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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  February, 
  1907 
  

  

  The 
  Japanese 
  Morning 
  Glory 
  

  

  By 
  Ida 
  D. 
  Bennett 
  

  

  iS 
  WITH 
  most 
  varieties 
  of 
  plants, 
  the 
  Japan- 
  

   ese 
  are 
  much 
  given 
  to 
  the 
  growing 
  of 
  the 
  

   morning 
  glory 
  in 
  pots, 
  and 
  there 
  are 
  certain 
  

   dwarf 
  forms 
  that 
  are 
  only 
  suitable 
  for 
  this 
  

   form 
  of 
  culture. 
  Most 
  of 
  the 
  named 
  varie- 
  

   ties 
  have 
  also 
  a 
  dwarf 
  form, 
  or 
  are 
  rendered 
  

   dwarf 
  by 
  certain 
  methods 
  of 
  culture. 
  

  

  The 
  plants 
  may 
  be 
  readily 
  dwarfed 
  by 
  planting 
  in 
  shallow 
  

   seed 
  flats 
  and 
  growing 
  on 
  until 
  they 
  bud, 
  which 
  will 
  be 
  in 
  four 
  

   or 
  five 
  weeks, 
  and 
  when 
  thus 
  forced 
  they 
  do 
  not 
  regain 
  their 
  

   normal 
  stature 
  when 
  planted 
  out 
  in 
  the 
  open 
  ground 
  or 
  in 
  

   pots, 
  but 
  continue 
  to 
  bloom 
  while 
  remaining 
  but 
  a 
  few 
  inches 
  

   in 
  height. 
  I 
  know 
  of 
  nothing 
  that 
  equals 
  the 
  little 
  dwarfed 
  

   morning 
  glories 
  in 
  precocity, 
  except 
  the 
  little 
  Multiflora 
  roses 
  

   which 
  we 
  bring 
  into 
  full 
  bloom 
  from 
  the 
  seed 
  in 
  seven 
  weeks. 
  

  

  The 
  Aurata, 
  as 
  its 
  name 
  indicates, 
  has 
  golden 
  foliage 
  which 
  

   harmonizes 
  exquisitely 
  with 
  flowers 
  of 
  blue, 
  of 
  steel-gray, 
  

   and 
  gray 
  bordered 
  with 
  white, 
  feathered 
  down 
  on 
  the 
  ground 
  

   of 
  the 
  gray 
  more 
  than 
  appears 
  in 
  flowers 
  of 
  other 
  colors. 
  

   There 
  is 
  a 
  great 
  diversity 
  in 
  the 
  shape 
  and 
  coloring 
  of 
  the 
  

   foliage 
  of 
  the 
  different 
  varieties, 
  one 
  variety 
  showing 
  a 
  long, 
  

   narrow, 
  curiously 
  crumpled 
  leaf, 
  with 
  heavy 
  stems 
  covered 
  

   with 
  reddish 
  hairs, 
  others 
  showing 
  enormous 
  leaves 
  splashed 
  

   with 
  gray 
  and 
  white, 
  looking 
  much 
  as 
  though 
  whitewash 
  had 
  

   been 
  spilled 
  upon 
  them 
  from 
  above; 
  these 
  variegated 
  varieties 
  

   would 
  be 
  very 
  ornamental 
  even 
  without 
  the 
  flowers. 
  

  

  Antigone 
  belongs 
  to 
  this 
  ornamental 
  variety; 
  the 
  leaves 
  are 
  

   medium-sized, 
  but 
  beautifully 
  mottled 
  with 
  gray 
  and 
  white, 
  

   and 
  showing 
  large 
  china-blue 
  flowers 
  of 
  a 
  wonderful 
  purity 
  

   of 
  color. 
  

  

  Aglaja, 
  another 
  variegated-leaved 
  variety, 
  shows 
  flowers 
  

   of 
  white 
  splashed 
  and 
  speckled 
  with 
  blue, 
  with 
  an 
  occasional 
  

   speck 
  of 
  crimson, 
  the 
  throat 
  showing 
  a 
  tendency 
  to 
  cream 
  

   color. 
  

  

  Adonis, 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  largest 
  variegated-leaved 
  varieties, 
  

   shows 
  immense 
  flowers, 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  flared 
  and 
  ruffled 
  on 
  the 
  

   edges, 
  of 
  white 
  splashed 
  and 
  speckled 
  with 
  crimson 
  — 
  a 
  very 
  

   lovely 
  flower. 
  

