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(Xanthorrhiza apiifolia), which spreads rapidly by underground stems; 

 it does not thrive in limestone soils. Sweet Fern (Myrica asplenifolia) 

 will thrive on the driest, sunniest slopes; Memorial Rose (Rosa Wichur- 

 aiana) is excellent, bearing numerous white flowers in late June or July; 

 English Ivy; and Euonymous radicans var. vegeta may also be used. 

 The Enghsh Ivy, though very beautiful, is often rather tender; it en- 

 joys a moist soil and shade in Winter. 



Climbing Vines 



Nothing contributes more to the charm of the home surroundings 

 than a good show of hardy climbing vines, judiciously placed for cover- 

 ing walls and tree stumps, adorning the veranda and Summer-houses 

 or creeping up the walls of the house. The well-known Japanese or 

 Boston Ivy (Ampelopsis Yeitchii) is a fast grower and clings to wall or 

 tree, its leaves turning to a dark red in the Fall. Very satisfactory as 

 coverings for arbors or trellises are the dark- and bright-leaved Silver 

 Vines (Actinidia). The hardy Clematis paniculata, with its wealth of 

 beautiful foliage and masses of small, pure white, fragrant flowers 

 which cover the upper portion of the plant in early Autumn, is partic- 

 ularly useful for growing about the porch or on trellises. An excellent 

 vine for covering brick or stone walls and draping trunks of trees is the 

 Climbing Hydrangea, H. petiolaris, the value of which is not as gener- 

 ally realized as it should be. It is a plant of Japanese origin, of unique 

 and graceful appearance, especially when in flower; propagates readily 

 from either Summer cuttings or layers, begins to grow early in the 

 season, and is reliably hardy, though it should be afforded some Winter 

 protection in the colder sections. 



Other vines which may be used to advantage are: Akebia quinata, 

 purplish brown flowers; Climbing Honeysuckles (Loniceras), handsome 

 foliage and sweet-scented flowers; Aristolochia sipho (Dutchman's 

 Pipe), brownish colored flowers, resembhng a pipe; Bignonia (Trumpet 

 Vine)/, bearing large, trumpet-shaped, orange-red flowers. 



Low Growing and Trailing Shrubs for Various 

 Purposes* 



Deciduous. 



Cotoneaster horizontalis. F'or edging; semi-evergreen. 



Daphne Mezereum. Flowers light purple, appearing in early April before the leaves 



There is a white variety. An erect shrub 3 feet high, with stout branches, which are 



flexible and leathery like those of Leatherwood (Dirca palustris) . 

 Hypericum Buckleyi. Forms neat, compact mats. The earliest of the Hjrpericums. 



Flowers yellow, early July. 

 Lonirera npino'^n [ — L. Albertii\. Has slender twigs and narrow linear leaves. Flowers 



pink, late May. Plant low, from 1 to 2 feet high. 



