£32. VINES 
ivy, except for tall work, is Euonymus.radicans. 
Being of a rather dwarf habit it rarely exceeds 
ten feet in height; another disadvantage is that 
this plant is one of the first to be infested by the 
San José scale. But this trouble can be obviated 
by employing proper: precautions, and in many 
cases the climbing euonymus will prove a valuable 
acquisition. The type has dull, green leaves 
with whitish veins and is the strongest grower of 
the species. £. radicans var. Carriere is identical, 
save that the leaves are lighter, brighter, and 
more shiny. In the variety argenteo-marginatus, 
of which the leaves are bordered with white, it 
is not unusual to find new shoots with leaves 
entirely white; as indicated by the name, the 
variety rosea-marginatus differs only in that the 
margin colour is a peculiar shade of pink. Var. 
reticulatus has leaves splashed with white, con- 
siderably smaller than those of any other 
variety. A 
Escallonia is a dwarf evergreen vine seldom 
met with as far north as New York on account 
of its lack of hardiness; it will, however, winter 
over safely if properly protected, and considering 
the comparative rarity of evergreen vines, is 
well worth a trial. In fact we are so ready to 
welcome any possibility along this line that we 
