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EVERY WOMAN HER OWX FLOWER GARDENER. 



verandahs ; its flowers resemble a short-stemmed pipe, are of a brownish 

 hue, and the leaves are very large and of a bright green. It requires a 

 rich soil to grow well. 



Bignonia radicans (or Trumpet Creeper), is a very showy, robust 

 plant, and produces a profusion of reddish-orange flowers. It is well 

 adapted to plant against old trees, or to cover unsightly walls. 



Bignonia grandiflora is fine for pillars or trellises, being of a more 

 graceful habit than the radicans. 



Bignonia Yenusta is a very beautiful half-hardy climber, but requires 

 age to perfect its blossoms, which are of a beautiful orange scarlet. For 

 the Southern States it is unsurpassed in beauty, but for the Xorthern 

 it needs the protection of a greenhouse. 



Jasminum nudiflorum (or Carolina Jessamine), is tender north of 

 Maryland, but is one of the most attractive vines in the United States. 

 Its plentiful yellow flowers are rarely fragrant, and it grows in profusion 

 all through the South, turning its luxuriant branches among the forests. 

 No matter whether it is located in the piney barrens, or the rich swamp 

 lands, it is a bower of beauty. 



Celastrus scandens (or Bitter-sweet), is a very attractive climber, 

 particularly in the Autumn, when its orange berries are very handsome. 

 The scarlet seed-covers are surrounded with orange-colored capsules, 

 which open as the seeds become ripe, and make it very ornamental. It 

 twines so close to the trees that it will frequently choke out the life of 

 young saplings. In Massachusetts it is called Eoxbury "Wax Work. It 

 grows abundantly all through Xew England, and bears timisplanting 

 and cultivating with good effect. 



Cocculus Carolinus is a native of the Carolinas, and has bright red 

 fruit, resembling the common currant. 



Of Honeysuckles (or Loniceras), we have a numerous variety. The 

 scarlet or coral species are well-known, and the fragrant pink and white 

 monthly is very popular. Of late years different varieties have been 

 imported from China and Japan, which are very desirable. Among the 

 Chinese, the Golden Leaved Lonicera is one of the finest. It is a rapid 

 grower, with small wiry stems, the foliage is netted with gold, the flowers 

 are white and very fragrant. 



Lonicera Halliana is evergreen ; its flowers pure white, turning to 

 yellow ; perfectly hardy, and flowers monthly in profuse clusters. 



Lonicera brach}'poda, or Japan Honeysuckle, is a very beautiful vine; 



