and rampant growth is appropriate, Humulus Lupulus (Hop 
vines), the Vitis (Fox grapes) ;Ampelopsis quinquefolia and A. 
Engelmanni are invaluable. Ampelopsis tricolor, or Vitis heter- 
phylla variegata is a desirable climber, with dark green leaves 
that have grey and pink tones underneath, and a marvelous crop 
of metallic peacock-blue berries ; it does well on rocks. Vitis 
Henry anais like the Virginia Creeper in many ways, only of 
smaller growth and more deeply cut leaves, and V. hiimulifolia 
(Turquoise Berry vine), has dark glossy foliage and a wealth of 
berries that turn from bright blue to black. Boussingaultia 
baselloides (Madeira vine), whose fleshy leaves and fragrant 
flowers are well known, needs protection ^Polygonum baldschuan- 
icum (Silver Lace Flower), is hardy and rapid and particularly 
adapted to climbing over old trees; and Periploca Graeca (Silk 
vine), has fragrant brown flowers and glossy narrow leaves. 
Latlujrus Latifolius (Hardy Pea), is a small useful vine growing 
about eight feet, covered with clusters of pea-blossoms, it makes 
a quick growth from the roots each season. Lygodium palmatum 
is a charming Climbing Fern listed by Gillett. Menispermum 
Canadense (Moonseed), is named from the shape of its crescent 
seed, likes a damp and shady wall, and Apios tuberosa (Ground 
nut), must have light soil and sunny place to develop. 
For walls, for trellises and for the ground, the Roses are many Roses 
and useful and beautiful, either in flower, fruit or foliage. They 
must have care, and training and good food, and their varieties 
are so numerous as to require a separate paper. 
Mary Helen Wingate Lloyd. 
Special Plant Societies 
The American Gladiolus Society 
The American Gladiolus Society is in the midst of a success- 
ful membership drive, and their ambition for a thousand new 
names to be presented at the Annual Meeting, seems in a fair 
way to be realized. 
The Annual Meeting and Flower Show for 1922 will be held 
during the week of August 14th, at Kalamazoo, Michigan. 
There are shortly to be established four ''Trial Gardens" 
under the auspices of the American Gladiolus Society. At 
Cornell, at Ohio State L T niversity, at the University of Minnesota 
and at St. Thomas, Ontario. All these are under the direction of 
well-known experts and florists. Growers may submit bulbs for 
testing and registration at whichever Garden is most conven- 
ient as regards location, and the diversity of climatic and soil 
conditions will make for most thorough tests. There is no mention 
as yet of receiving for registration bulbs which have been grown 
by amateurs, but doubtless such provision will be made if the 
number of applicants seems to warrant the step. 
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