288 AGKONOMY 



Sumac, fragrant (Rhus aromatica) : 3-6 feet ; yellow ; spring ; flowers in 

 catkins appearing before the leaves; fruits reel, edible. 



Sumac, varnish (Khus copallina) : 3~6 feet; greenish; summer; leaves 

 brilliant red in autumn ; good shrub for dry places. 



Sweet shrub (Calycanthus floridus) : 3-8 feet ; brownish-purple ; late 

 spring ; flowers very fragrant when wilted, and of an unusual color. 



Syringa, mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius) -. 6-10 feet ; cream color ; 

 late spring ; flowers very fragrant ; several other species are cultivated. 



Tamarisk ( Tamarix sp.) : 10-15 feet; pinkish; summer; flower.s and 

 leaves small ; branches wandlike. 



Weigela ( Weigela rosea) : 4-6 feet ; rose color ; summer. 



Willow, goat (Salix capred) : 6-10 feet ; yellowish ; spring ; has immense 

 catkins of flowers that appear in earliest spring. 



Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) : 3-8 feet ; white ; summer ; a hardy decid- 

 uous holly with red berries that last through the winter ; excellent for wet 

 places. 



Witch hazel (Hamamelis Virginiana) : 6-12 feet ; yellow ; late autumn ; 

 blooms as the leaves are falling ; seeds propelled for long distances ; plant 

 much used in medicine. 



FIFTEEN WOODY VINES DESIRABLE FOR ARBORS AND 



PORCHES 



Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) : twiner ; capsules orange-yellow, split- 

 ting at maturity and showing the scarlet arils. 



Clematis, panicled (Clematis paniculata) : climbs by twining leafstalks; 

 flowers white, borne in great profusion. 



Clematis, purple (Clematis lanuginosa) : climbs like the preceding ; flowers 

 large, purple, very showy. 



Creeper, trumpet (Tecoma radicans) : half twiner; flowers large, tubular, 

 dull orange-red ; seeds winged. 



Dutchman's pipe (Aristolochia macrophylla) : twiner ; flowers shaped like 

 a pipe ; leaves large, making a dense shade. 



Grape, wild (Vitis sp.) : tendril climbers ; any of the wild grapes are desir- 

 able for covering arbors and trellises ; fruit makes excellent jelly and wine. 



Honeysuckle, Hall's (Lonicera Haliiana) : twiner ; flowers white turning 

 yellow, very fragrant. 



Honeysuckle, trumpet (Lonicera sempervirens) : twiner ; flowers long, 

 slender, trumpet shaped, scarlet. 



Ivy, Boston (Ampelopsis tricuspidata) : tendril climber, holding fast by 

 small disks at the tips of the tendrils ; will cling to walls of any kind. 



Matrimony vine (Lyciwn vulgare) : half twiner ; stem thorny ; flowers 

 purplish ; fruit red, inedible. 



Rose, climbing (Rosa sp.) : climbing by means of recurved prickles ; several 

 species are useful for covering arbors, pillars, and porches. 



