Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia

XANTHORRHIZA

X. apiifolia. Shrub Yellow Root. (S) A very dwarf shrub, which reproduces by means of suckers. For this reason it is very useful for planting on steep banks. It thrives in damp and shady places. The leaves are in clusters from the terminal bud, and in April it bears small, deep purple flowers. The habit of the plant is very low, and it is valued as an undergrowth for its rich foliage, which turns to bright yellow in the autumn.

MEMORANDA

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[NDER this heading will be found some of the most valuable foliage and flowering plants, suitable for shrubbery borders or large beds. Clumps. of the grasses, with the center of Arundo Donax, make very ornamental, lasting and thoroughly satisfactory groups. They thrive with very little care, and year by year make stronger, showier beds.

ARUNDO

A. Donax. This noble reed, with its graceful tropical foliage, is the hardiest and most useful of the bamboo-like plants, and particularly effective when planted in an isolated position on the lawn or on the margin of a lake or stream. The canes of this plant with us attain the height of 18 to 20 feet. A. Donax, var. variegata. A form of the above, but with foliage marked with creamy white; it seldom grows more than 5 to 7 feet in height, and requires some protection during the winter.

B. Metake.

BAMBUSA

This is a true Bamboo; a native of Japan. It grows from 5 to 8 feet in height, and has bright green, palm-like foliage. Succeeds well in almost any situation, and is excellent for planting on steep banks.

ERIANTHUS

E. Ravennæ. A hardy ornamental grass which grows from 9 to 12 feet high, frequently throwing up from 30 to 50 flower-spikes. It resembles the Pampas Grass, but the grayish brown blooms are smaller.

EULALIA

E. Japonica. A beautiful, hardy, ornamental Japanese grass.

The foli

age is deep green, and in autumn it bears long flower-spikes, surmounted with panicles of purplish brown flowers. One of the most useful.

E. Japonica, var. variegata. A beautiful form. The long, narrow leafblades are striped with a broad band of white. In habit of growth and flower the same as the foregoing.

E. Japonica, var. gracillima univittata. This form in growth and flower resembles the preceding, but the leaves are very much narrower, giving the plant a more graceful habit.

E. Japonica, var. zebrina.

Resembles E. Japonica, but the long leafblades are marked across the leaf with broad, regular bars of yellow.

GYNERIUM

G. argenteum. Pampas Grass. One of the most ornamental and showy grasses. Requires protection, and repays the care given it by its handsome foliage and its large, silvery white plumes, produced on stems 6 to 8 feet in height.

PHALARIS

P. arundinacea, var. variegata. Ribbon Grass. A dwarf grass, foliage striped with white. Excellent for bordering shrubberies or beds of grasses.

CLIMBING PLANTS

ACTINIDIA

A. polygama. Japan. Strong climber of exceptional value where a quickgrowing, clean-foliaged plant is desired. Foliage glossy green; flowers white, with a purple center in July, followed by yellow fruits.

AKEBIA

A. quinata. Japan. A charming climber, with shining, almost evergreen foliage and clusters of chocolate-colored, fragrant flowers in June, followed by dark purple berries. Very desirable.

AMPELOPSIS

A. quinquefolia. Virginia Creeper. A native climber, very hardy, and of extremely rapid growth. The beautiful leaves are deeply cut and turn to rich crimson in the autumn. An excellent vine for covering trees, walls, rocky slopes and banks. (See plate on page 109.)

A. quinquefolia, var. Englemanni. Similar to A. quinquefolia, but of somewhat more clinging habit, and with smaller, denser foliage. Colors beautifully in the fall.

A. tricuspidata; syn., Veitchii. Japan, or Boston Ivy. Possibly the best known of all climbers. Suitable for planting on walls and about buildings, and when once established it grows with great rapidity and clings very closely to any surface. No plant surpasses it for covering buildings, and it thrives in the heart of the city as well as in the suburbs. The leaves are broad, dark green and glossy, and in the fall color rich crimson.

ARISTOLOCHIA

A. Sipho. Dutchman's Pipe Vine. A strong grower, with huge thick and shining cordate leaves of a pretty light green, 6 to 12 inches across, and hanging so that they overlap each other. It bears curious purplish pipeshaped flowers, but it is chiefly for its luxuriant foliage and rapid growth that the plant is valued.

B. grandiflora. Trumpet Vine. A strong, rapid grower, of rather bushy habit, and bearing large flowers of brilliant orange-red. It blooms earlier than B. radicans.

