The Booh of Annuals 71 



JAPANESE HOP 

 Humulus Japonica 



One of the most reliable annual climbers, being 

 free from attack of insect pests and attaining a height 

 of some twenty feet. The foliage is luxuriant and 

 attractive, there being varieties with leaves varie- 

 gated with white and gray splotches. 



Start seeds indoors in April, setting plants out in 

 May. Or, sow seeds where the vines are desired, in 

 May after danger of frost is past. 



Color: flowers inconspicuous. 

 Height : fifteen to .twenty-five feet. 

 Location: any good'' garden soil; sun. 



