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Gardening for Amateurs 



bark. Good loamy soil is required, and no 

 regular pruning. 



Akebia quinata, a native of China and 

 Japan, is an excellent subject for planting 



Clematis Nellie Moser. 



in loamy soil at the base of a large shrub or 

 small tree, over which it may ramble at will. 

 It attains a height of 25 feet or more, sends 

 up many slender branches from one common 

 rootstock, and bears five-parted deciduous 

 leaves and claret-coloured flowers in April. 

 The violet sausage-shaped fruits are rarety 

 ripened. A second desirable sort may be 

 obtained in A. lobata, from Japan ; its 

 leaves are three-parted. Propagation is by 

 cuttings, and no regular pruning is 

 necessary. 



Araujia sericifera is a Brazilian climber 

 which is sometimes met with as Physianthus 

 albens. Growing 12 to 15 feet or more high, 

 it is recognised by its bluish -green leaves, 

 milky sap, and white flowers. It is only 

 suitable for the warmer counties. Light 

 pruning may be given in spring. 



Aristolochia Sipho (Dutchman's Pipe). 

 The popular name Is derived from the 

 peculiar shape of its small brownish flowers. 

 This is a vigorous plant with large dark 

 green heart-shaped or rounded leaves. It is 

 excellent for planting in any good garden soil 

 at the foot of a large bush or small tree, over 



which it may ramble freely. No regular 

 pruning is necessary, and it may be grown 

 in almost any part of the country. Other 

 good kinds are A. tomentosa and A. Moupi- 

 nensis. 



Berberi dopsis 

 corallina. This ever- 

 green Chilian shrub is 

 only suitable for the 

 warmer parts of the 

 country. It may there 

 be planted against a 

 high sunny wall in good 

 soil. The coral-red 

 flowers are very showy, 

 and are borne freely 

 during late spring or 

 early summer. No 

 regular pruning is neces- 

 sary other than is re- 

 quired to keep the plant 

 within bounds. 



Bignonia capreolata 

 (Trumpet Flower) is 

 a showy plant attaining 

 a height of from 15 to 

 20 feet, with reddish 

 tubular flowers 3 inches or so long. It is a 

 native of the southern United States, and 

 only suitable for the southern counties. A 

 position on a south or west wall suits it. 



Gelastrus. Perhaps the most decorative 

 plant in this family is C. articulatus, a 

 native of China and Japan. It is closely 

 allied to the Euonymus, and, like that 

 plant, bears attractive fruits. It is of very 

 vigorous growth, and may be expected to 

 cover a tree or bush 20 feet high. Neither 

 leaves nor flowers offer any special attrac- 

 tion, but the golden fruits, which, when 

 ripe, expand and expose the orange-coloured 

 seeds within, are very showy during late 

 autumn and early winter. Any good soil 

 is suitable, and no regular pruning is neces- 

 sary. 



Clematis is one of the most decorative and 

 important groups of shrubs. There are many 

 distinct sorts, both shrubby and herbaceous, 

 and there are also numerous garden varieties. 

 The latter are most frequently seen, although 

 many of the former (of which the quaint 

 C. Vitalba, the Traveller's Joy or Old Man's 

 Beard of our hedgerows, is the commonest 



