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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Floral Edition 



scription of a variety cailled by Don, 

 Arapelopsis quinquefolia hirauta, heiice 

 this name was adopted, and we gave it 

 the common name of "Self-fasteiiiing 

 Virginian Creeper." It has smaller 

 leaves than the common species, and 

 while those of the latter are quite 

 smooth and glossy, the Self-fastening 

 variety are dtowny and have not tJhe 

 glossy aippearance of the other, thougOi 

 quite attractive, and in the autumn 

 they eoilour very highly. The tendrils 

 of hirsuta are comparatively short and 

 furnished with discs, by means of wMch 

 this variety clings tenaciously to walls 

 or fences. It requires little or no at- 

 tention, save when it reaches the eaves, 

 when it shoiuld be kept cut off, lest be- 

 coming top heavy it should be pulled 

 off in a sitoTm. Another advanltage the 

 Self-fastening variety 'has over the 

 other is in its freedom from thrip or 

 leaf hopper. It may be that the sensa- 

 tion of the down on the leaves is not 

 pleasiant to this insect. The leaf hop- 

 pcT on the ordinary farm ean be control- 

 led by thorougih spraying with tobacco 

 extracts sueli as Black Leaf 40, if 

 spraying is begun in good season. 



Boston Ivy. 



The Japanese or Boston Ivy which, 

 perhaps, deserves second place as a 

 useful vine for the Province of Ontario, 

 is another plant which has many scien- 

 tific names. It was oalled Boston Ivy 

 because it was first brought froim Japan 

 to the Arnold Arboretum near Boston. 

 Its glossy leiaA^es, neat attractive ap- 

 pearance and great piowers of clin^ng 

 tightly to a wall or fence, make it more 

 desirable, for this purpose, than even 

 the Self-fastenmg Virginian Creeper. 

 It is not sufficiently hardy in the colder 

 parts of Onltario. At Ottawa, for in- 

 stance, there are few good vines, most 

 of them killing baek badly. If the 

 Japanese Ivy were an evergreen it 

 would be still more valuaible, hut most 

 of the evergreen climbers are found 

 among the tenderer plants. 



One of the hardiesit evergreen climh- 

 ers is the English Ivy, Hedera Helix. 

 This is scarcely hardy enoug'h even for 

 the warmest parts of Ontario, ibait many 

 persons have seen the fine specimen on 

 the Village Inn at Grimshy, and others 

 may be found at Niagiara and Queens- 

 ton. It is rather surprising, coinsidering 

 how well these few vines are succeed- 

 ing, that more plants of the Englislh Ivy 

 are not found on the Niagara Peninsula. 



Perhaps the different species of Clem- 

 aJtis should come next in general useful- 

 ness. While the large flowered varieties 

 of the Jackmanni t;\ipe are very fine, 

 their success is too uncertain. Hence 

 we give to Clematis paniculata the first 

 place. This attractive vine does not 

 bloom until late in Angust or Septem- 



ber, after other kinds have done bloom- 

 mg. During September it is a mass of 

 siriall, white, sweet-scenjted flowers. 

 WIMle in Eastern Ontario it kills back 

 oojisiderably in the winter, it grows 

 very rapidly again and blooms pro- 

 fusely. 



The Virgin's Bower, Clematis vir- 

 giniana, the wild species which is quite 

 common, is a rampant grower, with 

 small greenish white flowers in summer. 

 It is useful for covering fences. It 

 makes a good vine for the verandah, 

 though it is said to attract flies. The 

 EurojKjan species, which is somew^hat 

 similar to this, and whidh the nursery 

 firms often supply, is the Traveller's 

 Joy, Clematis Vitalba. 



