PERSONALITY OF PLANTS 
Ampelopsis and Wistaria vines are the only 
plants at all common. Our short summer sea- 
son and the fact that so many people do not oc- 
cupy their city homes in warm weather are a 
little discouraging, but need not shake the en- 
thusiasm of any one really interested in plants. 
For a few dollars a season florists will assume 
all care of exterior plants and vines. 
The man who has a little plot of ground be- 
fore his door is indeed fortunate. Even a well- 
clipped grass lawn is a refreshing asset. Sweet 
Peas train well against a wall. Pansies flour- 
ish in shady spots and Nasturtiums wax beauti- 
ful where other plants fail. 
A brown stone front, flushed to the side- 
walk in the middle of a block, need not go with- 
out floral decoration. Even a terra cotta box 
on either side of the entrance is capable of hold- 
ing much growing joy. Evergreen shrubs fit 
well into such surroundings. A window box 
has great possibilities. In early spring, Cro- 
cus, Narcissus and Hyacinth flourish in it to 
advantage. Ivy-Geraniums of smooth waxy 
leaves and graceful loose sprays will grow all 
summer. Vines of various kinds can be trained 
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