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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



March, 1913 



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More About the Evergreen 

 Bitter-sweet 



THE article in a recent number of The Garden 

 Magazine, from the pen of Wilhelm Miller, 

 interested me very much, and I was glad to see 

 attention being drawn to this most valuable of all 

 evergreen climbers for North America. That it is- 

 perfectly hardy goes without saying — at least 

 it has withstood minimum temperatures of as low 

 as 25 degrees below zero without the slightest 

 injury. Only on one or two occasions in more than 

 twenty years have I found any of the foliage even 

 slightly browned in the most exposed situations. 

 Compare this with English ivy, which is a beautiful 

 evergreen climber, but in these cold latitudes it 

 can only be grown with a northern exposure; and 

 even then, unless protected, it will brown more 

 or less every spring. Even in cemeteries, where 

 it is largely planted, it scalds very badly unless 

 covered with leaves or boxed over. 



There is a popular misconception about Euony- 

 mus radicans growing slowly as compared with other 

 climbers; as a matter of fact, it makes rapid headway 

 when planted in good soil. For instance, a little 

 more than five years ago I rooted some hundreds of 

 cuttings which a year later were planted to cover 

 the walls of a new mansion being built here. At the 

 present time these vines are fifteen to seventeen feet 

 high. One wall twelve feet in height, enclosing a 

 court yard, was densely covered in a little more than 

 three years. Of course, these plants had good soil 

 and in addition a mulch of cow manure each year. 

 So much for the plant being a slow grower. 



For hedging purposes E. radicans has few equals; 

 it is also splendid for covering rocks, boulders, and 

 old walls. The form Carrieri is the best for hedging 

 purposes; it is also valuable for use amongst ever- 

 green shrubs if the plants are wired together a little. 



The call for Euonymus radicans increases yearly, 

 faster in fact than the supply, and it is surprising 

 that *a plant so easy of propagation should still 

 have to be annually imported by the thousands 

 from Europe. Any one with a small coldframe 

 can root this plant with ease. The best time for 

 propagating is summer — any time from the early 

 part of July to the middle of August. If cuttings 

 are taken from walls a large part of them will be 

 found to have small roots most of their length. 

 These must not be allowed to lay around to dry 

 out at all. Place them first in a tub or wooden 

 pail of perfectly fresh water — be sure that it is abso- 

 lutely fresh, for if it is at all stagnant every cutting 

 is pretty sure to die. 



Cuttings of young, well matured wood, six to 

 eight inches long, are suitable. Place these thickly 

 in sandy loam in the coldframe, or if preferred, 

 in boxes four inches deep containing good drainage 

 below the soil. Firm well, give a thorough soaking 

 of water, and place the sashes over them, which 

 should be shaded with lime wash or kerosene and 

 white lead. Damp over the plants several times 

 daily in clear weather, less frequently when dull; 

 air only moderately, and close the frame tight at four 

 or five o'clock. One of the great secrets in rooting 

 euonymus cuttings is to keep them frequently 

 damped over and the soil well soaked with water. 

 Once they are allowed to get at all dry it is all up 

 with them. Usually in six weeks the cuttings will be 

 sufficiently rooted so that more light and air can 

 be given, and about the first of September the sash 

 may be removed altogether. Cuttings of well 

 matured wood can be rooted in a warm greenhouse 

 at almost any season of the year; after the middle 

 of August I find they will also root very easily 

 outdoors if planted closely in nursery rows, well 



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