KUDZU VINE. (See Page 51) 
WISTARIA 
Unsurpassed for beauty and picturesqueness, it 
will cover arbors and roofs, clinging tightly to the 
eaves of houses. It is hardy and lives to a great 
age, doing as well in cities amid unfavorable con¬ 
ditions as in the country. 
There are several ideas about training wistaria. 
A good way is to leave it alone. This produces * 
nigged, twisted and picturesque branches and 
gives it a certain oriental effect, but it is not the 
best method of covering a wall space solidly or 
for making the best display of bloom. To cover 
a wall complete it is necessary to keep the leaders 
taut and to train outside branches wherever they 
are needed. If quality of bloom is first considera¬ 
tion, the vines should be pmned back every year 
to spurs, a common method in Japan. In Japan 
the low, one-story Japanese building will have a 
wistaria so trained that the vine follows the eaves 
all around the house. The foliage is all above, 
and the yard-long clusters of purple blooms depend 
therefrom in solid, unbroken linear masses, two or 
three ranks deep. Those who wish to give a young 
wistaria an extra good start may sink a bottomless j 
tub in the ground and fill it with good soil. 
If the wistaria is to be trained to a tree, se¬ 
lect an old tree, if possible, which is past the 
height of its vigor. The Chinese wistaria 
was introduced into England about 1816, and 
25 years later there was a specimen in Eng¬ 
land with branches attaining 100 feet on 
each side of the main stem, and another 
specimen that covered 905 square feet of 
wall space. It blooms in May and usually 
gives a small crop of flowers in August or 
September. The spring crop is borne on 
spurs of flowers in August or September, 
while the autumn crop is borne on terminal 
shoots of the season. 
Wistaria chinensis ( Chinese Wistaria). A most 
beautiful climber of rapid growth, and pro¬ 
ducing long pendulous clusters of fragrant 
pale blue flowers. When well established 
makes an enormous growth; it is very 
hardy, and one of the most superb vines 
ever introduced. 50 cts. each; $4 per doz. 
var. alba. Magnificent racemes of white 
flowers. It has all the good qualities of 
its parent, the Chinensis, and is a superb 
variety. 75 cts. each. 
W. multijuga ( Loose-cluster Wistaria). A 
rare species with purplish or lilac-colored 
flowers borne in immense clusters, sometimes 
2 feet in length. 50 cts. each; $4 per doz. 
W. Tree Form. A most desirable novelty; 
grown with great care and expense. In 
two colors, white or purple. An elegant 
and showy .shrub for lawn planting. Dur¬ 
ing the past two years specimens on our 
own grounds have attracted more attention 
than anything else and we now regard it as 
of exceptional merit. $2 each. 
WISTARIA, PURPLE 
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