Clematis Choisya ternata and Buddleia variabilis, against a south wall 
and in a famous Berkshire garden, its masses of handsome purple- 
Solanum blue flowers contrasting finely with great groups of pink Bella- 
donna Lilies. Another charming effect is created by a plant of S. 
jasminoides on an old cottage near by. It was so infested with 
blight in a little cold greenhouse, that it was allowed to escape 
through a broken pane in the roof, and has flourished for years 
against the house-wall beyond, mingling its delicate white 
blossoms with the crimson foliage of Ampelopsis Veitchii. 
This Solanum is seen at its best in places where the winter 
is mild. In Somersetshire it festoons the houses up to the eaves, 
and in Ireland, where the sketch was made of it wreathing a 
high wall with Clematis Jackmanni, the growth is always particu- 
larly luxuriant, and the trusses of flowers numerous and large. 
But among perfectly hardy creepers a new delight is the 
little-known Polygonum Baldschuanicum; for though it was 
introduced as long ago as 1888 from Turkestan, strangely 
enough it has only recently come into favour. This charm- 
ing plant is invaluable for pergolas or fences, pillars or arches. 
On a pillar it is particularly effective, its long hanging shoots 
clothing the support from summit to base with their tassels of 
pink blossoms, which are borne in great profusion in autumn, 
just when many climbing plants are out of flower. Its growth 
is extremely rapid; but happily it does not spread underground 
like the other knot weeds, which as we know to our cost may 
become such a pest in the garden. And even if at times it is 
cut back by severe frosts, the plant itself is so hardy that it will 
quickly start into fresh beauty. So showy and valuable a 
climber ought to find a place in every garden. 
Rose G. Krnestey. 
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