Euonymus, continued 



Euonymus radicans CLIMBING EUONYMUS. A grace- 

 ful clinging vine with small rich green persistent foli- 

 age. Native of Japan. Fruits pink, the cells separating 

 and exposing the scarlet arils which cover the seeds. 

 A very attractive vine. 



E. radicans variegata. VARIEGATED CLIMBING EUONY- 

 MUS. A form of the foregoing with the leaves variegated 

 with silvery white. 



Gelsemium The Carolina 

 Yellow Jessamine 



A handsome evergreen vine, bearing a wealth of 

 glossy foliage and bright yellow Howers. Thrives 

 in almost any soil and is hardy as far north as 

 Tennessee and the District of Columbia. 



Gelsemium sempervirens. CAROLINA YELLOW JESSA- 

 MINE. A high-twining vine with dark green and lus- 

 trous persistent leaves. Grows naturally from Virginia, 

 southward to Florida and Texas. Flowers bright 

 yellow, very fragrant, profusely borne in axillary clus- 

 ters in early spring. 



0. sempervirens flore pleno. DOUBLE-FLOWERED 

 CAROLINA JESSAMINE. A form of the above with 

 double flowers. Very floriferous and showy. 



Hedera The Ivies 



Handsome evergreen vines, closely clinging to 

 walls or trunks of trees and often attaining great 

 height. They thrive best in a moist rich soil, and 

 preferably should be planted on the northerly sides 

 of buildings or in other shady places. Very valu- 

 able for cover- 

 ing masonry 

 and pillars, or 

 as a ground 

 cover or car- 

 pet in the 

 shade of tall 

 shrubs 



trees. They are splendid house 

 plants, ana are very attractive 

 when trained as screens in the 

 living rooms, or in vases or 

 hanging- baskets. Not quite 

 hardy north of the Middle States. 



Hedera colchica (H roegnen- 

 ana). COLCHICAN IVY. A remark- 

 ably vigorous and distinct species 

 with high-climbing stems. Native 

 of Asia. Leaves large and broad, 

 ovate in outline, bright green when 

 young, eventually dark green, firm 

 and leathery. A grand companion 

 to the English Ivy or its varieties, 

 producing a bold and striking 

 contrast. The leaves of the fruiting 

 branches, which are produced 

 when the plants are quite old, are 

 nearly ovate. Berries black. 



H helix. ENGLISH IVY. A grand 

 high- climbing vine with dark 

 green, usually 3- to 5-lobed leaves 

 of exquisite outline and beauty. 

 Native of Europe and Asia. The 

 climbing or creeping branches do 

 not blossom or bear fruit, but in 

 age, bushy spur -like branches 

 with entire ovate leaves are pro- 

 duced, upon which the yellow- 

 green flowers and black berries 

 are borne. A number of forms, 

 differing chiefly in the outline or 

 marking of the leaves, , are fre- 

 quently cultivated, among which 

 the following are both noteworthy 

 and desirable : 



Various forms of 

 leavei of English Ivy 



Forms with Green Leaves 



Algeriensis Leaves broadly ovate, entire or slightly 3- 

 lobed. 



Arborescens. This is the fruiting form of the English 

 Ivy, and ordinarily forms a bushy shrub or vine. 

 Leaves ovate, with entire borders. 



Donerailensis. Leaves 3-lobed, with rather short, spread- 

 ing lateral lobes; dark green with light-colored veins. 



Formal treatment of English Ivy 



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