VINES 



VINES 



1939 



chill Niel rose, the Cherokee rost- (A'. Si>iici() und the 

 Baiiksian rose, B. Batik.sitc, are all exeelleiit as euu- 

 servatory and eool y;reenhouse elimhers. 



The t'oltuwing are amon^- the ehoieest for warm ho\ise 

 eulture: AlUi iimmlif Scho/tli and A. Ili'iiiler^inii ;irr 

 perliaps the l.>esT ot' the allamandas. They have no in 

 sect eueuiies and are of easy culture. Aniuui,'' arisli>- 

 loehias, -1. •hiinns is the ehnicfst, thuuirh A. '^rnilh"- 

 Cf'/thitlns and -1. /ahlosd are (.-nrious. Boikjh iiivi ILi n 

 spe'-i't.^u and 'j/dhra are handsome stove cliuilu-rs, and 

 shouhl be included iu every collect ion. Thry arr of 

 easy culture and will tlower profusely if given a lit;lir. 

 warm position. CferodeHdron ThotH.somf isperh;ips too 

 well known to require any comment. It should be in 

 every collection. Tli loibe rijin (a urifolin is one of tlie 

 handsomest of the thunlterg:ias. It should be grown 

 where it will be somewhat shaded during the warmer 

 parts of the day, as the petals are so delicate that they 

 fade quickly. Among passirioras the scarlet-tlowered 

 P. ractniioaa is excellent; also P. aJuto-vimdfd. Tlieir 

 worst enemy is mealy bug. Hoyas, Stephanotis and 

 Plumbago Capensi.^ are all good. Pofhos cehitocauUs, 

 sometimes catalogued as Mf rvgrai'in paradox a , i.s a 

 goi>d plant for climbing trunks of palms or tree ferns 

 or damp walls, Cissus discofor and Aspaj-agiis pJ/t- 

 mosKS are both excellent for training up the snppi-rts 

 of plant houses. SoJaxtim Wendhi ndli is one of the 

 best and showiest vines. Edwakd J. Cannino. 



Vines for Southern California. The following list of 

 vines for this section places them very nearly in their 

 proper order as far as popular demand is concerned. 

 One much - used vine, the ivy gei'anium, is purposely 

 omitted for laek of knowledge as to its proper place in 

 the list, the demand for tiiis vine being somewhat 

 spasmodic. The ivy geranium, being liardy here, is 

 used for a great variety of purposes, as hanging bas- 

 kets, hedges, and for climbing up the sides and on 

 the roof of a house. Passirioras are unpopular here by 

 reason of the numerous caterpillars that infest them at 

 certain times of the year. Of this list Sohimon W'end- 

 laudii is probably the most tender, with the bougain- 

 villeas a close second. For the covering of unsightly 

 objects in the least possible time, Ipomo'a Lcari (Fig. 

 2678) easily takes first place and the loniceras will rank 

 nest. Several species of jasmines are worthy of men- 

 tion, but apace forldds, as the list could easily be ex- 

 tended to 10.1 or more. Vines occupy an important 

 place in the horticulture of southern California, as in 

 other warm and sunny countries. 



Boagainvillea, all species; Bigtumia rriix.^ta ; S-da- 

 niiui Wt^iidla ndii ; Lonicera, several species; ] poitnra 

 Leari, Fig. 2GT8 ; Tmnna Iiicnsnliann: JustniiniHi (jnm- 

 difloruw: BigiioHH, Twerdhnui; ^S.daiuan S<-ii forfhia- 

 iunn, var. asitrexm: JVis/arl'i ,'^ hi (■'!>.■< is : ]V/star/a .S/- 

 nexsis, var. alba: SohDi'in} Jasm iimidi.'S: T<c<nii'i iirmi- 

 diflora; Tecowa ja.s)nunddes ; PJiaseoIirs C" raa' Ha : 

 Tecoma fUicifoJUc Rardfiihergia mono/drt/Ihi ; Bard- 

 enbergia Coivptoiiiana ; Mayidevilla suareoJi'i'-"^, Fig. 

 2679 ; Hoya carno.'ia ; CJiayiihus puniciis : Al:rblii 

 qiiinnta : Kennedi/a }iir/r/cans; ,- ^ruehh'nbt^driu mm- 

 ■pJexa : Ph>fsia>ithifs albfiis; Various tacsonias; Figs. 

 2457, 2458, 2680. Ernest Braunton. 



