AGAWAM, MASS. 
Climbing Vines 
ACTINIDIA. A hardy vine from Japan with 
attractive foliage and fragrant white flowers. 
AKEBIA. Quinata (Five-leaved Akebia). 
Small dark green leaves, free from insect at¬ 
tacks; clusters of chocolate purple flowers in 
May. A very hardy vine that will do well in 
thick shade and the coldest places. 
AMPELOPSIS. Veitchii (Japan Ivy, Bos¬ 
ton Ivy). Used more than any other vine for 
covering brick, stone, or stucco walls. 
BITTERSWEET. American. A hardy na¬ 
tive vine with glossy leaves and clusters of red 
and orange berries in fall. Does well in shade. 
Japanese. Handsome foliage with crimson 
berries in the fall and winter. 
CLEMATIS. These vines require a rich soil 
and sunny location. The large flowering sorts 
are rather weak growers and require the best of 
care to succeed. When young, the vines die to 
the ground in winter, but, as they become older, 
the main stalks live through. 
Henrii. Large creamy white flowers; mid¬ 
summer. 
Jackmanii. Large purple flowers; June to 
August. 
Mme. Edward Andre. Large; the nearest 
red of any. 
Paniculata. A vigorous grower with an 
abundance of handsome dark green foliage. 
The small fragrant flowers are pure white, star¬ 
shaped, covering the vine in September. Very 
free from insects. 
DUTCHMAN’S PIPE. Very hardy with 
large leaves, 6 to 10 inches across, and small 
pipe-shaped flow r ers. Makes a dense shade 
and is rarely troubled by insects. 
EUONYMOUS. Radicans. An evergreen 
vine of slow growth with small dark green leaves. 
Clings to the wall like Ivy. 
Rad. Carrieri. A stronger grower than Radi¬ 
cans with larger glossy leaves and much more 
rapid growth. Half bush and half vine in man¬ 
ner of growth. Will cling to a wall or can be 
trained as a low evergreen hedge as a border for 
walks. 
Rad. Variegata. Like the above but with 
handsome variegated foliage. 
Vegetus. Has much larger leaves and red 
berries, resembling Bittersweet, in fall and win¬ 
ter. Excellent also as an evergreen ground 
cover, or at the border of Evergreen or Rhodo¬ 
dendron plantings. 
HARDY ENGLISH IVY (Hedera Helix 
Baltica). A recent introduction said to be 
much hardier than the ordinary English Ivy. 
HONEYSUCKLE. Hall’s Japan. Strong 
grower, nearly evergreen, pure white flowers 
changing to buff. Very fragrant. Blooms from 
June to October. 
Japan Gold Leaf. Foliage thickly veined and 
netted with yellow. Has very few flowers. 
TRUMPET VINE. A strong grower with 
clusters of large red and yellow trumpet-shaped 
flowers in July and August. Should be planted 
in a sheltered location. 
VIRGINIA CREEPER. The native wood¬ 
bine or ivy. Very hardy and of rapid growth. 
WISTERIA. Purple. A hardy, rapid grow¬ 
ing vine with long clusters of lilac blue flowers 
in May. Often takes several years before it 
begins to bloom. 
White. White flowers; vine not quite so 
hardy. 
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