VINES 



1937 



which retain their stems there are only a few that can 

 stand the long, dry summers of the middle South. The 

 most resistant are G. Jackmani, Fairy Queen, ffenryi, 

 lanuginosa, Otto Froebel, Duchess of Edinburgh, vein- 

 Una, but all should be planted where free from the direct 

 glare of the afternoon sun.— Decumaria barbara, a tall 

 climber usually found in rich moist bottoms and bear- 

 ing numerous fragrant white flowers, is a very showy 

 plant.— Lycium Barbarum is frequently used for trel- 

 lises; the red berries, which are retained during winter, 

 are its main attraction. — Passiflora incarnaia is often 

 a troublesome weed in newly cultivated lands, but its 

 flowers are remarkably showy and the lemon-like fruits, 

 called may-pops south, are edible, the seeds being coated 

 with a mucilaginous acidulated pulp. P. lutea has very 

 small greenish yellow flowers and also a very small, 

 purple-colored fruit.— Periploca Gro?ca is of exceedingly 

 rapid growth, and when covered in spring with myriads 

 of flowers is an attractive plant for trellises or rustic 

 summer-houses. —Pueraria Thunbergiana is a most 

 vigorous climber, a single plant frequently 

 covering an enormous space. The pea- 

 shaped flowers appear in spring, are of a 

 violet color and very fragrant. No better 

 plant can be found for covering a large 

 space in a short time. It is excellent for 

 covering dead trees. — Tecoma grartdiflora 

 is one of the best exotic climbers, with 

 very large and showy orange-red flowers, 

 which are produced from spring until 

 autumn. It can be trained with a single 

 stem if supported for a few years. Sev- 

 eral forms differ only in the size and 

 color of the flowers, as coccinea, deeper 

 red ; speciosa flora, yellowish ; hybrida, 

 blood-red. The native species,? 1 , radicans, 

 is frequently considered a nuisance south 

 in cultivated fields, but when trained to a 

 pillar or frame few of our native climbers 

 are as desirable.— Wistarias. Al- 

 though the Japanese species fre- 

 quently produces clusters more 

 than a yard in length, the Chin- 

 ese species is the favorite, being 

 cultivated in purple, white and 

 double forms. The double flow- 

 ers are very full and of a beauti- 

 ful shape, but the variety is un- 

 fortunately a shy bloomer. Our 

 native species, W. speciosa, is 

 superseded by an improved Eu- 

 ropean form. Var. magnified has 

 flowers of a light lavender-blue, 

 which are produced at intervals 

 during the summer. Its growth 

 is unusually vigorous, 



II. Evergreen. Akebia !o- 

 & a to, with its large leaflets in 8's, 

 yields an abundance of banana- 

 shaped mucilaginous fruit, found 

 in the markets of Japan, but 

 here considered of indifferent 

 value. A very robust climber. 

 The "five -leaved akebia," A. 

 quinata, is one of the most valu- 

 able rapid-growing climbers.— 

 Bignonia capreolata, or Cross 

 Vine, is found in rich woodlands: 

 flowers brown -red, with yellow 

 throat: blooms in spring. — Clem 



most an evergreen, as it retains its foliage nearly all 

 winter. Flowers are produced in the greatest profu- 

 sion during midsummer and are very fragrant. One of 

 the most desirable climbers. — Cocculus Carolinus 

 twines to a height of 10-15 feet. When covered during 

 winter with a profusion of coral-red berries there is no 

 climber that is more graceful. Once known, in higher 

 latitudes it would prove to be one of the most attractive 

 greenhouse plants.— Elcsagnus pungens, var. reflexa, 

 or Japan oleaster, in good soil frequently makes a 

 growth of 8 to 10 feet. The brownish bark contrasts 

 wHl with the bright srreen and silvery reflexed leaves, 

 while the clove-shaped flowers are very fragrant. Ex- 



cellent for covering arbors. — Ficua pumila, although 

 considered a tender exotic plant, has withstood severe 

 cold weather and is very desirable for covering brick 

 work, especially near the soil.— Gelsemhim sempervi- 

 rens, the Carolina yellow 

 jasmine, is the glory of 

 southern woods in spring, 

 when plants climbing 

 upon lofty trees are cov- 

 ered with myriads of gol- 

 den yellow funnel-shaped 

 flowers that are exceed- 

 ingly fragrant. The form 

 with double flowers has 

 the additional merit of 

 blooming during a 

 much longer period 

 than the type, and 

 when cultivated in 

 a cool greenhouse 



paniculata is al- 



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 A grape-vine arbor. 



; are produced during winter. — Hedera, Of the 

 many varieties of this genus there are few of the 

 variegated - leaved that stand the southern summers, 

 but the Irish and Algerian, the latter with unusually 

 large leaves, are hardy and desirable. — Jasminum 

 nndiflorum expands its bright yellow flowers in late 

 winter and is valued as the earliest harbinger of 

 spring; it is frequently used as a hedge plant when 

 supported by a wire. J. officinale has white flowers 

 during April and May. J. Reevesi and J. Intmile, 

 with yellow flowers borne in summer and autumn, are 

 great favorites.— Kadsura Japonica is valued chiefly 

 for the reddish tint of its autumn foliage. The small 

 white flowers are rather inconspicuous. — Lonicera. 



