. Our garden flowers; a popular study of their native lands, their life histories, and their structural affiliations. Flowers. ARISTOLOGHIAGE^-BIRTHWORT FAMILY PIPE VINE. DUTCHMAN'S PIPE AHstolbchia macrophylla. AristoUchia sipho. Arislolochia is the ancient name; supposed to refer to medicinal properties. A perennial, climbing, woody vine, found in rich woods from Pennsylvania to Minnesota and south to Georgia and Kansas; cultivated as a trellis and porch cover. May, Pipe Vine. Arislolochia macrophylla Stem.—^Twining, nearly gla- brous. Leaves.—Alternate, bright- green, large, heart-sh
. Our garden flowers; a popular study of their native lands, their life histories, and their structural affiliations. Flowers. ARISTOLOGHIAGE^-BIRTHWORT FAMILY PIPE VINE. DUTCHMAN'S PIPE AHstolbchia macrophylla. AristoUchia sipho. Arislolochia is the ancient name; supposed to refer to medicinal properties. A perennial, climbing, woody vine, found in rich woods from Pennsylvania to Minnesota and south to Georgia and Kansas; cultivated as a trellis and porch cover. May, Pipe Vine. Arislolochia macrophylla Stem.—^Twining, nearly gla- brous. Leaves.—Alternate, bright- green, large, heart-shaped, or reniform, margin entire, apex acute. Flowers.— Solitary on long peduncles, brownish. Calyx.—An inflated, curved, yellowish-green, veiny tube, en- larged above the ovary, con- tracted at the throat; the flat border brownish-purple and obscurely three-lobed. Corolla.—Wanting. Stamens.—Six anthers and no filaments, in united pairs under the three lobes of the short, thick stigma. Fruit.—A many-seeded, six-lobed capsule. This is one of our best hardy climbing vines for screen or shade, as its great leaves overlap each other and quickly form a leafy wall. In rich soil along the Alleghany Mountains and on the ^o5. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Keeler, Harriet L. (Harriet Louise), 1846-1921. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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