314 MANUAL OF GARDENING 
Woody perennial climbers. 
(Climbing shrubs, the tops not dying down in fall except in climates 
in which they are not hardy.) 
a. Tendril-climbers, root-climbers, scramblers, and trailers 
Virginia creeper, Ampelopsis quinquefolia.* 
The best vine for covering buildings in the colder climates. Plants should 
be selected from vines of known habit, as some individuals cling much better 
than others. Var. hirsuta,* strongly clinging, is recommended by the experi- 
mental station at Ottawa, Canada. Var. Engelmanni* has small and neat 
foliage. 
Japanese ivy, Boston ivy, A. tricuspidata (A. Veitchit). 
Handsomer than the Virginia creeper, and clings closer, but is often injured 
by winter in exposed places, especially when young; in northern regions, tops 
should be protected for first year or two. 
Variegated ivy, A. heterophylla var. elegans (Cissus varicgata). 
Handsome delicate hardy grape-like vines with mostly three-lobed blotched 
leaves and bluish berries. 
Garden clematis, Clematis of various species and varieties. 
Plants of robust and attractive habit, and gorgeous blooms; many garden 
forms. C. Jackmani, and its varieties, is one of the best. C. Henryi (Vig. 
266) is excellent for white flowers. Clematises bloom in July and August. 
Wild clematis, C. Virginiana.* 
Very attractive for arbors and for covering rude objects. The pistillate 
plants bear curious woolly balls of fruit. 
Wild clematis, C. verticillaris.* 
Less vigorous grower than the last, but excellent. 
Japanese clematis, C’. paniculata. 
The best late-blooming woody vine, producing enormous masses of white 
flowers in late summer and early fall. 
Trumpet creeper, Tecoma radicans.* 
One of the best of all free-flowering shrubs; climbs by means of roots; 
flowers very large, orange-scarlet. 
Chinese trumpet creeper, 7. grandiflora (Bignonia grandifiora). 
Flowers orange-red; sometimes scarcely climbing. 
