THE GROWING OF THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS
THE CLASSES OF PLANTS, AND
LISTS - Continued
Garden clematis, Clematis of various species and varieties.
Plants of robust and attractive habit, and gorgeous blooms; many garden
forms. C. Jackmani, and its varieties, is one of the best. C. Henryi
(Fig. 266) is excellent for white flowers. Clematises bloom in July
and August.
Wild clematis, C. Virginiana*
Very attractive for arbors and for covering rude objects. The pistillate
plants bear curious woolly balls of fruit.
Wild clematis, C. verticillaris.*
Less vigorous grower than the last, but excellent.
Japanese clematis, C. paniculata.
The best late-blooming woody vine, producing enormous masses of white
flowers in late summer and early fall.
Trumpet creeper, Tecoma radicans.*
One of the best of all free-flowering shrubs; climbs by means of roots;
flowers very large, orange-scarlet.
Chinese trumpet creeper, T. grandiflora (Bignonia grandiflora).
Flowers orange-red; sometimes scarcely climbing.
Bignonia, Bignonia capreolata.*
A good strong evergreen vine, but often a nuisance in fields in the
South.
Frost grape, Vitis cordifolia.*
One of the finest of all vines. It is a very tall grower, producing
thick, heavy, dark leaves. Its foliage often reminds one of that of the
moon-seed. Does not grow readily from cuttings.
Summer and river-bank grapes, V. bicolor* and V. vulpina
(riparia).*
The common wild grapes of the Northern states.
Muscadine, scuppernong, Vitis rotundifolia.*
Much used for arbors in the Southern states (Plate XV).
Ivy, Hedera Helix.
The European ivy does not endure the bright sun of our winter; on the
north side of a building it often does well; the best of vines for
covering buildings, where it succeeds; hardy in favorable localities as
far north as southern Ontario; many forms.
Greenbrier, Smilax rotundifolia* and S. hispida.*
Unique for the covering of small arbors and summer-houses.
Euonymus, E. radicans.
A very close-clinging root-climber, excellent for low walls; evergreen;
the variegated variety is good.
Climbing fig, Ficus repens.
Used in greenhouses North, but is hardy far South.
Matrimony vine, boxthorn, Lycium Chinense.
Flowering all summer; flowers rose-pink and buff, axillary, star-like,
succeeded by scarlet berries in the fall; stems prostrate, or
scrambling; an old-fashioned vine on porches.
Bitter-sweet, Solanum Dulcamara.
A common scrambling or semi-twining vine along roadsides, with brilliant
red poisonous berries; top dies down or nearly so.
Periwinkles, Vinca minor and V. major.
The former is the familiar trailing evergreen myrtle, with blue flowers
in early spring; in its variegated form the latter is much used for
hanging baskets and vases.
Climbing hydrangea, Schizophragma hydrangeoides.
Clings to walls by rootlets, producing white flowers in midsummer.
Passion-flower, species of Passiflora and Tacsonia.
Used in the South and in California.
b. Woody twiners
Actinidia, A. arguta.
Very strong grower, with beautiful thick foliage that is not attacked by
insects or fungi; one of the best vines for arbors.
Akebia, A. quinata. Very handsome and odd Japanese vine; a strong
grower, and worthy general planting.
Honeysuckles, woodbine, Lonicera of many kinds.
Japanese honeysuckle, L. Halliana (a form of L. Japonica).
10-20 ft.; flowers, white and buff, fragrant mainly in spring and fall;
leaves small, evergreen; stems prostrate and rooting, or twining and
climbing. Trellises, or for covering rocks and bare places; extensively
run wild in the South. Var. aurea reticidata is similar to the type,
but with handsome golden appearance.
Belgian Honeysuckle, L. Periclymenum var. Belgica.
6-10 ft.; monthly; flowers in clusters, rosy red, buff within; makes a
large, rounded bush.
Coral or trumpet honeysuckle, L. sempervirens.*
6-15 ft.; June; scattering scarlet flowers through the summer; with no
support makes a large rounded bush; for trellises, fences, or a hedge;
it is one of the list of hardy trees and shrubs recommended for Canada
by the Experiment Station at Ottawa.
Honeysuckle, L. Caprifolium, with cup-like connate leaves.
Good native climbing honeysuckles are L. flava,* Sullivanti,*
hirsuta,* dioica,* and Douglasi.*
Wistaria, Wistaria Sinensis and W. speciosa.*
The Chinese species, Sinensis, is a superb plant; flowers blue-purple;
there is a white-flowered variety.
Japanese wistaria, W. multijuga.
Flowers smaller and later than the Chinese, in looser racemes.
Dutchman's pipe, Aristolochia macrophytta (A. Sipho).* A robust
grower, possessing enormous leaves. Useful for covering verandas
and arbors.
Wax-work or false bitter-sweet, Celastrus scandens.* Very ornamental
in fruit; flowers imperfect.
Japanese celastrus, C. orbiculatus (C. articulatus of the trade). C.
articulatus and C. scandens are in the list of 100 trees and shrubs
recommended by the Experiment Station at Ottawa for Canada.
Moonseed, Menispermum Canadense.* A small but very attractive
twiner, useful for thickets and small arbors.
Bokhara climbing polygonum, Polygonum Baldschuanicum. Hardy North,
although the young growth may be killed; flowers numerous, minute,
whitish; interesting, but does not make a heavy cover.
Kudzu vine, Pueraria Thunbergiana (Dolichos Japonicus). Makes very
long growths from a tuberous root; shrubby South, but dies to the ground
in the North.
Silk vine, Periploca Græca. Purplish flowers in axillary clusters;
long, narrow, shining leaves; rapid growing.
Potato vine, Solanum jasminoides. A good evergreen vine South,
particularly the var. grandiflorum.
Yellow jasmine, Gelsemium sempervirens.* A good native evergreen
vine for the South, with fragrant yellow flowers.
Malayan jasmine, Trachelospermum (or Rhynchospermum) jasminoides. A
good evergreen vine for the South and in California.
Climbing asparagus, Asparagus plumosus. Popular as an outdoor vine far
South and in California.
Jasmines, Jasminum of several species. The best known in gardens are
J. nudiflorum, yellow in earliest spring, J. officinale, the
jessamine of poetry, with white flowers, and J. Sambac, the Arabian
jasmine (and related species) with white flowers and unbranched leaves;
these are not hardy without much protection north of Washington or
Philadelphia, and J. Sambac only far South.