Lonicera japonica (see page 99) 



Hedera, continued 



Digitata Leaves deeply lohed, the middle division much 

 prolonged ; dark green with prominent light-colored 

 veins. 



Palmata. Leaves deeply 5- to 7-lobed, the middle divi- 

 sion not much prolonged ; deep green with light-col- 

 ored veins. 



Forms -with Variegated Leaves 



Argenteo-variegata. Leaves beautifully variegated with 

 silvery white. 



Aureo-variegata. Leaves variously blotched and bor- 

 dered with golden yellow. 



Hydrangea The Creeping 

 Hydrangea 



A vigorous, tall-growing vine, the stems ascend- 

 ing by means of aerial rootlets to the tops of tall 

 trees. It is very valuable for covering walls and 

 trunks of trees, and is hardy as far north as Tennes- 

 see and New Jersey. In colder regions it should be 

 afforded protection from cold winds. It thrives in 

 any good garden soil, either in sun or partial shade. 



Hydrangea petiolaris (H. scandens}. CREEPING HY- 

 DRANGEA. Leaves broadly heart-shaped or nearly 

 round, bright green, with shallowly serrate borders. 

 Flowers creamy white, in loose, flat-topped clusters 8 

 to 10 inches across, a few of the marginal flowers ray- 

 like and sterile. Native of Japan. 



Lonicera The Climbing 

 Honeysuckles 



Hardy vines with showy and usually very sweet- 

 scented flowers. They thrive in almost any kind of 

 soil and are very valuable for covering walls and 



trellis work, and as a ground cover, where they 

 should be allowed to ramble without support of 

 any kind. 



Lonicera caprifolium. ITALIAN HONEYSUCKLE. A free- 

 flowering vine with stems 6 to 10 feet long. Native of 

 Europe. Leaves oval or oblong, the uppermost joined 

 together at the base and forming a cup through which 

 the stem passes. Flowers yellowish white, purplish on 

 the outside, borne in whorls in the axil of the cup-like 

 leaves in summer. 



L. chinensis. CHINESE HONEYSUCKLE. A showy vine 

 with purplish evergreen foliage. Native of China. 

 Leaves ovate, purple when young, changing to greener 

 tones at maturity. Flowers white, changing to yellow, 

 sweetly fragrant, freely produced in summer. 



L. Alois* (L.parviflora). SMALL-FLOWERED HONEY- 

 SUCKLE. A very hardy bush-like vine with short, some- 

 times twining branches. Grows naturally from Quebec 

 and Manitoba, southward to Ohio and North Carolina. 

 Leaves very glaucous beneath, the uppermost joined 

 together at the base and surrounding the flower clus- 

 ters. Flowers yellow, tinged with purple, appearing in 

 late spring or early summer. 



L. etrusca. ETRUSCAN HONEYSUCKLE. A low climber 

 with stems seldom more than 6 to 8 feet long. Native 

 of Southern Europe. Leaves broadly oval or broadest 

 above the middle, the upper ones united at the base. 

 Flowers about 2 inches long, yellowish white, tinged 

 with red on the outside, very fragrant, freely produced 

 in late spring and early summer. 



L. flava. YELLOW HONEYSUCKLE. A handsome 

 climber with stems 6 to 10 feet long. Occurs in a wild 

 state from North Carolina and Kentucky, southward to 

 Georgia and Alabama. Leaves green above, almost 

 white beneath, the uppermost joined together at the 

 base and surrounding the bright yellow fragrant flow- 

 ers. Blossoms in spring. 



L. glaucescens. DOUGLAS' HONEYSUCKLE. A very 

 hardy free-flowering vine with stems 6 to 10 feet long. 

 Grows naturally from Ontaria and the Saskatchewan 



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