  

  Most 
  varieties 
  of 
  the 
  morning 
  glory 
  show 
  several 
  shades 
  or 
  

   variations 
  of 
  the 
  same 
  color, 
  as 
  Asteria, 
  which 
  gives 
  several 
  

   shades 
  of 
  red 
  or 
  smoke 
  color, 
  the 
  latter 
  a 
  very 
  novel 
  and 
  

   striking 
  color 
  quite 
  unique 
  in 
  flowers. 
  

  

  The 
  best 
  of 
  the 
  red 
  shades 
  is 
  a 
  deep 
  velvety 
  crimson, 
  quite 
  

   unlike 
  anything 
  one 
  is 
  accustomed 
  to 
  associate 
  with 
  morning 
  

   glories, 
  but 
  we 
  are 
  talking 
  of 
  Japan, 
  the 
  country 
  of 
  necro- 
  

   mancy 
  and 
  the 
  things 
  thereof, 
  and 
  shall 
  we 
  be 
  surprised? 
  

  

  One 
  of 
  the 
  finest 
  of 
  all 
  morning 
  glories 
  is 
  the 
  pure 
  white 
  

   Thalia. 
  This 
  is 
  really 
  magnificent. 
  The 
  plant 
  is 
  of 
  very 
  

   vigorous 
  growth, 
  easily 
  covering 
  sixty 
  square 
  feet 
  of 
  netting 
  

   by 
  midsummer 
  and 
  bearing 
  its 
  great, 
  white 
  blossoms 
  in 
  clus- 
  

   ters 
  of 
  five 
  or 
  more. 
  Like 
  all 
  Japanese 
  morning 
  glories 
  it 
  

   blossoms 
  from 
  the 
  ground 
  up, 
  and 
  its 
  blossoms 
  range 
  from 
  

   immense 
  lily-like 
  trumpets 
  to 
  frilled 
  and 
  Japanesque 
  effects 
  

   that 
  are 
  fairly 
  ravishing. 
  

  

  One 
  of 
  the 
  more 
  ordinary 
  forms 
  of 
  Japanese 
  morning 
  

   glories, 
  and 
  one 
  more 
  apt 
  to 
  be 
  found 
  in 
  the 
  ordinary 
  mixture 
  

   of 
  seeds, 
  is 
  Euphrosyne, 
  an 
  immense 
  flower 
  of 
  a 
  fine 
  red 
  bor- 
  

   dered 
  with 
  a 
  broad 
  band 
  of 
  white. 
  This 
  variety 
  also 
  gives 
  

   some 
  plain 
  reds 
  with 
  an 
  occasional 
  frilled 
  effect. 
  

  

  Collata, 
  a 
  fine 
  dark 
  blue, 
  shows 
  also 
  the 
  white 
  border 
  and 
  

   white 
  speckled 
  with 
  blue. 
  

  

  The 
  culture 
  of 
  the 
  Japanese 
  morning 
  glory, 
  to 
  produce 
  the 
  

   best 
  results, 
  should 
  be 
  high. 
  Seed 
  should 
  be 
  started 
  early 
  in 
  

   the 
  house 
  or 
  hotbeds, 
  and 
  the 
  plants 
  removed 
  to 
  the 
  open 
  

   ground 
  when 
  all 
  danger 
  of 
  frost 
  is 
  passed 
  and 
  the 
  nights 
  are 
  

   warm. 
  Few, 
  if 
  any, 
  vines 
  will 
  do 
  much 
  until 
  the 
  ground 
  and 
  

   nights 
  are 
  warm, 
  and 
  a 
  setback 
  at 
  the 
  beginning 
  means 
  in- 
  

   ferior 
  results 
  all 
  summer. 
  Before 
  sowing 
  the 
  seed, 
  either 
  in 
  

   the 
  house, 
  hotbed, 
  or 
  open 
  ground, 
  they 
  should 
  be 
  soaked 
  in 
  

   hot 
  water 
  for 
  several 
  hours, 
  or 
  until 
  the 
  seeds 
  are 
  swollen 
  and 
  

   cracked. 
  I 
  often 
  defer 
  sowing 
  seeds 
  until 
  they 
  are 
  actually 
  

   sprouted, 
  in 
  this 
  way 
  insuring 
  the 
  germination 
  of 
  the 
  seed, 
  

   and 
  knowing 
  just 
  how 
  far 
  apart 
  they 
  will 
  be 
  needed. 
  

