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to wood. This plant requires a little coddling 
at the start, as it dislikes moving. For this 
reason it should not be transplanted except when 
very necessary. Don’t let it bloom for the first 
two or three seasons. Prune in early spring and 
remove all the very thin, weak shoots and cut 
back far enough on good wood to produce fine 
growth. In case of flowering wood appearing, 
cut it off. It should have a light, but rather 
sheltered location, and protection by wrapping 
in straw or burlap for the first two winters, at 
least. Under good cultivation it will make a 
grand specimen, growing to a height of twenty 
feet. 
The unfavourable attitude toward this plant 
is due to its being confused by dealers with 
another Japanese climber, Schizophragma hydran- 
geoides, which is sent out under the same common 
name and which is a mere weed by comparison. 
It can be distinguished by the foliage, which is 
deeply lobed, while the leaf of the true plant is 
entire. 
THE POLYGONUMS OR KNOTWEEDS 
The immense drooping panicles of beautiful 
rose-coloured, feathery flowers of Polygonum 
Baldschuanicum make this vine a very desirable 
