. The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste. edifice. I do not mean, at this time, to weary yourreaders with an account of all the various tribes of climbers, which arc now known 17 to the gardener. I only wish to speak tobeginners of two or three pretty little an-nual vines, that should be favorites everywhere; that are very easily raised; andthat will give something of grace and beau-ty to every little plot of ground, even if itis not worthy of being called a garden. One of these little favorites is the plantpopularly known as the Canary-bird Flower,Tropcohim peregrinum.* I
. The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste. edifice. I do not mean, at this time, to weary yourreaders with an account of all the various tribes of climbers, which arc now known 17 to the gardener. I only wish to speak tobeginners of two or three pretty little an-nual vines, that should be favorites everywhere; that are very easily raised; andthat will give something of grace and beau-ty to every little plot of ground, even if itis not worthy of being called a garden. One of these little favorites is the plantpopularly known as the Canary-bird Flower,Tropcohim peregrinum.* It is a native ofPeru, and is one of the most popular ofclimbers in all the Spanish gardens of Limaand New-Grenada. Its Spanish local nameis Paxaritos amarillos, i. e. yellow the charming little canary-coloredblossoms are half expanded, they certainlyhave a pretty and fanciful likeness to tinybirds. * T. fuliincum, of some liDlanists. ino PRETTY ANNUAL CLIMniNG PLANTS. This is roaII\ a most dclicatplymoiiMod species of Niislmliuni, and like. Fig. ns. The Cnnary-bird Flower.
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