314 MANUAL OF GARDENING 



Woody perennial climbers. 



(Climbing shrubs, the tops not dying down in fall except in climates 

 in which they are not hardy.) 



a. Tendril-climbers, root-climbers, scramblers, and trailers 



Virginia creeper, Ampelopsis quinquefolia.* 



The best vine for covering buildings in the colder climates. Plants should 

 be selected from vines of known habit, as some individuals cling much better 

 than others. Var. hirsuta, * strongly clinging, is recommended by the experi- 

 mental station at Ottawa, Canada. Var. Bngelmanni* has small and neat 

 foliage. 



Japanese i\'y, Boston ivy, A. tricus-pidata {A. Veitchii). 



Handsomer than the Virginia creeper, and clings closer, but is often injured 

 by winter in exposed_pIaces, especially when young ; in northern regions, tops 

 should be protected for first year or two. 



Variegated ivy, A. heterophylla var. elegans (Cissus variegata). 



Handsome delicate hardy grape-like vines with mostly three-lobed blotched 

 leaves and bluish berries. 



Garden clematis, Clematis of various species and varieties. 



Plants of robust and attractive habit, and gorgeous blooms ; many garden 

 forms. C. Jackmani, and its varieties, is one of the best. C Henryi (Fig. 

 266) is excellent for white flowers. Clematises bloom in July and August. 



Wild clematis, C. Virginiana* 



Very attractive for arbors and for covering rude objects. The pistillate 

 plants bear curious woolly balls of fruit. 



Wild clematis, C. verticillaris* 



Less vigorous grower than the last, but excellent. 



Japanese clematis, C. paniculata. 



The best late-blooming woody vine, producing enormous masses of white 

 flowers in late summer and early fall. 



Trumpet creeper, Tecoma radicans.* 



One of the best of all free-flowering shrubs; climbs by means of roots J 

 flowers very large, orange-scarlet. 



Chinese trumpet creeper, T. grandiflora (Bignonia grandiflora). 

 Flowers orange-red; sometimes scarcely climbing. 