  

  Very 
  rich 
  mellow 
  soil 
  is 
  required 
  for 
  the 
  Japanese 
  morning 
  

   glory, 
  and 
  an 
  abundance 
  of 
  water. 
  The 
  Japanese 
  water 
  these 
  

   plants 
  twice 
  or 
  three 
  times 
  a 
  day, 
  and 
  it 
  is 
  safe 
  to 
  say 
  that 
  

   too 
  much 
  can 
  hardly 
  be 
  given; 
  certain 
  it 
  is. 
  that 
  they 
  should 
  

   never 
  be 
  allowed 
  to 
  dry 
  out. 
  The 
  value 
  of 
  an 
  abundant 
  water 
  

   supply 
  may 
  be 
  readily 
  demonstrated 
  by 
  letting 
  them 
  dry 
  out 
  

   for 
  a 
  few 
  days, 
  when 
  the 
  blossoms 
  will 
  be 
  seen 
  to 
  greatly 
  de- 
  

   crease 
  in 
  size; 
  then, 
  if 
  a 
  very 
  thorough 
  watering 
  be 
  given, 
  the 
  

   flowers, 
  on 
  the 
  following 
  day, 
  will 
  be 
  found 
  to 
  have 
  nearly 
  

   doubled 
  in 
  size. 
  Where 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  water 
  system 
  good 
  results 
  

   may 
  be 
  obtained 
  by 
  running 
  a 
  pipe 
  or 
  hose 
  into 
  the 
  bed, 
  and 
  

   letting 
  a 
  small 
  stream 
  trickle 
  continuously 
  through 
  it. 
  

  

  Liquid 
  manure 
  should 
  be 
  given 
  once 
  a 
  week 
  after 
  the 
  

   blooming 
  season 
  commences, 
  but 
  not 
  before, 
  and 
  as 
  the 
  Jap- 
  

   anese 
  morning 
  glory 
  branches 
  freely 
  from 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  

   plant, 
  it 
  will 
  be 
  necessary 
  to 
  prune 
  back 
  a 
  portion 
  of 
  this 
  

   growth 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  restrict 
  it 
  and 
  induce 
  more 
  flowers. 
  

  

  The 
  Japanese 
  morning 
  glory 
  requires 
  many 
  times 
  the 
  wall 
  

   space 
  the 
  common 
  morning 
  glory 
  does 
  and 
  should 
  be 
  planted 
  

   for 
  best 
  results 
  not 
  more 
  than 
  five 
  feet 
  apart, 
  or 
  rather 
  near; 
  

   they 
  also 
  require 
  height 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  breadth 
  of 
  space, 
  and 
  unless 
  

   this 
  is 
  provided 
  the 
  results 
  will 
  not 
  be 
  satisfactory, 
  as, 
  when 
  

   they 
  have 
  reached 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  the 
  low 
  trellis 
  or 
  building, 
  the 
  

   tops 
  will 
  droop 
  down 
  over 
  the 
  lower 
  growth 
  and 
  hide 
  it, 
  and, 
  

   as 
  the 
  plants 
  blossom 
  from 
  the 
  base 
  up, 
  most 
  of 
  the 
  bloom 
  

   will 
  be 
  obscured. 
  

  

  The 
  best 
  location 
  for 
  the 
  morning 
  glory 
  is 
  on 
  the 
  west 
  side 
  

   of 
  a 
  building, 
  the 
  next 
  best 
  the 
  north. 
  Planted 
  on 
  the 
  east 
  

   or 
  south 
  of 
  a 
  structure, 
  the 
  early 
  morning 
  sun 
  will 
  close 
  the 
  

   blossoms 
  before 
  one 
  has 
  a 
  chance 
  to 
  enjoy 
  their 
  beauties, 
  unless 
  

   they 
  form 
  the 
  habit 
  of 
  early 
  rising 
  to 
  worship 
  at 
  the 
  morning 
  

   glory's 
  shrine. 
  Planted 
  on 
  the 
  west 
  and 
  north 
  they 
  will 
  re- 
  

   main 
  in 
  full 
  beauty 
  the 
  greater 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  forenoon 
  and 
  

   often 
  all 
  day. 
  In 
  any 
  event, 
  when 
  successfully 
  grown 
  the 
  

   Japanese 
  morning 
  glory 
  gives 
  many 
  pleasures. 
  

  

  