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NOTES ON THE EEoUA or WEIR
MOSy-1Jy.
Nsncs ofthc Pea ia '"iij 5soar!ssrhir.
COuyOiyuiu-, E,Uiticy.

Besides the NOR C1mM1u lll nlnrta1t
vines which have bora d 'srri i IN tra tw,
artiGhs preceding this, there az uhput Il
dozen otber species which saou' bc In.
cludcd in our lit Of Ncrm M climb
ing plants. These a.c none If 'h.n 81 large
and fine as those a'r. adv mentioned, Tut
each has some paculiailgs which max, it
worthy of notice aHi distinguishes It from
its comrades. Some OF the most hrililn
aud superb plans of the tropical flora Al c
but, IA has lcln indicated ia
former article, our Northern vines do not
produce large or hishy co'orcd flowers
We have, however, n few vines which may
fairly be consit!t red as exceptions to this
rule. Thts1 are the Nctchcs, which give
us flowers OF bright blue or purple, and jhc
CJnvolvulua, or Morning. Glory, vii 50
flowers are large n! showy. We have Two
species OF ihc Ve,cb both of them small aid
rather slender vines which do not climb to
very lofty positions, but more often sprawl
among the tall as .cs OF II meadow or abcut
the lower branches Of Ledge or Ticket.
The leaves are compound, the pctiolcs bear.
ing along each side row If tiny, oval leaf
lets, so that they arc Locust leaves in minia-
turc. One of our srccics las come TO Us
from Europe, the other is native. Tie
introduced species lclrs rather large, purple
flowers, Single or in pairs, IN the axis Of tic
leaves. The flowers of ctr native species
ale s,nallcr, and are borne in lJng, one sided
clusters. They are blue when first opened,
but change to purple as they fade. The
leaves are made up Of twenty or more leaf.
lets and at the end Of each leaf is ,cndril
by which the plant attaches Itself to any
convenient support. The flowers Of both
species exhibit the Characteristic structure
Of those Of the Pea family to which the
plants belong.
Two other species Of the sane family, are
found, often quite abunlantly In damp woods
and thicktts. In both Of these the foliage
is more like that of the common bean,
but it is much less coarse aud the leaflets
smaller. We have NJ more slender or
frngiis vines than one Of these which
for lack OF common name must call
AMrHlCARPGA. 1t is very common in some
places, completely Competing the ground
between the bushes with It's thin, irllulatc
leaves, the stems OF which are very slender
II is not rampant clmUCr, though il the
conditions about 1t are UNUSUALLY favorable
1t laay extend It's stems for several feet.
The flowers are light purple ut le IS. those
commonly noticed arr, but doNu near the
ground, or b low its su,fiC', are other, green
ish flowers winch produce ltHr p..,s aud
more seed than the ulCrc snowy Du.s rh We.
The name means two liuif, Or 10th fuit,
and is given to the planted because Of this
double fiuiting.
Somewhat similar t. Arp'liclrlWl is the
Arics or Ground-nut but its leaflets are five
or seven instead of three amt ARE thicker
and Of Il much darker sEuic. IN flowers
of Aplos a!e Of IA very peculiar ,ia:k urpl.sh
chocolate color, rich and elegant, rlulnGin!
US of somC oriental fabric. uUi they are
dcliCatcly perfumed. Ii IS mrsL delightful
to come upon a faded thicnet IN July and
find 1t cxhalIng the IT. sli uIors If early
spring, Tut this may lie /, Ap.Os has hung
| Its floral clusters ever the brown. twiLs, [, r
| their perfume is that # SPIN. Niolcis Tie
whole Lame Of this plant is iPios tVJerost--
| tuDcrosa bee iuse it beats unuer tie surface
tubers, sometimes of considerable SIZE which
are said to be wholesome ald valuable for
| food, aud they are So used by some Of the
Western lcdians. Should anv oXtcGded
calamity sweep away the Potato, we might
uhth uUUH .AIhtS Will Tue tfltUIlN lIIt
| by cultivation and care, good AID abundant
| food might be obtained from it.
A quite unique though little known vine
| is MooNsEED, 80 called because of its crcs-
tccni-shaped seeds. 1t grows, as 90 most q
our vines, in moist soil, AID may he easily
| recognized by its five angled, dark green
leaves which are two or three inches wide
and are lishcd and wax Ike, ~ is- Inc
stem. The flowers are small aud white, pro-
ducng purple berries which resemble lttlc
grapes. Tie appearance OF the MOonsced
is. rather stiff and prim, and yet it is 50
neatly finished, and so unlike other plants
| that it must always attract the notice Of those
who may chance to find it. Ii never forms
| a dense mass, as do SO many vines, but with
few branches and rather spare supply
of foliage it works in aud out among
| thickcis, reaching length of ten or twelve
| feet.
The briget scarlet tubes Of the Trumpet
Honeysuckle SO often seen in cultivation do
not appear in our Vermont woods, though
the vine grows wild as far north us New
Jersey and n,ar New York city. But two Of
its sisters grow here. TRcy are both
pretty vines, though much less bright and
handsome thun their Southern relative,
do rot think that tLev are very abundant,
though rather widely distributed.
nnn 81 o,r s,rcins is vrrv G., opfL h,ih
h' ~. ''i So r. ,.1,,i
ste'n au', ' 49, ,tn , H., ,n ',,s''S ~
ennasd v"I ul,;,o hio',,r ~ oJ,,os 81
,. , WV" "m" ''j,. ,,mna1 49, ~
the sa'us mv n',, ' ims, , "UJ" Of
pie and the fruit is red.
The other species is larger, c1arser and less
smooth, with orange flowers. In the first
SPECIES .no iei,'s s,"" u i nol'i t ,
man stem, out III ',ie ,aS' .ue'G are pe'ioies
anu .neY arc very mort. IA oJtA 'ic'c Is 81, u
eu.ious Va IN VI Wv
opPos,,o ie"s's ~ I'M ,AU, oeco''' nm ,'nc
ieni, 'ntouan mnioh .he SUI ptSs's' ms
union ., wv cav s NJ, u'',.iS nI,' 'iu
cuus ., tuc piauones' int ii'nc 'uS"lIs 90
not seem 10 nave "cl'li'ci INC d'l ol cliiiil-