VINES FOR VERANDA DECORATION 147 
display and yet are not desirable plants for the 
veranda. What one wants around the piazza is 
something that will look well for as long a period 
as possible; not restricted to one burst of beauti- 
fully tinted blossoms, then, perhaps, merely a 
mass of sickly foliage the rest of the season. 
For a good, sunny situation the continual bloom- 
ing of the sweet-scented jasmine (/asminum 
officinale) makes it the most desirable of all 
climbing plants; but, as mentioned before, it 
is tender and needs protection during winter. 
The grand foliage and long-flowering season of 
the Wichuraiana type of climbing rose, renders 
it far preferable to the rambler type, although 
the ramblers are more showy when in flower. 
This is, however, for only a few weeks in the 
summer, while the Wichuraianas are always 
handsome. On account of its long-flowering 
season and attractive foliage, the trumpet creeper 
(Tecoma) is also classed as a desirable veranda 
plant. The wistaria, perhaps the favourite vine 
for a sunny piazza, is too well known to need 
further description; but a hint as to its training: 
run the shoots along the eaves of the piazza so 
that the great, graceful clusters of blossoms 
can be enjoyed from the inside, as well as by the 
observer from a distance. A good combination 
