For ]uh. 1923 



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Ornamental Vines, Their Cultivation and Use 



DR. E. BADE 



TilE use of ornamental vines in the garden depends 

 npon the purpose which they are to serve. Some- 

 times it is an old tree upon which they are to climb; 

 at limes it may be the fence which is entwined with their 

 leaves and their flowers ; in another place they cover the 

 bare walls with their foliage ; or they provide airy and 

 shady resting places when they spread their tendrils over 

 sumnierhouse and porch. At times they form living gar- 



order; this is also true for those plants used for porch 

 climbers. They should not escape which is the case with 

 lar the greater number of our vines. Species of Capri- 

 folium, Celastrus, ilenispermum, are not to be recom- 

 mendeJ for this i;urp(jse since these, in the course of the 

 \'ears, form thick, rope-like stems, and in addition to this 

 Ca]>rifO'!iuni (Honeysuckle) has the disadvantage of 

 being hare of leaves in its lower and central parts, while 



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lands \\hi.-h are very efifective and attractive, if they are the t^owers are formed at the tip's where they are difficult 

 placed in the right spot. For this latter purpose they are to see. Beautiful, on the other hand, is Glycine ( Wis- 

 too seldom used, and srill how simple and easy is their taria ) with its blue grapelike flowers and feathered leaves. 



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cultivation. Poles placed into the soil equal distances 

 apart so that the first profi-udes about half a yard, the 

 second one \'ard, an.d the next half a yard again, are con- 

 nected with galvanized wire. The vines, whether annual 

 or perennial climbers makes no dift'erence, are trained 

 along this wire. 



There are but few climlsers suitable for planting around 

 summerhouses. Such climbers should be easily kept in 



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(3ther desirable climbers for porch or summerhouse are 

 Aristolochia. Ampelopsis, Clematis, the rambling rose, the 

 grape, and the wild grape. 



Annual vines are not recommended for the summer- 

 house as thev take too long before they are fully devel- 

 oped, although some of them are exceedingly rapid grow- 

 ers. These are propagated from seeds. 



Climbers suitable for .shady places are Aristolochia, 



