Silk Vine. (Periploca). — This is another beautiful, rapid growing vine, chmbing to a height of thirty to forty feet. The foliage is glossy and the clusters of flowers a purple brown. Wistaria. — These are beautiful climbers, and there are many varieties, with various colored flowers. The Chinese wistaria is one of the best. In fact, is one of the most elegant and rapid growing of all climbing plants ; attains an immense size, crowing at the rate of fifteen or twenty feet in a season. Has long pendulous clusters of pale blue flowers in May and June, and in autumn. The illustration shows the leaves and flowers quarter size. 468 TWENTIETH CENTURY HOME COOK BOOK. IX. Flowering Trees. These are of many kinds, and should not be neglected. They are especially useful on lawns of large extent, such as should always belong to the better class of farms. The magnolia should find a j^lace every- where, from the magnificent varieties adapted to the far South to the smaller shrub-like varieties of the North Magnolia Speciosa. — The illus- tration shows, in half size of nature, the flowers of magnolia speciosa, the showy-flowered magnolia. This tree resembles the M. Soulangeana in growth and foliage, but the flowers are a little smaller, and of a lighter color, fully a week later, and remain in per- fect condition upon the tree longer than those of any other Chinese variety. These qualities, combined with its hardiness, render it, in our esteem, one of the most valuable sorts. Other magnificent varieties obtained by hy- bridization are: Magnolia Conspicua ( Chinese White Magnolia). (Chandler, or Yulan Magnolia). — A Chinese species of great beauty. The tree is of medium size, shi'ub-like in growth while young, but attains the size of a tree in time. The flowers are large, pure white, very numerous, and appear before the leaves. Magnolia Norbertiana. (Norbert's Magnolia). — A hybrid between ilif. con- spicua and M. ohovata. Tree, vigorous and of regular outline; foliage, showy; flowers, white and dark purple. One of the best. Magnolia Soulangeana. (Soulange's Magnolia). — A hybrid, in habit closely resembling M. conspicua. Shrubby and branching while young, but becoming a fair sized tree. Flowers, white and purple, cup shaped, and three to five inches in dia- meter. Foliage, large glossy and massive. It forms a handsome tree worked upon the M. acuminata. One of the hardiest and finest of the foreign magnolias. Blooms later than conspicua. There is one thing, however, always to be remembered: In ordering any tree or plant of your nurseryman describe your situation and locality. State some plants that are hardy and half-hardy with you, and then the advice given in relation to varieties may be worth money to you and save disappointment. .^scuLUS. (Horse Chestnut). — Amongthe horse chestnuts is a double flowered flowers of magnolia speciosa.— half size. GARDEN FLOWERS AND SHRUBS. 469 variety that is magnificent, as any person will admit who has scon this tree as wc have, fifty feet high in its glory of blossoms. Not the least value of this tree is that the blossoms are sterile, and hence the saving of the usual "horse chestnut litter" on the lawn. Double-Flowering Cherry. (Cerasus). — There are few trees which combine beauty with usefulness as do the cherries. We illustrate the flowers of the double- RACEMES double FLOWERED HOKSE CHESTNUT-ONE-FIFTH SIZE.

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Silk Vine. (Periploca). — This is another beautiful, rapid growing vine, climbing to a height of thirty to forty feet. The foliage is glossy and the clusters of flowers a purple brown. Wistaria. — These are beautiful climbers, and there are many varieties, with various colored flowers. The Chinese wistaria is one of the best. In fact, is one of the most elegant and rapid growing of all climbing plants ; attains an immense size, growing at the rate of fifteen or twenty feet in a season. Has long pendulous clusters of pale blue flowers in May and June, and in autumn. The illustration shows the leaves and flowers quarter size. IX. Flowering Trees. These are of many kinds, and should not be neglected. They are especially useful on lawns of large extent, such as should always belong to the better class of farms. The magnolia should find a j^lace everywhere, from the magnificent varieties adapted to the far South to the smaller shrub-like varieties of the North Magnolia Speciosa. — The illustration shows, in half size of nature, the flowers of Magnolia speciosa, the showy-flowered magnolia. This tree resembles the M. Soulangeana in growth and foliage, but the flowers are a little smaller, and of a lighter color, fully a week later, and remain in perfect condition upon the tree longer than those of any other Chinese variety. These qualities, combined with its hardiness, render it, in our esteem, one of the most valuable sorts. Other magnificent varieties obtained by hybridization are: Magnolia Conspicua ( Chinese White Magnolia). (Chandler, or Yulan Magnolia). — A Chinese species of great beauty. The tree is of medium size, shi'ub-like in growth while young, but attains the size of a tree in time. The flowers are large, pure white, very numerous, and appear before the leaves. Magnolia Norbertiana. (Norbert's Magnolia). — A hybrid between M. conspicua and M. obovata. Tree, vigorous and of regular outline; foliage, showy; flowers, white and dark purple. One of the best. Magnolia Soulangeana. (Soulange's Magnolia). — A hybrid, in habit closely resembling M. conspicua. Shrubby and branching while young, but becoming a fair sized tree. Flowers, white and purple, cup shaped, and three to five inches in diameter. Foliage, large glossy and massive. It forms a handsome tree worked upon the M. acuminata. One of the hardiest and finest of the foreign magnolias. Blooms later than conspicua. There is one thing, however, always to be remembered: In ordering any tree or plant of your nurseryman describe your situation and locality. State some plants that are hardy and half-hardy with you, and then the advice given in relation to varieties may be worth money to you and save disappointment. ÆSCULUS. (Horse Chestnut). — Among the horse chestnuts is a double flowered flowers of magnolia speciosa.— half size. variety that is magnificent, as any person will admit who has scon this tree as wc have, fifty feet high in its glory of blossoms. Not the least value of this tree is that the blossoms are sterile, and hence the saving of the usual "horse chestnut litter" on the lawn. Double-Flowering Cherry. (Cerasus). — There are few trees which combine beauty with usefulness as do the cherries. We illustrate the flowers of the double- RACEMES double FLOWERED HOKSE CHESTNUT-ONE-FIFTH SIZE.

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