. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1938 VINES VINES The following native species are all desirable; viz., L. sempervirens, with, scarlet and orange flowers, and L. flava, with bilabiate buft'-yellow flowers. In many sec- tions of the South are found large patches of the exotic species,Z/. Japoniea, vars. flexitosa, Ohinensis and Sal- liana; thes
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1938 VINES VINES The following native species are all desirable; viz., L. sempervirens, with, scarlet and orange flowers, and L. flava, with bilabiate buft'-yellow flowers. In many sec- tions of the South are found large patches of the exotic species,Z/. Japoniea, vars. flexitosa, Ohinensis and Sal- liana; these are frequently troublesome, as they choke out surrounding plants. Its Var. aureo-reticulata, with its attractive foliage, and L. Pericltj}nenum,Y&x. Belgicu, which yields a continuous crop of pink and buff flow- ers, are the most valuable of the exotic sorts. —/po- maea. I. Bonariensis {SellowH) and Leari are the best of the tuberous section, the roots remaining sound dur- ing winter if sliglitly covered with litter. /. pandu- rata, known south as Indian bread, is frequently found in large quantities in newly cleared rich oabwood lands, the tubers often weighing 10 to lo pounds. It is very showy with its large white flowers and purple inner tube.—Passiflora. Both Arc-en-ciel, with flowers com- bining white, citron and blue, and Constance Elliott, with pure white flowers, are perfectly hardy and pro- fuse bloomers. —'. Of the climbing varieties there is a great profusion. Most varieties are either perfect evergreens or retain their foliage nearly all winter. The White and Yellow Banksias are wonderfully attrac- tive ip, early spring when laden with innumerable small violet-scented flowers, while the climbing Tea, China, Noisette and Bourbon yield a profusion of variously colored flowers from early spring until winter. The Wichuraiana section will hardly become popular, as plants bloom only in spring, while the Cherokee and Ma- cartney are still used for makin
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