hedge, and thence protruding its many mouths to 
breathe out its fragrance to every passer by; or as 
31 ason says, 
“To hang on barren boughs remote, 
Her wreaths of flowery perfume,” 
it is sure to acquire that favour which our exotic 
beauty, Caprifolium pubescens, can never claim, for 
we regret to observe, it is scentless. When we see 
the casket, we think of the jewels; this, as Capt. 
3Iarryat makes Stapleton say, is but “Human na- 
tur.” It were better, however, to curb our expec- 
tations, search out the good that exists, and with 
Blackmore say, 
“ How useful all ! how all conspire to grace 
Th’ extended earth, and beautify her face.” 
The Caprifolium pubescens, like all others of the 
same genus, may be increased readily by layers. 
These should be made from the young shoots, and 
laid down in autumn or early in the spring. The 
straggling tops should be removed, and by the fol- 
lowing autumn they will have taken root, and 
should then be cut off from the parent plant, 
and put out where they are intended to remain, or 
into a nursery to be trained for standards. This 
may be done by fixing stakes to the stems of each 
plant, to which the principal stem should be fast- 
ened, all the others being cut off; training each to 
the intended height, when they should be shortened 
to induce the production of lateral branches, and 
these be again stopped to prevent their growing too 
long. By constantly repeating this they may be 
formed into standards, and made ornamental, in- 
dependent members of the shrubbery community. 
Don’s Syst. Bot. v. 2. 577. 
