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brilliant flowers. For general purposes, where lightness and 

 elegance are essential (for walls, trellis-work, festoons, bowers, 

 etc.), the many species and varieties of the genus Clematis are 

 amongst the most desirable. The large-flowered hybrid varie- 

 ties of the Eastern species are exceedingly beautiful, but the 

 fragrant C. Flammula, with small white flowers, should not 

 be totally neglected in favour of its more showy relatives. C. 

 montana, too, should not be omitted, on account of its early 

 flowering season. The common White Jessamine (Jasminum 

 omcinale) should be mentioned in conjunction with Clematis 

 Flammula. Wistaria Chinensis, with its long pendent racemes 

 of blue flowers ; and Tecoma radicans, with large panicles of 

 orange-scarlet flowers, are two of the showiest of shrubby 

 climbers, and suitable for covering large spaces on a south or 

 south-western aspect* Several of the hardy Honeysuckles are 

 esteemed for the agreeable fragrance of their less pretentious 

 flowers. The varieties of the hardy Passion Flower (Passiflora 

 cserulea) succeed well against a south wall, especially in the 

 south and west in the vicinity of the sea. Cydonia Japonica, 

 Jasminum nudiflorum, and some species of Lonicera, produce 

 their flowers in winter or spring before the appearance of the 

 leaves. Amongst Eoses we have a great variety of climbing or 

 trailing habit, and, in addition to these, many of the tenderer 

 varieties of the Tea and other sections are commonly trained 

 against a wall. The Climbing Eoses belong to the groups 

 Systylae and Banksianae, for particulars of which see pp. 167 to 

 171. We may mention here Bennet's Seedling, or Thoresbyana, 

 as one of the most vigorous and free-flowering of this class. 

 Lycium Barbarum, although not very showy, is a good climber 

 for planting in confined places in towns. Periploca GrraBca, 

 Wistaria brachybotrys, W. frutescens, and other species, Jasmi- 

 num revolutum, Bignonia capreolata, Schizandra Chinensis, 

 and Parechites Thunbergii, are less commonly grown deciduous 

 flowering shrubby climbers, and for the greater part require 

 slight protection in most parts of Britain. 



A few deciduous shrubs of this class are included on account 

 of their ornamental foliage. The one most widely known is 

 Vitis quinquefolia, the Virginian Creeper. There are several 

 other Vines in cultivation, but none that surpasses the fore- 

 going. They include several North American and one Japanese 

 species, besides some peculiar varieties of the common 

 Grape Vine. Aristolochia Siplro and Menispermum Canadense 



