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having at any pains. Its fragrant white flowers, 

 passing to yellow, are, as previously stated, a 

 powerful magnet to the bees and honey-seeking 

 insects. The green leaf-cricket loves its shady 

 tangle, and I always hear his first ode to autumn 

 among its leaves. The long spur, recurved pet- 

 als, and feathery stamens, characteristic of the 

 honeysuckle, are seen to advantage in numerous 

 other species, the next best to HalUana being 

 the monthly fragrant, or Dutch, a vigorous climb- 

 er. with red and yellow fragrant flowers appear- 

 ing all summer. The Japanese golden-leaved 

 variety is handsome, with its foliage netted or 

 variegated with yellow. 



For pillars and arbors, the native trumpet- 

 flower ( Tecoma radicans), and its darker form, 

 T. r. var. atrosangutnea, are valuable climbing 

 shrubs, becoming picturesque with age. The 

 large, vivid red, tubular flowers in clusters are 

 very conspicuous, showing well from a distance, 

 where it may be placed to the best advantage as 

 a pillar-plant. Actinidia polygamia is a hand- 

 some Japanese climbing plant, with dark, clean 

 foliage resembling that of the apricot. Its flow- 

 ers are white, with a purple center, and some- 

 times cover the whole vine, the fruit being 

 round, edible, and fine-flavored. Other hardy 

 flowering climbers which may be specified are 



