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ous, greenish yellow, the sterile in drooping panicles, 

 the fertile in drooping simple racemes, the fruit three 

 a,ngled or winged, pods nearly an inch long, stems slen- 

 der from large knotty and matted rootstocks. 



The A dlumia cirrhosa — Climbing Fumitory, Moun- 

 tain. Fringe, is not indigenous to this vicinity, but is 

 found in the eastern part of the state, Indiana 

 and Ohio. It is a handsome climbing biennial vine 

 with delicate foliage, thrice pinnate leaves, cut lobed 

 little leaflets, and ample panicles of prooping pale, 

 flesh-colored flowers. It climbs over high bushes, and 

 in cultivation makes elegant festoons and bowers iu 

 shady places. It may be obtained at Mr. Frederick's 

 greenhouse. 



There are many foreign shrubs and vines which 

 are hardy and highly ornamental. These may be no- 

 ticed at some future time, but they do not come within 

 the scope of this paper. 



If our streets were lined with shade trees, and our 

 yards properly set with shrubbery and vines, they 

 would absorb much of the carbonic acid gas that gen- 

 erates in excess in all cities and places where great 

 numbers of men or animals congregate. They would 

 perceptibly modify the intensity of the heat and dry- 

 ness of the atmosphere in summer, and add much to 

 the healthfulness, comfort and beauty of the city. 



It is well known, that in summer much of our 

 sickness, especially among children, is caused chiefly 

 by intense heat. Reduce the temperature, and you 

 will lessen the percentage of mortality from cholera 

 infantum and allied diseases of children. Our broad, 

 naked, sandy streets; our unnecessarily broad, brick 



