66 ARISTOCRATS OF THE GARDEN 



autumn when laden with their conspicuous scarlet 

 fruits they are very attractive. 



A very beautiful twining plant but one not always 

 easily established is Polygonum baldschuanicum from 

 central Asia. It grows eight to twelve feet tall and 

 produces masses of white flowers which change to 

 pink with age. Its near relative P. multiflorum, from 

 China and Japan, is a much more vigorous grower 

 with larger clusters of flowers but it is not nearly so 

 hardy and cannot be grown out of doors as far north 

 as Boston, Mass. 



Among the American species of Honeysuckle there 

 are several good hardy climbers but the best is Loni- 

 cera Heckrotti, a hybrid of unknown origin. From 

 the middle of June until the early frosts appear this 

 plant is in blossom. The flowers which are borne in 

 clusters, are deep rose color without and pale yellow 

 within and though fragrant only in the evening they 

 are very beautiful. Very vigorous growers are L. 

 flava and L. glaucescens, with yellow flowers; L. pro- 

 lifera (better known as L. Sullivantii) with yellowish 

 flowers; and L. sempervirens with scarlet flowers; 

 L. hirsuta has hairy leaves and flowers with a yellow 

 tube and orange-red lip; and the hybrid L. Brownii 

 and its form fuchsioides have wine-colored flowers. 

 The European Honeysuckles or Woodbines, (L. Per- 



