PEA FAMILY 



shaded, but seeks the fullest sunlight for leaf and flower. Evi- 

 dently the plant develops tubers at the expense of seeds, for the 

 pod frequently does not form, and when formed often fails to 

 reach maturity. In cultivation the plant will cover a fence or 

 trellis in comparatively short time. 



Other leguminous species in cultivation are. 

 Rest Harrow, Ondnis rotundifblia, an attractive shrubby plant 

 from the Mediterranean region about a foot high; the leaves are 



trifoliate and the pea-like blossoms, 

 white and rose, appear in clusters 

 of two and three. It is recom- 

 mended for the rough part of rock 

 gardens. 



Pea-Like Vetch, Vlcia oroboldes, is 

 a Siberian plant two to three feet 

 high which producel dense clusters 

 of violet pea-like flowers. Will do 

 well on poor soils. 



Little Vetch, Orobus cernus, is also 

 recommended as a hardy, early 

 bloomer. 



The Kudzu Vine, Puerdria Thun- 

 bergitma, is one of the most rampant 

 growers ever introduced into our 

 gardens, and it is well to think 

 Native to central and southern Japan 

 as well as central China, it finds the climate of eastern America 

 congenial. 



The plant is a woody climber with large, dark-green three- 

 foliate leaves, and bearing short, compact racemes of violet- 

 colored pea-shaped flowers, followed by brown, hairy pods. It 

 rarely blooms in New England and the stems die down through- 

 out the North. Although earlier introduced the vine came into 

 special notice at the Chicago Exposition, as the Japanese there 



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Kudzu Vine. Puerdria 

 Thunbergidna. 



twice before planting it. 



