V. THE WISTARIA. 



FOR this month we had a choice between the peony, the azalea 

 and the wistaria, and selected the last on account of its unique- 

 ness. It is generally "reared upon large trellises, arranged to cover 

 long walks, bridges or arbors, in pleasure grounds and gardens." 

 "The sprays of its flowers often exceed three feet in length, whilst 



AZALEA BLOSSOMS. 



a hundred persons may rest under its shadow, and its stem grows 

 to the thickness of man's body; its branches are used as cables." 

 The purple blossom is the commonest and also the most highly es- 

 teemed. This flower, like the cherry, is associated with the pheas- 

 ant. It typifies youth. 



