THE WISOONSIN FARMER.



   "1 The plants are perennial or biennial, but
seeds sown in the spring will blossom profusely
from August until winter." Color, all shades
from white to dark marbled maroon.

       Climbing ai Trailing s

  In ornamental plantin  them _
valuable for eovel   wall             ui   -
ings, arbors, trellises, Ue.
  A post, an old odarar other treeed in the
ground form simple, ippensive supports, and
when well covered are very ornamental; while
nothing can add more to the beauty of the
stately mansion, the cosy cottage or more hum-
ble log cabin, than vines and roses clambering
over the supports of the porch and veranda,
or trained about the windows and doorway.
  AiPELOPSIS.-(American Ivy.)-A    native
plant of rapid growth, clinging by rootlets
which proceed from its tendrils. Foliage rich
and luxuriant, changing in autumn to all shades
of scarlet, crimson and purple. It thrives best
in a deep, rich soil, and is extremely hardy.
  BIGNoouA (radican8).-Trumpet Flower.-A
rapid climber, with large, trumpet-shaped,
brilliant scarlet flowers, very showy.  We
doubt if it can be made to bloom in Wisconsin
without careful and very thorough winter pro-
tection.
  CELASTRUS ScAxtDEE.-Climbing Staf Tree,
Bitter Sweet.-A handsome twining shrub with
orange scarlet berries in clusters, attains the
height of fifteen or twenty feet, found growing
wild in the woods of Wisconsin.
  CLEMATIS or VIRoIN's BowxE.-An interest-
ing family of elegant, slender branched shrubs
of rapid growth; flowers of various colors,
some of them quite fragrant. Excepting Vir-
ginica and possibly flamula they will require
some protection in winter.
  flamule-flowers white, very fragrant.; viti-
cella-flowers bluish-purple; Sophia-very
large, light blue, beautiful, new; Viyinica-
white flowers in great profusion, growth very
rapid; Helene-large, white, beautiful.
  GLYCINS, WxsTAztA.-(Sineaai&.)-An ele-
gant, rapid growing vine, with long, pinnate
foliage and racemes of pale lilac towers; this



will need a sheltered position and some protec-
tion in wintwer.
  HONEYU~w~I, (L'a.')-.BBlqian, Month-
Iy F~iwanqgppeere eorangs, or red and yel-
low, sweet u1Iad, bloquA all summer, should
be covered Iu~~bter. &gSrlet Trumpet-very
rapid grower, In bloom all summer, showy and
handsome     Melio Trutypt-flowers bright
yellow, very pretty, and contrasts finely with
the last named, continues long in bloom. Chi-
nhee Twiniog-folage darkgreen which it holds
nearly all *rnter, in bleom from July until
frost, exceedingly sweet; it will require pro-
tection in winter.' Ouwish Woodbine-showy
buff ad Wreowe    continues ldng in bloom,
fragrant, requ"e a ehered position and then
may fall after a severe winter. Pallida-white
and straw colored, beautiful, rather new yet,
one of the finest.
  PaLsinoRA INCARNATA.-Zoo hardy Passion
Vine.-One of the most vigomrs rowers when
well established.  It dies to the ground in
winter but during summer makes shoots 20 to
30 feet long, covered with a profusion of beau-
tiful purple flowers. It should have deep rich
soil, and a covering of dry leaves or litter over
the roots late in autumn.
  GRAPE VINBz.-The strong growing, hardy
native varieties, as Clinton, Vermont, Northern
Muscadine and Concord are well adapted to
arbors or for covering unsightly buildings, &c.
IvY.-(English, Irish, Giant.)-These thrive
admirably here, but will not endure the cold of
a Wisconsin winter; they make fine pot plants
for house culture.
PEBIPLOCA or Tirginian Silk.-A rapid grow-
ing, pretty, twining vine with small glossy
leaves and curious brown flowers.
CLIMBING Rosxs-among which the Prairie
Rose, in its varieties, takes the lead. The rap-
id growth, luxuriant foliage, immense clusters
of beautiful flowers, and hardiness, commend
these to every one. The following are all fine
varieties.
Anna Maria.-Blush tinged with flesh in the
eentre, well formed, cluster large.
Batimore Bel.-White. often with a pale



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