Vines 335 



normally entire, but occasionally three-partite. , ENGLISH 



(Hedera Helix). Best evergreen foliage vine, but liable to winter 

 killing in exposed places north; flourishes with slight shelter. 

 Dense mass of foliage. Self-sustaining. Any soil. Numerous 

 varieties, varying in size of leaf and colouring; some quite dwarf. 



JASMINE, SWEET (Jasminum nudiflorurri). Earliest flowering slender 

 vine. Fragrant, large yellow flowers before the leaves. March, 



April. Not hardy North. Native in the Southern States. (J. 



officinale). White, in summer. Requires protection at Philadelphia. 



KUDZU VINE (Pueraria Thunbergiand). Best very rapid growing 

 foliage vine with herbaceous top. Will cover enormous stretches 

 in a season. Makes a dense screen. Plant the tubers deeply. In 

 the South the top becomes woody. 



MATRIMONY VINE (Lycium Chinense). 12 feet. Ovate leaves, bright 

 green, 3 inches long with scarlet fruits. Has been used as a hedge 



on a wire trellis. (Z/. balimifoliuni). Less vigorous, smaller, 



grayish green; fruit orange. 



MONEYWORT (Lysimachia nummularid). Evergreen ground cover. 

 Good for banks and rocks. Sometimes a weed in lawns. Light 

 green, nearly round foliage, half inch across, with profusion of cup- 

 shaped yellow flowers in summer. 



MOUNTAIN SPURGE (Pachysandra termi nails). Evergreen, with yellowish 

 green, thick leaves, slightly toothed. Good for undergrowth in 

 shrubberies. Flowers white, in small terminal spikes in May. 

 Attractive to bees. 



MYRTLE. See PERIWINKLE (below.) 



PARTRIDGE BERRY (Mitcbella repens). The only hardy evergreen that 

 carpets the ground and bears bright red berries all winter, and 

 lasting till June. Native to the woods, but can be bought from the 

 nurserymen. Shady places. 



PEA, EVERLASTING (Lathyrus latifolius and grandiflorus). See HER 

 BACEOUS PERENNIALS, p. 226. 



PERIWINKLE, TRAILING MYRTLE (Vinca minor). Will hold steep ter 

 races. Ideal ground cover in dense shade, and where grass fails 

 under trees. Purplish blue flowers in spring. Evergreen. Escaped 

 from cultivation, and plentiful near old-time settlements. Several 

 varieties. 



