Dutchmans Pipe (ARISTOLOCHIA) 
AMPELOPSIS — IVY 
Ampelopsis aconitifolia 
MONKSHOOD-VINE 
A very handsome vine with finely divided foliage, it has 
small bluish berries which turn orange colored in the fall. Where 
a light covering is desired this variety is very satisfactory. Climbing 
by means of twining tendrils it requires a trellis or other artificial 
support where height is desired. 
Ampelopsis heterophylla 
PORCELAIN AMPELOPSIS 
This is a strong growing variety and is very useful for cover¬ 
ing low walls and rocky places. It is particularly beautiful in the 
fall with its showy berries varying in color from pale lilac to 
turquoise blue. Requires artificial support when used against 
a wall. 
Ampelopsis quinquefolia 
AMERICAN IVY, VIRGINIA CREEPER OR WOODBINE 
Fine for shading porches and covering old buildings, this 
vine is also very useful to dress up rock piles, stumps, decayed 
trees and other unsightly objects. Its beautiful green leaves, five 
in a cluster, give it a handsome summer appearance and in 
autumn when the leaves turn to the most vivid hues of crimson 
and scarlet, it is unsurpassed in beauty by any other vine. Fast 
growing and very hardy, it makes a splendid ground cover 
especially on sandy barren soils where most other vegetation 
will not grow. The leaves are larger than in Boston Ivy and the 
branches grow to a length of 20 to 30 feet. The fall and winter 
fruit is blue black in color and the winding twisting branches 
make an interesting tracery over stones and woodwork during 
winter months. Lacking tendrils, it requires artificial support 
when used on walls. 
Ampelopsis quinquefolia engelmanni 
ENGELMANN CREEPER 
Very similar to American Ivy but having smaller leaves. It 
is especially desirable for covering smaller wall areas. 
VINES , 
In this modem age there is an inclination 
to look askance at things we consider old I 
fashioned. But old fashioned or not there is 
a charm and attractiveness in vines which 
pleases because it recalls to us the beauti- | 
ful scenes in our memories in which they 
predominated. I 
Vines are as necessary in their way for | 
shade and beauty as trees, shrubs and 
perennials. They enhance every scene by | 
their graceful outline and sweeping dra¬ 
pery. Aside from the beauty inherent in 
themselves, they may be made doubly 
effective by concealing unsightly and ugly 
places. Growing on fences or wires strung | 
between posts, they make a most attractive 
boundary line and trained over porches, | 
trellises and pergolas, they not only beau¬ 
tify but also afford shade and seclusion. 
Ampelopsis tricuspidata 
VEITCH, BOSTON IVY, JAPANESE IVY I 
The best of all vines for covering stone, concrete or brick 
walls, as it clings closely and tenaciously with its tendril disks 
to the hard surfaces, without support, growing to a height of 
thirty to forty feet and uncannily spreading out to cover bare 
spaces. It adds grace and beauty to good buildings and makes 
picturesque the unsightly. The leaves are a beautiful green, three 
lobed, and grow very thickly overlapping each other, forming a 
tapestry of rare charm. In autumn the foliage changes to beau¬ 
tiful shades of crimson and yellow and the black fruits remain 
well into the winter. Although somewhat tender and slow 
growing when young, it is perfectly hardy and grows faster 
once it becomes established. To cover walls, the vines may be 
planted 4 or 5 feet apart, but if care is taken to start the branches 
out fan-like they need not be closer than 8 feet. They should 
have protection the first winter. 
Boston Ivy (AMPELOPSIS) 
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