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tender, except for the garden, where they are highly 

 prized. 



The Glycine or Wistaria (Wistaria pubescens) is a 

 very beautiful climbing plant, and adds much to the 

 gracefulness of trees, when trained so as to hang from 

 their lower branches. The leaves are pinnate, and the 

 light purple flowers, which bloom in loose clusters like 

 those of the Locust, are universally admired. The 

 Chinese Wistaria (W. sinensis) is a very elegant species 

 of this plant, which appears to be quite hardy here ; and 

 when loaded with its numerous large clusters of pendent 

 blossoms, is highly ornamental. It grows rapidly, and, 

 with but little care, will mount to a great height. These 

 vines with pinnated foliage, would be remarkably 

 appropriate when climbing up, and hanging from the 

 branches of such light airy trees as the Three-thorned 

 Acacia, the Locust, etc. 



We must not forget to enumerate here the charming 



family of the Honeysuckles ; some of them are natives of 



the old world, some of our own continent ; and all of them 



are common in our gardens, where they are universally 



prized for their beauty and fragrance. In their native 



localities they grow upon trees, and trail along the rocks. 



The species which ascends to the greatest height, is the 



common European Woodbine,* which twines around the 



stems, and hangs from the ends of the longest branches of 



trees : 



" As Woodbine weds the plaut within her reach, 



Rough Elm, or smooth-grained Ash, or glossy Beech, 



In spiral rings ascends the trunk, and lays 



Her golden tassels on the leafy sprays." 



Covfi^R. 



• Woodbind is the original name, derived from the habit of tlie plant of 

 winding itself around trees, and binding the branches together. 



