CONCERNING VINES 



and coloring. Thousands of bees stir among these 

 blossoms, and their steady drowsy humming makes 

 one wish to bask near the vine, drink in the perfume of 

 the flowers, and forget all else but the subtle delights 

 of summer. 



Although natives of China, the wistarias have 

 proved very hardy in this country. I know one 

 instance where the sturdy, intertwined growth of such 

 a vine has covered the whole side of a large house, 

 and another where a small house has been fairly 

 enwrapped by a wistaria. 



The Chinese white wistaria is without a rival in 

 beauty, but it is not so generally hardy as the purple 

 variety. In appearance, it is much more delicate. 

 Nevertheless, in a particularly cold situation on Long 

 Island, there is a white wistaria of great age and aston- 

 ishingly robust growth. Although I have never seen 

 this vine, I have listened often to its remarkable story. 

 Like the two purple wistarias, already mentioned, it 

 is looked upon as a distinct and well-known personality 

 for many miles about its home. 



In the southern United States, there is a native 

 wistaria, Kraunhia (wistaria) frutescens. Its racemes 

 of bloom, however, have not the length nor regal 

 beauty of the Chinese varieties. 



Next to the wistarias, it would seem that the honey- 

 suckles should be considered for endurance outside 

 the garden. The family to which they belong is a 

 large one, including many members of individual 

 attraction and noted mostly for the rapidity of their 

 growth. 



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