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X>. serrqiervirens, Evergreen or Trumpet H. ; L. pilosa, 

 tender; L. pubescens, like the former; L. Perichjmenum, 

 the exquisitely-perfumed native of our woods; L. confusa, 

 whose flowers change from white to yellow, — whence its 

 Japanese name Nin-Too, or the Gold and Silver Flower ; 

 and L. Sinensis, another sweet-scented and very desir- 

 able species. 



Hydrangea Hortensia — the Garden Hydrangea, from 

 Japan — does best out-doors, in England, near the sea, 

 where the winters are mild and the climate moist. In 

 the Channel Islands, and in- ZS'ormandy, there are Hy- 

 drangeas eight feet high, or more, with balls of flowers 

 bigger than a man's head. Those balls are composed of 

 sterile florets, exactly like the snowball on the Double 

 Guelder Rose. The Hydrangea likes a light soil con-' 

 taining a large proportion of sand. The normal colour 

 of the blooms is pink, after having been green in their 

 immature state ; but they change to blue when grown in 

 certain soils, which can only be indicated with certainty 

 after experiment ; some peats, and also some loams, 

 prove effectual to produce the charaseleon-like change, 

 while others do not. It probably depends on the pre- 

 sence of iron, in some peculiar combination. The Hy- 

 drangea strikes freely from cuttings ; the plants require 

 abundance of water. In pots, the soil should be annually 

 renewed. In the open garden, a sheaf of loose straw 

 scattered loosely over a bush will make a good protec- 

 tion, as it admits air at the same time that it keeps ofT 

 hoar-frost and ice from the tips of the shoots. Other 

 species are, H. arlorescens, nivea, quercifolia, Japonica, 

 involucrata ; the last very pretty, requiring the same treat- 

 ment as Hortensia. as also does H. pulescens, with large 

 handsome leaves, whose petioles and veins are brilliant red. 



Jessamine — Jasmmum officinale — is the favourite 

 white-flowered, sweet-scented climber, so useful for 

 covering arbours and verandahs ; may be also trained to 

 make a handsome standard in a pot. Propagate by cut- 

 tings and layers. J". Sambac, celebrated for the fragrance 

 it exhales at night, must be grown in a hothouse. J, 



