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itself around chimneys and eaves in the most decorative 
profusion. 
Clematis has the advantage, besides other attractive quali¬ 
ties, of blooming late in the summer when other flowering 
vines are generally past their period of bloom. There are 
Clematis Virginiana, or Virgin’s Bower. 
several varieties of this plant: clematis fortuni , bearing 
double white blossoms that are deliciously fragrant; clema¬ 
tis rubella , rich purple ones ; clematis Jactcsonii , a pro¬ 
fusion of large violet-colored ones; and clematis Stan- 
dishii , deep blue. 
Honeysuckles are always in order, and, although old- 
fashioned to a degree, hold their own among the freshest 
beauties. There is a sort of prim sweetness about them 
that is infinitely delightful, and among the numerous va¬ 
rieties the fragrant pink and white monthly is, perhaps, 
the most satisfactory. The coral honeysuckle, though 
scentless, is quite ornamental, and of the new imported 
