112, VINES 
extreme hardiness and their adaptability to dry 
and impoverished soils, the honeysuckles are the 
most useful of all our summer-flowering vines. 
They can stand more abuse and neglect than any 
I know of. Don’t neglect them, however, as 
they are quick to repay any attention bestowed 
on them. 
The honeysuckles twine and will ascend any 
suitable support. They are all good growers, 
are never troubled with insects or disease, except- 
ing under very unfavourable conditions, and 
once established they are there to stay. They 
are not tall growers, twenty-five feet being the 
extreme limit. Although they delight in sun- 
shine, they will do quite well in a moderate shade, 
and will grow and flower in locations so dry that 
in them other plants would perish. Honeysuckles 
flower on new wood; not, however, on the ter- 
minal growths. Cut back severely to produce 
great, long shoots of beautiful, scented flowers; 
but for effect as a vine prune lightly. In both 
cases, the right time is early spring. Honey- 
suckles can be transplanted either spring or fall, 
and young plants can be raised in any quantity 
by layering. 
For mixing in with green-leaved vines, for 
screens to break up a heavy effect, or for planting 
