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THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



long, fine point. The berries are black and 

 only eatable, after frost. A moisture-loving 

 Vine, affecting in a wild state the banks of 

 streams. New England to Nebraska and 

 southwards. 



V. fleXUOSa. A variable species from 

 China and Japan, with small rounded leaves, 

 toothed at the edges, with a velvet surface, and 

 remaining fresh till late in November. Among 

 its many forms is major, with much larger 

 dark green leaves, either simple or three-lobed. 

 The early leaves and shoots are a pretty pale 

 crimson, and before falling in autumn the 

 foliage turns purple and blood-red. V. 

 flextiosa Wilsoni is a neat kind well suited by 



vigorous than most wild Vines, this is a hand- 

 some foliage plant, one of the most graceful 

 and distinct of the group, and its stems cling 

 to the wall without nailing. 



V. heterophylla (Hop-leaved Vine}.& 

 variety of this, known as humulifolia, is the' 

 most beautiful of the forms of this species, and 

 in autumn bears pretty turquoise-blue berries. 

 It requires in most places a position on a wall 

 in order to induce it to fruit with freedom, and 

 succeeds better in dry, poor soil. A varie- 

 gated form is pretty, the foliage being mottled 

 with white or faint pink. A sheltered sunny 

 position is necessary to bring it to perfection. 

 China, Japan, and Corea. 



Vitis heterophylla variegata. 



its compact habit to small gardens ; the rounded 

 heart-shaped leaves 2 inches across are a rich 

 glossy green, shining with almost metallic 

 lustre. The young leaves are bright purple, 

 and this tint lingers on their under-surface and 

 reappears with a ruddy suffusion before they 

 fall in autumn. Variety chinensis differs from 

 that just described in its larger and less glossy 

 leaves. 



V. Henryana. Discovered in China by 

 Dr. Henry, and one of the most beautiful of 

 Vines. The deep green leaves are cut into 5 

 leaflets, threaded by silvery ribs and veins, the 

 effect being particularly rich in autumn when 

 they turn a deep crimson-purple. Though less 



V. inconstans. As is the case with so 

 many of the Vines, this shows great variety in 

 the shape of the leaves, and this tendency to 

 variation shows itself also in the colours put 

 on in autumn. In the best forms the leaves 

 assume rich tints of purplish-red and crimson. 

 There is also a form whose foliage has a bronzy 

 hue more or less throughout the season, but 

 especially when young. Cuttings. Japan. 

 Syns. Ampelopsis Veitchi and A. tricuspidata. 



V. Labrusca (Northern Fox Grape). Us 

 leaves are amongst the largest, both they and 

 the young branchlets being covered on the 

 under surface with a rusty-coloured or some- 

 times whitish down. In a wild state the fruit 



