Berries of Ampelopsis helerophylla 



Ampelopsis, continued 

 Ampelopsis heterophylla. ASIATIC CREEPER. 



A handsome vine and one well 



adapted for covering low parapets 



and rocks. Native of Asia. Leaves 



heart-shaped, deeply 3- to s-lobed, 



bright green and lustrous. Berries 



light Blue, freely produced in 



autumn. 



A. heterophylla elegans . .-/. 



tricolor) . VARIEGATED 



ASIATIC CREEPER. A varie- 

 gated form with the leaves 



blotched with white, and when 



young, softly flushed with pink. 

 A. quinquefolia. VIRGINIA 



CREEPER. A high-climbing vine 



clinging to walls or trunks of 



trees by means of disk-bearing 



tendrils. Grows naturally from 



Quebec and Manitoba, southward 



to Florida and Texas. Leaves 



compound, consisting of five 



bright green toothed leaflets, 



fading in autumn with gorgeous 



tones of red and scarlet. Berries 



blue,produced in ample panicles. 



A handsome and graceful species. 



A. veitchi. JAPANESE OR BOS- 

 TON IVY. A graceful vine closely 

 clinging to walls by means of 

 disk-bearing tendrils. Native of 

 China and Japan. Leaves 3-lobed, or often with three 

 distinct leaflets, glossy green, coloring brilliantly in 

 autumn. Berries blue, profusely borno in compound 

 clusters. One of the most beautiful and perhaps one 

 of the most popular of hardy vines. 



Aristolochia The Dutchman's 

 Pipe 



A tall twining vine with very large leaves and 

 curious flowers, well adapted for porches and 

 arbors. It thrives best in a deep fertile soil, fully 

 exposed to the sun. 



Aristolochia macrophylla (A. sipho). DUTCHMAN'S 

 PIPE. A grand hardy vine, producing a splendid dense 

 shade. Grows in a wild state from Minnesota and 

 Pennsylvania, southward to Kansas and Georgia. 

 Leaves very broad and large, bright green. 

 Flowers purplish and yellow-green, solitary 

 or 2 to 3 together, from the axils of the leaves, 

 resembling a Dutch tobacco pipe. 



Berchemia The 

 Supple Jack 



An attractive climbing vine with 

 handsome foliage and large showy 

 clusters of berries. It thrives 

 in almost any soil, preferring 

 sunny situations, and is hardy 

 as far north as Missouri and 

 Massachusetts. It is well 

 adapted for covering trellis 

 work or for planting against 

 rocks or low walls. 



Berchemia racemosa. JAPANESE 

 SUPPLE JACK. A graceful 

 shrubby vine with more or less 

 glaucous, dark purple shoots. Native 

 of Japan. Leaves ovate, dark green. 

 Flowers nearly white, in terminal, 

 leafy panicles, opening in summer. 

 Berries in dense clusters, changing 

 from red to nearly black, very showy. 



Bignonia The Cross- Vine 



A handsome hardy vine, often 

 climbing fifty feet high, with ever- 

 green leaves and large showy 

 flowers. It thrives in moist 

 rich soils and is well 

 adapted for climbing on 

 walls or trunks of trees, or 

 for training on arbors or 

 trellises. 



Bignonia crucigera < />'. cap- 

 reolata). CROSS VINE. A 

 lofty vine with compound 

 tendri 1 - bearing leaves. 

 Grows naturally from Illinois 

 and Virginia, southward to the 

 Gulf. Flowers trumpet-shaped, 

 about two inches long, reddish 

 orange without, yeilow within, 

 produced in auxiliary clusters in 

 late spring and early summer. 

 Very showy. 



Celastrus 

 The Bittersweet Vines 



Twining shrubby vine's with re- 

 markably showy fruits, of extreme 

 hardiness. They are very effective for covering 

 walls, rocks or trellis work, or for climbing trees 

 and lattice. Almost any kind of soil is suitable for 

 them, either in sun or partial shade. 



Celastrus orbiculatus (C. articulatus). JAPANESE 

 BITTERSWEET. A tall and vigorous climber with 

 bright green almost circular leaves. Native of Japan. 

 Berries or capsules orange-yellow, splitting open in 

 autumn and disclosing the crimson arils which envelop 

 the seeds. Splendid for decorating. 



C. scandens. AMERICAN BITTERSWEET. A high 

 climbing vine with broadly lanceolate bright green 

 leaves. Distributed naturally from Canada and Dakota, 

 southward to Georgia and New Mexico. Capsules 

 orange-yellow, with crimson arils, persisting through- 

 out the winter. The unopened mature capsules will 

 quickly open when cut and partially dried. 



Clematis 

 The Clematis Vines 



Graceful free-flowering vines 

 with showy flowers. They are 

 well adapted for training on 

 porches, balconies and trellises, 

 or for covering walls, fences or 

 arbors. A loamy fertile soil is 

 well adapted to their require- 

 ments, and to secure the best re- 

 sults, the earth should be fre- 

 quently enriched. In early spring 

 all weak or crowded branches 

 should be cut away, and the vines 

 carefully tied and trained against 

 their supports. 



Clematis apiifolia. PARSLEY- 

 LEAVED CLEMATIS. A handsome 

 hardy vine well adapted for cover- 

 ing low walls or fences, or for train- 

 ing against pillars or other supports. 

 Native of Japan. Leaves compound, 

 consisting of several deep green, 

 incisely lobed leaflets. Flowers 

 white, produced in numerous broad 



Berries of Berchemia racemosa 



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