Kingsville Nurseries — Kingsville, Maryland 

WISTERIA 
Wisterias are strong growing vines, covering quite an 
area once they are established. Too often they are planted 
with only a small area allowed for them to expand, and 
severe cutting away of the plant occurs. Plant them only 
where they can grow and climb without interference, be- 
cause so very often the flowering growth is cut away and 
they will not bloom. 
it is very true that they can be occasionally trimmed 
during the early growing season to prevent runners from 
growing wild, but, the only wood or growth to remove is 
that which is perfectly new. Do not cut back into the old 
wood cr growth, unless you are certain of just what you 
cre doing, and never cut them back after the middle of 
August kecause you may be cutting away the flower bud 
growth. 
Cften, Wisterias are grown in tree form, known as 
standards. Standards are trained to have one main irunk, 
4 io 6 ft., with a broad headed top. These are clipped. 
carefully removing new growth to near the old growth, 
about tiwce during the early growing season. This retains 
the head to a definite width and prevents them from grow- — 
ing wild or vin'y, and the short late growth usually devel- 
ops the flower buds. 
The very best types to develop well flowering standards, 
are Brachyboirys, blue and white, because these form 
short stubky growths and profusion of flowers. Chinensis, 
blue cond white, can also be used successfully, but occas- 
ional clipping is necessary. Floribunda-variety Violacea- 
plenc also makes up well in standard form 
Wisierias should have a fairly dry position and not rich 
soil. In early spring, just as the buds begin to swell, is the 
time io give them plenty of water and food to encourage 
the Llossoms to grow large. Fcellowing the flowering seasen, 
wetering ond feeding should cease in order to stunt tne 
arewth. This is fairly sure way to encourage flowering woed. 
BRACHYBOTRYS-ALBA. Short clustered flowers, white. 
BRACHYECTHRYS-ELUE. Short clustered flowers, blue. 
FLORISUNDA VIOLACEA PLENA. Very dark blue flowers, — 
ccuble. 
MULTHUGA (Floribunda Macrobotrys). The Multijuga forms 
cre noied for their long clusters of flowers. These are 
strong, even rampant growers, and require much space. 
Usucily they are delayed setting flower buds until they 
have made quite a long growth. When they are in 
flower they are handsome. 
MULTITUGA ALBA. White flowers in long clusters. 
MULTGUGA BLUE. Blue flowers in long clusters. 
MULTIUGA ROSEA. Pale rose-pink. (Fails to bloom when 
young. 
MULTHUGA NAGA NODA. Purple flowers in very long 
clusiers. (Fails to bloom when young). 
SINENSIS (Chinensis) ALBA. Medium length clusters of 
white flowers. 
SINENSIS (Chincnsis) BLUE. Medium length clusters of blue 
flowers. 
FLORIBUNDA var. USHIJIMA. The parent plant from which 
this Wisteria was first propagated in Japan, is said to 
cover an ocre in extent, and this arbor has been made 
c nationcl monument. The flowers on this arbored plant 
measure 7 ft. long, tho’ in America the longest recoded 
were 4 ft. long 
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