198 VINES 
the curious little orange-scarlet seed pods of the 
bitter-sweet. All the woody, ornamental fruiting 
vines, mentioned below, flower on new wood and 
should therefore be pruned moderately in early 
spring. This is also the best season for trans- 
planting them. 
Because of their value as free producers of 
fruit, I have included a lot of annual vines under 
this heading. They are far too little used. 
Miles of bare fences might easily be made attrac- 
tive by putting a spadeful of manure at each 
post and sowing a few seeds of gourd or some 
good, annual, fruiting vine. The gourds are 
capital for children to play with, if gathered after 
frost and brought into the house. 
For its leaves, which turn to the most enchant- 
ing shades in fall, and for its extreme hardiness 
and durability in large cities — where other 
vines would not persist — the ampelopsis is the 
best of all foliage vines. All kinds of ampelopsis 
are good, thrifty growers, and, if properly planted, 
will require little, if any, further attention. 
Being self-clingers, they are among the very 
best vines for stone or brick buildings, sticking 
with great tenacity and never getting blown from 
the object they are growing on. They are not 
fastidious as to location. They will grow well 
