148 VINES 
of flowers and foliage is furnished by the actinidia, 
while undoubtedly, the best plant for a sunny 
veranda, as far as foliage is concerned, is the 
Dutchman’s pipe (Aristolochia macrophylla or 
A. sipho). The distinctiveness of ‘this vine 
makes it a good subject in a combination, the 
golden-leaved honeysuckle, for instance, being 
used asa background. Fora semi-shady veranda, 
where light occasionally plays on the plants, 
the best flowering type is the honeysuckle, the 
choice species being Lonicera Heckrotti and L. 
Japonica, vars. Halliana and reticulata-aurea. But 
as a combination of foliage and flowers Akebia 
quinata is a close second. Still another good 
vine for such a location is the false bitter-sweet 
(Celastrus scandens); and finally, for a foliage 
plant, Euonymus radicans, in several desirable 
forms. 
In densely shaded spots, where a veranda faces 
the north, it is difficult to make any flowering 
vine grow. In this case, after proving for your- 
self that none of the last-mentioned sorts will 
‘thrive, you will have to resort to strictly foliage 
plants, with English ivy as the most successful 
thing we have. Nevertheless, the beautiful fall 
colours of the ampelopsis family make it distinctly 
worthy of ‘notice. 
