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trained as a standard , flowering later 

 in the open than upon walls, though 

 this way needs some care in pruning. 

 A very pretty and uncommon way 

 of hiding light iron fencing — ugly 

 in itself — is training Wistaria over it 

 from end to end, and as the plants 

 meet, grafting them into one mass. 

 This forms a solid fence and when 

 in flower is charming in effect, and 

 after beauty maybe had from large- 

 flowered Clematis planted at inter- 

 vals. The long lithe shoots are very 

 graceful trailing over rocks upon a 

 groundwork of Ivy, or on the loop- 

 ing chains so often hung from post 

 to post, but for uses such as these it 

 should be borne in mind that only 

 in our southern gardens is the Wis- 

 taria quite hardy, though rarely 

 harmed to any great extent when 

 grown on walls, while what is some- 

 times lost in spring by late frost is 

 often made up in the autumn. In 

 places too cold for good results out- 

 doors, the Wistaria is one of the best 

 of greenhouse climbers, free from 

 insects, easy to grow, fragrant and 

 sure in flower ; the best effect may 

 then be had by grafting blue and 

 white together to mingle freely. 

 Small pot-grown standards, too, are 

 forced in gentle heat for early spring, 

 though with some loss of colour; 

 and as table -ornaments the blue 

 iA.) on a tree Wistaria in flower is one of the pret- 



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tiest of Japanese "pigmy trees." In 

 such old trees flower even more freely | these and many other ways the Wistaria 

 than younger ones — that old monster is serves us well and yet may serve us better 



as the sense of beauty becomes better 



THE "TEMPLE" WISTARIA (W. MULTIJUGA 

 IN THE GARDEN OF MR. CHAMBERS 

 (Engraved for " Flora.") 



worth a pilgrimage to see. In the milder 

 parts of Britain it is very handsome 



trained amongst us; while he who plants 



