BUDS, BLOSSOMS, FRUITS. 



and most picturesque ornaments known for covering 

 trees, arbors and buildings. No other climbing vine is 

 more vigorous in growth 

 when once it gets fair- 

 ly under way. Itsflow- 

 ers. of a delicate lilac 

 color, appear in Ijng, 

 loose, pendulous ra- 

 cemes, and, as our en- 

 graving shows, are much 

 the most conspicuous 

 part of the plant when 

 it is in bloom. They 

 appear in May and 

 June, and again in mid- 

 summer. The foliage is 

 composed of long pin 

 nate leaves of many 

 leaflets, which, together 

 with the pecijliar twin- 

 ing habit of 'the plant, 

 give it an air of pictur- 

 esqueness that is quite 

 unique. Planted at the 

 side of a tree, in a few 

 years the wistaria as- 

 cends high into its top. 

 Still, there is one objec- 

 tion to having the vine 

 assume a decidedly ver- 

 tical style of growth, 

 namely, that next to the 

 ground it, in time, is 

 quite certain to lose its 

 foliage. The better way 

 of growing it is to pro- 

 vide a horizontal trellis 

 or arbor for its support. 

 A single vine has been 

 known to cover a trellis 

 60x120 feet. 



A Small Conserva- 

 tory, and What I Grow 

 in It. — My observatory 

 is built adjoining the 

 dining-room, and is en- 

 tered through an arch- 

 way hung with curtains 

 that can be drawn at 

 will. It faces the south- 

 east, and so has sunlight 

 almost all day, and it is 

 heated by a register 

 from the hot-air fur- 

 nace which heats the 

 dwelling. When the 

 sun shines I keep the 

 register closed all day, 

 sun-heat being all that 

 is required. The ther- A Chinlse Wist,' 



mometer ranges from 70° to 80° during the day and from 

 50° to 60° at night. There are two ventilators, and I am 



1-AiRMOUNT Park, Philadelphia. 



