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grown in the European countries as "stove plants" that 

 will doubtless be brought to bear our out-of-door con- 

 ditions in time, and will be very valuable additions to our list, 

 but in the meantime let me beg of all amateur gardeners to 

 "think twice, and then twice again," before they plant any 

 variety of bougainvilleas lest their final condition shall be 

 worse than their first. 



Now there are not nearly enough clematis vines used 

 in California, or jasmines, either. The jasmines are all 

 graceful and will climb well with but a little encouragement. 

 Jasminum gracilis is a very sweet-scented white variety, and 

 Jasminum fruticans, so frequently found in the Southern 

 States, has pretty soft yellow blossoms. Of the clematis 

 there are almost innumerable varieties in every hue of the 

 rainbow. Many of the varieties grown on this Coast come 

 direct from China and Japan. A very hardy white-starred 

 variety, the Clematis montana grandiflora, comes, however, 

 from Himalaya, and a very welcome alien it is. Clematis 

 campaniflora has, as its name indicates, a bell-shaped blos- 

 som, in color a light blue. This variety is Portuguese. 

 Clematis crispa is a great favorite, being of a lovely violet 

 shade, while Clematis coccinea is a scarlet Texan that will 

 be prized. One can hardly make a wrong choice in selecting 

 clematis, as it is invariably beautiful and hardy in this 

 climate, unless there are certain varieties that prefer the 

 shady side of the house. 



It is just as well to note in this connection that the matter 

 of a little more sun or a little more shade will often affect a 



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