Akebia
(its Japanese name). SYN. Rajania. ORD. Lardizabalaceae. A pretty twining shrub, succeeding well in the south-western counties of England, or in Scotland, trained to a trellis, or rambling over other shrubs in the open; but, when so grown, it requires the protection of a mat in winter. It makes an excellent twiner for the cool greenhouse. Sandy loam, leaf soil, and peat are most suitable for its culture. Increased by root divisions and cuttings. A. quinata (five-leafleted).* fl. purplish brown, small, in axillary racemes, very fragrant. March. l. on very slender petioles, and palmately divided into usually five distinct petioluate oval or oblong emarginate leaflets, the bottom pair smallest. h. 10ft. Chusan, 1845.