VINES 



— but have few branches, and sparse foliage. 

 Faniculata, on the contrary, makes a very vigor- 

 ous growth — often twenty feet in a season — and 

 its fohage, unhke that of the other varieties, is 

 attractive enough in itself to make the plant well 

 worth growing. It is a rich, glossy green, and 

 so freely produced that it furnishes a dense 

 shade. Late in the season, after most other 

 plants are in " the sere and yellow leaf " it is 

 literally covered with great panicles of starry 

 white flowers which have a delightful fragrance. 

 While this variety lacks the rich color of such 

 varieties as Jackmani and others of the hybrid 

 class, it is really far more beautiful. Indeed, I 

 know of no flowering vine that can equal it in this 

 respect. Its late-flowering habit adds greatly 

 to its value. It is not only healthy, but hardy — 

 a quality no one can afford to overlook when 

 planting vines about the house. Like Clematis 

 flammula, a summer-blooming relative of great 

 value both for its beauty and because it is a 

 native, it is likely to die pretty nearly to the 

 ground in winter, but, because of rapid growth, 

 this is not much of an objection. By the time the 

 flowers of either variety are likely to come in 

 for a fair share of appreciation, the vines will 

 have grown to good size. 



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