64 ARISTOCRATS OF THE GARDEN 



orous grower with large leaves varying in shape from 

 nearly round to ovate and pointed, and large white, 

 changing to buff-yellow, deliriously fragrant flowers. 

 The shoots and leaves when young are covered with 

 crimson hairs which add much to the beauty of the 

 plant. The fruits are rounded to oval, from one and one- 

 half to two inches long, russet-colored and more or less 

 hairy. The skin of the fruit is very thin and the flesh is 

 green, sweet, and pleasant to the palate, and is ex- 

 cellent for dessert or for making a preserve. In 

 the south and west there is a future for this Actinidia 

 not only as an ornamental but also as a fruit-bearing 

 climber. Although discovered in China by Robert 

 Fortune in 1846, it was not introduced until 1900, 

 when I first sent seeds to England. 



A comparatively new, hardy, and very beautiful 

 plant is Tripterygium Regelii, with brown, spotted 

 stems, bright green leaves, and large clusters of small 

 white flowers which are followed by curious, winged 

 fruits. It is native of Japan and Korea and so also 

 are Schisandra chinensis, Akebia lobata, and A. quin- 

 ata. These are hardy stem-climbers with good foli- 

 age, rather inconspicuous flowers, and ornamental 

 fruits. Very free-flowering climbers in June are 

 Periploca graeca from southeastern Europe and P. 

 sepium from northern China which have glossy green 