Vines for Middle California. — The number of species 

 of climbing plants cultivated in California for orna- 

 menting town and country homes is large, but on ac- 

 count of the newness of the country and the recentness 

 of introduction of many of them, few species are com- 

 monly seen. In middle California (taking the San Ft'ihi- 

 Cisco neighborhoo<l as a center) the following ai-e most 

 extensively grown as a covering for porches, arlnirs ami 

 houses: (1) Ampelop><ls fr/cuspid>ff" .[2) L'osa Han.^sm 

 and other species, (3) Ch'tiuitis Jach-nnnn' and^ otlii-r 

 varieties, (4) wistarias, (5) tacsonias and iiassifioras. 

 (6) Lnnicera Japoiiira , var. JlalHinia . 



For house adornment the tacsonias are not to lie rec- 

 ommended, on account of their rampant and di'Osc 

 growth, which tends to keep the building damp and cobl 

 in winter. The Lady Banks rose is a general favorite 

 on account of its evergreen habit and the abundance of 

 blossoms which it produces in spring. Wi.^faria Chi- 

 n€>i.<iis is an old and well-tried friend. In spite of a 



somewhat untidy habit of growth and need of yearly 

 training and trimming, it is prol)al>l\ as mucb ii.xrd in 

 California as in its native land, Jaiiaii, on acconnt of 

 the exul>erant, lavish free(b>m with which it sIiuw<ts its 

 wealth upon us iu the form of immense trusses of fra- 

 grant flowers. Hall's Honeysuckle li;is su^di fragrant 

 blossoms, is so easily reprudiiced by cuttings and 

 blooms so freely and for smdi a long iM-riod. that it is 

 nntre commonl;' grown iu country places tliaiL ]'erbapH 

 any other \'ine. 



The following lists are not iuti^ndi'd to be complete, 

 but rather suggestive; they are l.)elieved to include all 

 the species generally grown in middle (.'aliforuia. They 

 are throwTi into special-puriiose groups. 



SrctioH l.~ For Jiouses and places irhere dmisi' groiffJt 

 ifoi(/d be objecfiotiab/e. This list does not inehnle all 

 the species at present grown in such places, as several 

 that are frequently so ^rown have proved unsatisfac- 

 tory. 



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 2679. Mandevilla suaveolens. 



'Tail, .^iiifabJe for covtri ii<i the side of n liouse. 



cortriitg ilie 

 Uardij. 



Akel.iia quinata. Fifrs- '"ifi. -57. 

 Ampr^lnpsis !iel:eroi>liylla., 

 Ami.ielopsis (luiuquet'olia. 



Fit;. W"'. 

 Ampelopsis Quinqnefolia., var. 



Ent:elniaiini. 

 Arapelopsis tricnispiduta. 



Figs, 81. 82. 

 Araujia sericofera (cmsult 



Pliysianthns), 

 Bi£cnoTiia Twcedi;ina, 

 Boussiiisaultia biisrlloidcs. 



Fii;, L'.'O. 

 Clemads Heiir,\-i. Fif^. 4ss, 

 Clematis .bicknami, V\\i.. 



489. 

 ("IpHKitis keriaosiiia, 

 ('ieiii.itis iiiont;iii;i, 

 I'lemiiti'^ paniculata. Fit:s. 



485, 486. 

 Folicbos !ignosus, 

 ("lelsemium semper\'irens, 

 Holbfpllia latifolin, 

 Ipoma-'a Bona-nox. Fig. 1170. 

 Ipomoea Mexicana. 



Jasmiimm grandiflomni, 

 Jasnttuum huniile, 

 Jitsminum niiditloruni. 

 Jasnunmn officinale, 

 Keimedyn. ruhicmabi, 

 Lantanii Ca.m;)r:i. Fig. l'J3!). 

 Lnnicera Ca.prif<.)liuni. Fig. 



FUG. 

 Lonicera .Tapoidca, ^ar. Hal- 

 liana.. Fig. ];iu. 

 Lonicera Japonica, v;ir. 



aureo-reticirlat.-L. 

 Lonicera Periclymemuii. Fig. 



V^l'^. 

 M;indevilla suaveolen.s. Fig. 



L'r.79. 

 ^L'i.urandia Barclaiaiia, 

 Maurandia ernlieseeiis. 

 ^Maurandia scandeus. Fig. 



1:^78. 

 i\Ielothria punctata, 

 Periploca Or.T^c;!. 

 Pbnnbago Capensis. r ig. 



bsiiii. 

 Rosa Banksife, 



