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PRACTICE OF GARDENING. 



thin at the bottom. They should be clii3ped twice in 

 the year, — in the middle of summer, just after they have 

 perfected their growth, and in early winter. 



Climhing flovjering shrubs are an exceedingly interesting 

 class of plants, though not numerous, and can only be cul- 

 tivated where walls, fences, or other structures for training 

 them to, are posocssed. Still there is a method of training 

 and supporting climbing plants which is within the reach 

 of the poorest individual, and which produces a very orna- 

 mental and pleasing effect in a garden, and that is, to poles, 

 of various heights and sizes, according to the strength of 

 the plant which is trained to them. Indeed, this method is 

 perfectly congenial to the natural habits of most climbing 

 plants, as they generally twine themselves round the stems 

 and branches of trees for support. Besides which, every 

 individual possesses a dwelling-house of some description, 

 to the walls of which some few climbing plants may be 

 trained ; and the numerous charms which a cottage is said 

 to possess are at least greatly heightened, if not solely 

 produced, by the elegant honeysuckle or the glowing rose, 

 which hang in gay festoons of living beauty from its other- 

 wise unsightly walls. A short list of the most beautiful 

 climbing plants may therefore not be unacceptable here : 



SELECT LIST OF CLIMBING FLOWERING SHRUBS. 



Revolute-floTrered Jasmine (Jasminum revolutum). Flowers in March. 

 Yellow. 



Japan Quince {Cydonia Japonica). Fl. in March. Scarlet. 

 White Japan Quince (C. Japonica alba). Fl. in March. White. 

 Japan Kerria (Kerria Japonica). Fl. in March. Yellow. 

 Florid Virgin's Bower {Clematis fiorida). Fl. in April. White and 

 Yellow. 



Glaucous Virgin's Bower (C ^rZawcffJ. Fl. in April. Yellow. 

 Blue Red- wood {Ceanotlius azureus). Fl. in May. Blue. 

 ^Yev^rQenThovvL [Gratcegus pyracantha). Fl. in May. White. 

 Italian Honeysuckle ((7«jjnyo?iMm Jto?icu??z). Fl. in May. Yellow. 

 Red Italian Honeysuckle {G. Italicum rubrum), Fl. in May. Red. 

 Etruscan Honeysuckle ((7. ^ir?^scM»i). Fl. in May. Orange. 

 Consequa's Wistaria {Wistaria Gonsequayia). Fl. in May. Blue. 

 Banksian Rose {Rosa Banksice). Fl. in June. White. 

 Many-flowered Rose {R. multiflora). Fl. in June. Pink. 

 Woodbine and varieties {Gaprifolium periclymenum, et var.). Fl. in 



June. Yellow and Red. 

 Traveller's Joy {Glematis viorna). Fl. in June. Purple. 

 Blue Passion Flower {Passiflora ccerulea). Fl. in June, Blue and 



White. 



