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region, southward to Pennsylvania and Nebraska. 

 Leaves glaucous green, the uppermost united at their 

 bases and subtending the flower clusters. Flowers yel- 

 low, tinged with red outside, opening in late spring and 

 early summer. 



L. heckrotti. HECKROTT'S HONEYSUCKLE. A shrubby 

 vine with short, sometimes twining stems, of unknown 

 origin. Leaves green above, whitened beneath, the 

 uppermost united at their bases. Flowers purple, fra- 

 grant, about two inches long. Splendid for massing. 



L. japonica (L. halleana). JAPANESE HONEYSUCKLE. 

 A rampant evergreen climber with stems 10 to 15 

 feet long. Native of Japan. Leaves ovate, dark green, 

 densely covering the vines and branches. Flowers 

 white, changing to yellow, deliciously fragrant, borne 

 in great profusion in the summer, and occasionally in 

 the autumn. Grand for trellises and ground cover. 

 One of the best. 



L. japonica aureo-reticulata. GOLDEN-LEAVED HONEY- 

 STCKLE. A form of the preceding species with the 

 leaves beautifully netted with yellow. 



L. periclymenum. WOODBINE. A low climber with 

 stems 5 to 8 feet long. Native of Europe. Leaves ovate 

 or oblong, dark green above, glaucous beneath, often 

 fading in autumn with beautiful tones of yellow and 

 purple. Flowers in dense terminal heads, yellowish 

 white within, purple or carmine outside, very fragrant 

 and showy. Blooms in summer. 



L. periclymenum belgica (L. belgica}. MONTHLY 

 FRAGRANT HONEYSUCKLE. A form of the last of more 

 vigorous habit, with bright red flowers freely produced 

 throughout the summer. A grand plant. 



L. sempervirens. TRUMPET, OR CORAL HONEY- 

 SUCKLE. A high climbing vine with stems 10 to 15 feet 

 long. Occurs naturally from Connecticut and Nebraska, 

 southward to Florida and Texas. Leaves oval or 

 oblong, green or bluish green above, glaucous beneath, 

 the uppermost united at their bases. Flowers scarlet, 

 about 2 inches long, profuse and very showy. Splendid 

 for porches. 



L. sempervirens minor. NARROW-LEAVED CORAL 

 HONEYSUCKLE. A variety of the above with narrow 

 leaves and more slender orange-red flowers. Not quite 

 so hardy as the typical form. 



L. sullivanti. GLAUCOUS HONEYSUCKLE. A low 

 climber with stems 4 to 6 feet long. Occurs in a wild 

 state from Manitoba and Ontario, southward to Tennes- 

 see. Leaves oval, or broadest above the middle, 

 silvery blue, the upper ones united at their bases. 

 Flowers pale yellow, sometimes tinged with purple on 

 the outside. Very handsome, not only on account of 

 the remarkably glaucous foliage, but for the abundant 

 scarlet berries. 



Menispermum The Moonseed 



A graceful twining vine with more or less woody 

 stems and handsome foliage, well adapted fortrain- 

 ing on trellises. It is very hardy and thrives in 

 almost any good garden soil, either in full sun or 

 partial shade. 



Menispermum canadense. MOONSEED. Stems slender, 

 usually attaining a height of 8 to 10 feet, rather densely 

 clothed with bright green, mostly 3-lobed leaves. 

 Flowers greenish white, in loose panicles, opening in 

 summer. Fruit bluish black, resembling a bunch of 

 small grapes, each berry containing a flattened cres- 

 cent-shaped seed. Grows naturally from Quebec and 

 Manitoba, southward to Georgia. 



Passiflora The Passion 

 Flowers 



Slender, but vigorous-growing vines, climbing by 

 tendrils, with strange and curious flowers which 

 were supposed by the early Spanish travelers in 



South America to be symbolic of the passion of 

 our Lord. They thrive in almost any good garden 

 soil, and are hardy in the Southern States and Cali- 

 fornia. Frequently cultivated in greenhouses in the 

 North. 



Passiflora caerulea. PASSIONFLOWER. Leaves deeply 

 5-lobed, brighter glaucous green. Flowers fragrant, \ 

 to 4 inches across, greenish white, the numerous rays 

 of the crown blue at the tip, white in the middle and 

 purple at the base. Native of Brazil. 



P. caerulea Constance Elliott. WHITE PASSION FLOWER. 

 A form of the foregoing species with remarkably fra- 

 grant white flowers. A very thrifty plant and one that 

 invariably attracts attention. 



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