B. radicans. Scarlet Trumpet Vine. One of the strongest and most ornamental climbing vines. Its foliage is a deep, rich green, and flowers dark, rich crimson. It is of much more rapid growth than B. grandiflora, and clings much closer. Unsurpassed for covering trees, rough walls or rocky slopes.

CELASTRUS

C. scandens. Bittersweet. A rapid-growing, climbing shrub, with ornamental, light green foliage, yellow flowers in June and bright orange-yellow and crimson fruit in autumn. A most suitable plant for covering trees, rocks, rough walls and trellis work. It is also found an excellent grower on steep banks, as it increases by suckers and helps to keep steep slopes from washing.

CLEMATIS

C. coccinea. A rapid-growing, handsome and hardy sort, with good foliage, and covered from June to late fall with bright coral-red flowers.

C. crispa. A beautiful delicate species, bearing from June until frost beautiful fragrant, purplish or lavender-colored flowers.

C. Flammula. Sweet Clematis. A hardy, rapid climber, with small, dark green foliage which remains until late in the winter, and in the early fall the plant is covered with small white fragrant flowers. An excellent sort for the porch or the trellis.

C. graveolens; syn., orientalis. A strong, rapid climber, with smooth, shining foliage, and bearing in August and September light yellow flowers.

CLEMATIS LANUGINOSA HYBRIDS

Large-flowering varieties. These are among the most useful climbing plants for porch, trellis or garden work. Their perfect hardiness, together with their good foliage and magnificent flowers, make them a most desirable class of plants. The following will be found the best for general planting:

Duchess of Edinburgh. White; Jeanne d'Arc. Fine white.

double.

Kermesina. Brilliant red.

Fairy Queen. Large flowers; pale Lady Caroline Neville. French'

flesh with pink bar. Gem. Sky-blue.

Henryi. Creamy white; large and handsome.

white, mauve bars. Lilacina floribunda.

Pale lilac.

Madame Van Houtte. Pure white; extra fine.

Miss Bateman. White. A hardy, vigorous grower.

President. Intense blue.

Jackmani. Large, rich violet-purple ; a free bloomer; most popular. Jackmani, var. alba. Similar to C. Jackmani, but with pure white flowers. Clematis paniculata. One of the finest and most popular of this class. It is a very vigorous, rapid grower, with handsome foliage, and in late summer is completely covered with dense sheets of medium-sized, pure white flowers, of pleasing fragrance. It is perfectly hardy, and not only valuable for the porch and the trellis, but magnificent when allowed to grow wild over rough walls or rocky banks. (See plate on page 110.)

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C. Virginiana. Wild Clematis. A very vigorous, rapid native climber, bearing in July and through September panicles of pure white flowers. excellent variety.

DOLICHOS. See Pueraria

Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia

EUONYMUS

E. radicans. Creeping Euonymus. A low, trailing shrub, whose prostrate branches root along the ground. It is a very desirable sort for covering rocky banks or rough walls, and is perfectly hardy. The foliage is small, dull green; the growth is very close.

E. radicans, var. variegata. Variegated Creeping Euonymus. A form of the above, with foliage variegated with creamy white and light rose. In the fall it turns to a beautiful shade of purplish pink.

E. Japonica. Large-leaved variety. This sort closely resembles the evergreen shrub Euonymus Japonica, but the leaves are more oblong, and in addition to its bushy form, it has a climbing habit; the foliage is very dark green and glossy, leaves about 11⁄2 inches long. It will be found a valuable sort, but is not so high a climber as the foregoing.

HEDERA

H. Helix. English Ivy. This plant is so well known as to need but little description. It will be found quite hardy and very satisfactory, especially when planted on a northern exposure. Very useful for covering walls or bare spaces under trees where grass will not grow, and in such places it often covers the trunks of the trees to a height of 8 or 10 feet.

HYDRANGEA

H. scandens. Climbing Hydrangea. A vine from Japan, with shining green leaves and white flowers, in loose clusters in June. It must have something to cling to before it will run, being like the common ivy in this respect.

L. latifolius. Everlasting Pea. This is a good, strong grower, with light grayish green foliage, and bearing in late summer large clusters of pea-shaped, rose-colored flowers. A useful vine for trellis work, and can be used to advantage in wild plantings and on rocky banks.

L. latifolius, var. albus. White Everlasting Pea. Similar in habit and growth to the foregoing, but with white flowers.

L. Japonica.

A strong, climbing vine, with half-evergreen, oblong, smooth foliage, bearing in midsummer fragrant white flowers, which change to yellow and are often marked on the outside with purple.

L. Japonica, var. brachypoda; syn., flexuosa. A form with dark green foliage, but not as strong a climber as L. Japonica. Flowers yellow and fragrant.