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HARDY VINES 
Hardy Vines —Cont. 
Grape Vines. All Grape Vines make suitable orna¬ 
mental coverings for fences, lattices, arbors, etc., their 
large green leaves making them very attractive, while 
by furnishing fruit they combine utility with beauty. 
They make a charming cover for a summer house and 
may be used in many places. For description of varie¬ 
ties, see page 67. 
Giant Climbing Violet. See Clematis Jackmani. 
Honeysuckle 
Hall’s Japan or Lonicera Japonica. Grows 10 
to 15 feet in length. Has very attractive blossoms 
which open white and turn to yellow, from June 
till September. It is a strong grower, with deep 
green foliage which remains green till midwinter 
when the vine is grown as a climber, and is ever¬ 
green till spring when grown as a ground cover. The 
blossoms are dainty, very fragrant and very sweet, 
with honey-juices which the humming birds love. 
It grows in partial shade; is thoroughly at home 
whether along the woodland paths of a large estate, 
or covering porch, arbor or trellis in the more modest 
home grounds. It succeeds in dry, sandy places, or 
in half shaded locations, and adds to the winter 
aspect with its green leaves and colored fruits. If 
there is a hillside or a bank which you want to 
plant, either for beauty alone or to prevent erosion, 
try this recipe; Set out here and there, low grow¬ 
ing, flowering shrubs, like Rugosa Roses, the shrubby 
Dogwoods, the low Spireas, Barberry Thunbergi, 
etc.; then on the ground for ground cover, for beauty, 
and to hold the soil, plant the Evergreen Bitter¬ 
sweet, Memorial Rose and Hall’s Japan Honeysuckle, 
to run here and there under the shrubs. You will 
have color all summer and all winter from foliage, 
blossoms and fruits. A bank thus covered will be 
DUTCHMAN’S PIPE 
Finest porch cine for shade 
a joy and a source of pleasure twelve months every 
year. Just let it run wild after it gets a start. 
IVIonthly Fragrant or Belgian Honeysuckle. Grows 
10 to 15 feet. It blossoms from June to September 
continually. The foliage is light green, the flowers red 
outside and a red-buff inside; very fragrant and 
pretty. This vine is fine on walls, stumps, arbors and 
trellises. It is a very rapid grower. 
Scarlet Trumpet, Lonicera Sempervirens. Grows 
10 to 15 feet. A very useful vine, blooming from June 
to September. The blossoms are of bright scarlet, 
trumpet-shaped and very showy, but lack fragrance. 
The vine is a very strong grower, with rich, dark green 
leaves which are gray underneath, and may be used 
on trellises, arbors, and in almost any situation where 
bright, cheerful vine-draperies are desired. The fruits 
that follow the blossoms in the fall are yellow and 
hang in clusters till into the winter. It is an exceed¬ 
ingly hardy vine; a fine bloomer. One of the best and 
most used honeysuckles because of its brilliant crim¬ 
son blossoms and yellow fruits. 
Yellow Trumpet, Lonicera Flava. Grows 10 to 15 
feet. Is very dense in growth. Leaves are large, 
green, oval, and silvery white beneath—a fine feature 
of this variety. It blossoms in May and June—earlier 
than the other varieties. The flowers are large, 
trumpet-shaped; a bright orange-yellow in color, and 
fragrant. The berries are in clusters and are a bright, 
showy scarlet; very conspicuous in fall and early 
winter. Suitable for all places about the yard, and 
desirable for color contrast. 
Ivy 
American Ivy, Virginia Creeper or Woodbine 
(Ampelopsis quinquefoiia). For many uses it ii 
the finest vine we have. It has tendril discs for sup- 
ort, but both branches and leaves are larger and 
eavier than in the Boston Ivy. It grows 20 to 30 feet 
in length. The leaves are quite large, five in cluster to 
distinguish it from poison ivy, which has three in a 
cluster. It is a fast, vigorous grower, very hardy— 
can hardly be killed. The foliage is a very beautiful 
green, turning to colors in the fall unequalled by any 
other Vine. The fall and winter fruits are black, while 
those of the poison ivy are white. It is fine for shad¬ 
ing porches; for growing over old buOdings; will grow 
in barren, sandy soil, making it a good ground cover 
on banks, especially at the seashore. It grows over 
rock piles and hides them, or over old stumps. It 
will completely and luxuriantly fill a dead or dying 
tree, making it a mass of green all summer and a reg¬ 
ular pillar of fire in autumn when its foliage turns to 
scarlet and crimson of the most vivid hues. 
Boston Ivy or Japan Ivy (Ampelopsis veitchi). The 
best of all vines for covering stone, concrete or brick, 
as it clings closely and tenaciously with its tendril 
discs to the material, without support, and shows al¬ 
most human intelligence in the way it finds its way 
about and spreads out to cover the bare spaces. Not 
suitable to cover wood material as it will not cling 
well to wood. It adds grace and beauty to good build¬ 
ings; makes picturesque the most unsightly. It grows 
to a length of 30 or 40 feet, and under favorable con¬ 
ditions, higher. The leaves are a beautiful green, 
three-lobed, and grow very thickly, overlapping each 
other and forming a tapestry of rare charm. The foli¬ 
age becomes very gorgeous in autumn. It has black 
fruits which will remain into the winter. It is the vine 
usually seen on churches and other buildings. This 
vine endures smoky and dusty conditions, making it 
good for city planting. To cover walls it may be 
planted 3 or 4 feet apart, but if care is taken to help 
the young shoots spread out and get a proper start, 
need not be closer than 8 feet. On Churches and 
