THE 



Canadian Horticulturist 



Vol. XIV. 



1891. 



No. 12. 





HALL'S JAPAN HONEYSUCKLE. 



LIMBING plants about the house and lawn are only appre- 

 ciated by a few. The naked pillars of porches of many 

 houses contrast very unfavorably with the beautifully draped 

 verandahs and walls of those few which have been clothed 

 with nature's own costume. Not so great is the contrast 

 lietween a drawing room hung with beautiful curtains and 

 iiie entirely bare of drapery. Even the trunks of old trees 

 lay be festooned with elegant creepers, and old posts may 

 be tranformed into superb pillars. We have in mind a telephone post which 

 gave offence to the near residents when first set, but which could not now be 

 removed with their consent. N^.ture has robed it from pedestal to capital with 

 the Virginia creeper, which is beautiful at all seasons, and, in the autumn, 

 takes on gorgeous hues, which are the admiration of all passers-by. This 

 creeper is a native of Ontario and may easily be transplanted to the garden. 

 Besides, we have many others growing wild, which, without expense, might be 

 made to adorn our homes, as, the climbing bitter-sweet, the wild frost grape and 

 two species of climbing honeysuckles. These are Lonicera parviflora, or Small 

 Honeysuckle, which has a yellowish purple corolla, and is found on mossy banks ; 

 and L. Hirsuta, or Hairy Honeysuckle, which has a greenish yellow corolla and 

 is found in damp thickets. 



In a paper read before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society by John (1. 

 Barker, we find the loliowing interesting reference to this class of plants : 