Anyone who has been successful in 

 getting vines of the varieties of the 

 large flowered Clematis of the Jack- 

 manni type estaiblished, or has seen 

 them growing, knows the great beauty 

 of these flowers. If they were easier 

 grown there would, doubtless, he many 



This vine covered wall of Boston Ivy adds a 



charm to the home of the late Vice-Pres. of 



Dundas Horticultural Society. 



more of them, but, unfortunately, there 

 is a disease which attacks them near the 

 ero'wn of the plajit. This is destructive, 

 and no good preventive or remedy 

 seems yet to be found. 



The Honeysncfcles are charming 

 climbers, the three most satisfactory 

 being the Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle, 

 Lonicera Sempervirens, the English 

 Honeysuckle, Lonicera Periclymenum, 

 and Hall's Japanese Honeysuckle, 

 Lonicera Japonica Halliana. These are 

 mentioned in order of hardiness, though 

 none of them are entirely hardy at 

 Ottawa. The Scarlet Trumpet Honey- 

 suckle blooms almost continuously from 

 early in June until late in the autumn, 

 the scarlet trumpet-shaped flowers be- 

 ing very attraetJive. It is, as its scien- 

 tific names implies, an evergreen, 

 though in the colder parts of the Pro- 

 vince, the foliage is injured in winter. 



The Engli'gh Honeysuckle or Wood- 

 bine, Lonicera Periclymenum, which is 

 bright pink outside and yellow within. 



is deliciously sweet scented. The odor 

 is quite spicy, reminding one of incense. 

 It is not no hardy as the Scarlet Trump- 

 et Honeysuckle, and at Ottawa does not 

 usually bloom we*ll unless it is laid down 

 for the winter. In recent yeare the 

 Hall's Jaipanese Honeysuckle has be- 

 come very papular. It is too tender for 

 the colder parts of Ontario, but in 

 South-We^ern Ontario the profusion of 

 the small white and yellow flowers and 

 graceful foliage make this an attractive 

 climber. The native honeysuckles 

 Lonicera hirsuta, and Lonicera glauce- 

 scens are well worth growing. 



One of the most satisfactory vines is 

 the Climbing Bitter-Sweet or Wax- 

 work, Celastrus scandens. The foliage 

 is of an attractive shade of green, and 

 is rarely troubled with insects or dis- 

 ease. When established it is a rapid 

 groAver, sending out long stiff shoots 

 which, when they reach something to 

 twine around, will do so. It is par- 

 ticularly suitable for training over 

 veTandahs, summer houses and fences. 

 In planting this vine one should be sure 

 of having one whidh produces both male 

 and femaile floAvers. Some vines have 

 only male flowers, and in such cases no 

 fruit is produced, and the vine is not 

 nearl.y so attractive as it otherwise 

 would be. The fruit is conspicuous and 

 hangs on most of the winter. The 

 berries are orange in colour until they 

 are cracked oipen by frost, when they 

 show scarlet. The Japanese species, 

 Celastrus orbiculatus, or Celastrus arti- 

 culatus, is, if anj-thing, more attractive 

 than the native species. While the 

 berries are smaller they are more 

 abundant and the contrast in colour be- 

 tween the outside and inside of the 

 fruit, namely yellow -and orange, is 

 even more charming than the Canadian 

 species. 



One of the most striking vines is the 

 Dutchman's Pipe, Aristolochia Sipho. 

 While not as hardy as some climbers, 

 it does very well at Ottawa, once it 

 gets established, whicth usually takes 

 two or three years. It looks particu- 

 larly well ahoiit the verandah or pillars 

 of a large hoxise. The leaves are large, 

 heart-sihaiped, and deep green. It 

 climbs by twining. The flowers, which 

 are nearly hidden by the leaves, are 

 brown and of a peculiar shape, much 

 resemhling a Dutchman's pipe, hence 

 the name. 



Grape vines are sometimes used with. 

 good effect over pergolas, verandahs or 

 summer houses, but unless kept well 

 sprayed, are liaible to become infested 

 by insects, and the leaves be disfigured 

 before the summer is over. 



Many other vines might be men- 

 tioned, but those all^ady given are the 

 choice. ' 



