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makes a fine effect in midsummer, with its great clusters 

 of scarlet flowers and vigorous foliage, that piles up in 

 fine fashion over rough stone structures, boulders, and 

 old stumps of trees. 



The actinidia polygama is another Japanese vine, bear- 

 ing large, glossy leaves, and piling over walls and rocks 

 in a decidedly rampant manner. 



In the interest of decorative purposes we must not 

 forget the Dutchman's pipe, aristolochia sypho, the 

 large, light-green leaves of which climb up the wires on 

 a porch, and lie over each other in a picturesque way. 

 It grows a little slowly at first, but eventually reaches a 

 great height, when properly trained. Dolichos japonicus 

 is another vine that bears very large leaves, and reaches 

 great heights ^^ith much rapidity. 



Of the English i\^ it would be well to say one word, 

 not because any words are necessary at this late day to 

 celebrate its rich beauty on stone work, but because, 

 though most people know that in the Middle States it 

 will not succeed on the south side of a house, and some- 

 times gets bro'WTied by ^^inter on the north, its great 

 value as a carpet under shrubs should be better recog- 

 nized. In reality, the English i^y is a hardy plant, ex- 

 cept when exposed on the south side of buildings, and 

 will do well on the ground. 



But after admiring all these vines, we turn to the 

 climbing roses ^\ith a feeling that we will find there a 

 quality of excellence that is not exactly equalled by any 

 other climber. One of these roses is the wild setigera, 

 parent of the well-known climber, queen of the prairies, 

 and for "vigor, clean healthy foliage, and profusion of 

 single pink and white-striped flowers, combined with all 

 the native grace of the family, it will puzzle the con- 



