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assist the other part of the tree by grafting in a bridge of whitethorn 

 some three and a half feet long between the renovated part and 

 another old branch, with what result remains to be seen. 



Wistaria multijuga. 



The beautiful Wistaria multijuga is far less known than its con- 

 gener W. chinensis, yet its lilac and purple flowers in racemes not 

 rarely thirty inches in length make it a most beautiful summer- 

 flowering climber. It does not appear more exacting in its require- 

 ments than W. chinensis, and perhaps it is only because the latter 

 was introduced from China in 1812, while W. multijuga did not reach 

 our shores from Japan until 1874, that it is so little known. It is 

 a favourite in Japanese gardens, and is perhaps at its best when 

 associated with water in the garden as it is on the bridge at Wisley, 

 but that it can be most decorative on a house is well shown by 

 fig. 141, which by the kindness of Lord Alverstone we are able to 

 reproduce. It was planted at Winterfold about twenty years ago 

 and did not bloom for some time afterwards, as is not unknown with 

 W. chinensis. 



