Gardening for Amateurs 



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For a list of varieties see the chapter on 

 ' Evergreens." 



Hydrangea petiolaris, sometimes called 

 H. scandens, is the most useful climber in this 

 family. Against a wall it may attain a 

 height of 15 to 20 feet, climbing by means 

 of aerial roots, as is the case with the Ivy. It 

 is also useful for planting over and clothing 

 upturned roots of trees, etc. A native of 

 Japan, it thrives in ordinary garden soil. 



and is distinctly inferior to the former plant 

 J. officinale is a summer-flowering Jasmine 

 with fragrant white flowers ; any necessary 

 pruning must be done during winter. 



Lonicera (Honeysuckle). The different 

 members of this family are most familiar 

 under the name of Honeysuckle. As a rule 

 they are more at home in places where the 

 climate is moderately cool and moist than in 

 hot and dry places, therefore it is generally 



Wistaria covering house front 



Jasminum (Jasmine). There are several 

 popular and decorative shrubs among the 

 Jasmines. J. nudiflorum, native of China 

 and Japan, is one of the most useful of 

 garden climbers, for, in addition to being 

 perfectly hardy, it grows in any kind of 

 garden soil and flowers freely every " year 

 between the middle of December and the 

 middle of February. But to secure flowers 

 it is necessary to prune severely in March 

 and then give no further pruning throughout 

 the year. J. primulinum is a fairly new 

 Chinese sort which blossoms during winter 

 or early spring, but it is not very hardy, 



inadvisable to place them against hot walls 

 in dry soil. A moderately deep and moist 

 loam forms the most suitable rooting 

 medium, whilst propagation is by cuttings. 

 Xo regular pruning is required, but an 

 occasional thinning is attended by good 

 results. The best kinds for planting are 

 L. Periclymenum, the Common Honey- 

 suckle or Woodbine, and its varieties sero- 

 tina and belgica ; L. japonica, a vigorous 

 yellow-flowered species from China and 

 Japan, and its various varieties, such as 

 Halliana and flexuosa ; L. sempervirens, 

 with long tubular scarlet flowers, suitable 



