a bright yellow. 



