202 VINES 
it will attain a height of fifty feet, or even more. 
The plant is also a good twiner, and will climb 
any suitable support. It is especially good for 
mixing in with other small-leaved vines that will 
grow in some shade, since the large leaves stand 
out, leaving the small-leaved forms close to the 
support, thus making a good foliage combination. 
For lamp posts or dead tree trunks in sunny 
positions, the small, dark-green foliage of the 
silk vine (Periploca Greca) is very ornamental. 
The peculiar brownish-purple flowers produced 
toward the end of July are also attractive and 
very fragrant. This vine does not look so well 
when growing on screens, for the small foliage 
is not then seen to advantage; but on an upright 
support it is very showy. It is a good twiner, a 
vigorous grower and will attain a height of fifty 
feet. It does best in a good, sunny location and 
a rather light soil. The narrow leaves of P. 
Greca var. angustifolia are preferred by a great 
many people; in other particulars the plants 
are identical. 
Where a heavy, dense planting is sought, 
few vines will give such a rough, natural tone to 
a situation as the frost, or chicken grape (Vitis 
cordifolia). This is a very tall grower and in 
shady places will persist and grow upright until 
