292 PLANTING THE ORNAMENTAL GROUNDS 



Lathy rus latifolius (Perennial Pea). 6 ft. June-October. 



Flowers rose-color, on many-flowered stems. 

 L. latifolius var. albus (White P. P.). Flowers pure white, 



otherwise same as the last. Useful for cutting. Both are 



fine for trellises, walls, and for covering. 



HARDY WOODY CLIMBERS (See, also, page 236) 



Avtinidia polygama. 20 ft. or more. June. White flowers, 

 with purple centers; in axillary clusters; fragrant. Leaves 

 entire, heavy, dark and glossy. Berries edible. Foliage 

 immune from insects and diseases. For walls, trellises, 

 screens. Very valuable. 



Akebia quinata. 20 ft. or more. April. Chocolate colored, 

 sweet-scented flowers, in clusters late in April. Leaves 

 five-fingered, stems twining. Fine for verandas. 



Ampelopsis bipinnata; properly Cissus stans. 15-20 feet or 

 more. June. Compound cut leaves, dark, of a bluish 

 metallic luster. Upright, scarcely twining. Fine for train- 

 ing on fences, or as a bush. 



A. quinquefolia. 30-40 ft. June. Leaves digitate, on long 

 leaf-stalks, turning scarlet in the fall. Climbing by tendrils 

 and rootlets. For walls, rocks, etc. 



A. tricuspidata, or Veitchii (Japan and Boston Ivy). 40 ft. 

 or more. Leaves varying from trifoliate to simple, ovate on 

 the same plant; on short stalks. Clinging like the last. 

 The most valued climber for walls. Foliage crimson in the 

 fall. 



Aristolochia Sipho (Dutchman's Pipe). 30 ft. or more. May- 

 June. Flowers shaped like a Dutch pipe. Leaves large, 

 roundish, heart shaped. Stems twining. Should have rich 

 soil. Arbors and trellises. 



Celastrus scandens (Bitter-Sweet). 25-40 ft. June. Leaves 

 pointed; oblong; green. Stems twining. The racemed 

 capsules orange-yellow, exposing the scarlet-coated seeds, 

 which persist in quantity nearly all winter, making the plant 

 an ornamental object. Arbors, trellises, etc. 



C. articulatus (Japanese Bitter-Sweet). Fruit hangs long, 

 but plant less desirable than above. 



