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masses of small white and 

 sweet-smelling blossoms. 

 The pods which follow 

 these are also attractive. 

 There are large-flowered 

 clematis of two colors, 

 deep violet (Jackman's 

 clematis) and white 

 (Henry's clematis). But 

 the vines of these are not 

 so close-growing. 



The honeysuckles form 

 a family of vines of which 

 the Japanese is easiest to 

 grow. One of its varieties 

 has a gold-yellow flower 

 (lonicera Japonica reticu- 

 lata) . Very well known in 

 this family is the woodbine 

 [lonicera periclymenum). 

 The honeysuckles do not 

 grow taller than twenty- 

 five feet, but are very 

 hardy, and stand drought 

 well, or do well in light 

 soil. They climb by twin- 

 ing, and therefore need 

 support. Their flowers 

 come in summer. 



A very early flowering 

 vine, and one which also 

 has a fine foliage, is the 

 wistaria. It is sometimes 



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Fig. 120. — The large-flowered 

 clematis. 



