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USES. Its long flexible branches are used to cover arbors and to decorate walls, 

 where its many beautiful purple flowers make a lovely sight. It has no known medical 

 use. It's thought to be a poison that can kill dogs and wolves. 



CULTIVATION. This is a very hardy shrub and it thrives in all kinds of soil. It's 

 readily propagated by layering; the flexible branches make this procedure very easy. It's 

 best situated in the sun; it blooms only very little in the shade. 



KEY TO PLATE. 



1. Garden silk vine. 2. Calyx and pistil. 3. Detached petal with a filament. 4. Fruit. 



