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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOOIST. 
[ January, 
grafting. Among weeping trees, they remark, there are few so characteristic as 
this Sophora. Grafted on the stem of an ordinary Sophora it forms a tree which 
in aspect is at once peculiar and graceful, and whose pendulous branches are not 
tardy in reaching the soil. It is noted by Loudon as one of the most ornamental 
of pendulous trees, a description which it thoroughly justifies. Nevertheless, it 
seems but partially and imperfectly known to the general public. Mr. Mon- 
gredien, in his recent book on Ornamental Trees, does not appear to be even 
aware that it is a distinct variety, as he says, when treating of S. japonica , 
“ when grafted on a standard, so as to assume a pendulous habit, it produces a 
most charming effect.” We trust, therefore, that this notice and the accom¬ 
panying illustration may help to bring it into greater prominence, since it certainty 
stands in the very front rank of pendulous-habited trees. In the catalogue 
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above referred to, it is mentioned as u one of the most characteristic of all 
weeping trees, and one of the greatest elegance and beauty. It is so thoroughly 
pendulous in habit, that the branches seem to fall sheer down in tufts or 
bundles, like the spray of an interrupted but perpendicular* waterfall. The 
pinnate leaves have also a drooping character, being too long to sustain their own 
weight, and hence they fall down in the same lines as the branches.” The 
peculiar manner in which the branches spray out in successional tufts is note¬ 
worthy, since it gives a marked and characteristic appearance to the tree during 
the winter, when devoid of leaves. We have here one of those elegant arboreal 
objects of moderate stature, which are appropriate for the decoration of any 
garden or pleasure-ground, sure to meet with a fitting place however large, and 
not likely to be out of place however limited the space may be.—T. M. 
ROSES AND ROSE-CULTURE. 
Chapter Y.—The Climbing Eose. 
[ARIETY is a point of primary importance in garden scenery, arid in the 
Climbing Rose we have a distinct and interesting object. What can be 
more picturesque than an Ayrshire or Evergreen Rose scrambling up the 
stem of some old tree, which is probably bare of branches for the first 
ten or twelve feet from the ground-line, although its lofty head is a fine feature 
on the outskirts of a lawn or shrubbery ? Deftly and rapidly these roses twine 
and wind themselves around the rugged trunk, till they reach the branches above, 
where spreading and bending downwards, the clusters of flowers gracefully inter¬ 
mingle with leaves and branches, moderating the glare of the skyey openings. 
Yon old wall or oak-paling, solid as a fence, is not altogether sightly ; the 
inroads of time have set a mark on the surface ; in the wall a soft brick is 
crumbling in decay, on the fence are thick patches of mosses and lichens. We 
would not in all cases exclude these entirety, but there is too much of them— 
we would break the continuous blank line, and what more suitable for the 
purpose ihan Climbing Roses ? 
