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decided by the plan of the place as a whole — and must wait for 

 such plan to be matured. But vines — again let me urge it — 

 need wait for nothing. They may be planted at any time, as 

 soon as the outside of a building is done. 



As a very first step, then, it is safe to say that Boston ivy or 

 one of its varieties, may always take its place on a building's 

 sunny side, while English ivy may be used where no sun will 

 reach, if one wishes. The English i\'y is more formal in growth 

 of the two and is therefore especially suited to buildings of a very 

 formal nature or style. Its hardiness in this climate, however, 

 depends on its being protected from the warmth of the sun during 

 cold weather — the sun kills it, not the cold — and this of course 

 renders its general use on all sides of a structure out of the 

 question. 



On buildings other than dwellings several vines may some- 

 times be mingled with good effect, if the right kinds are chosen. 

 With those which, like the honeysuckle, are inclined to be bare 

 of foliage near the ground this combination planting is indeed 

 quite essential to a pleasing result. Clematis also needs the 

 leafiness of some companion to make up for its own lack of foliage, 

 especially low on the stems. 



Combinations to insure all-summer bloom are easily worked 

 out. Lovely and striking hedges may be made up of a tangle 

 of two or three climbers like honeysuckle and Wistaria, sup- 

 ported by and mmgling with the common wild rose of the 

 fields and roadside (Rosa lucida), or the even lovelier Michigan 

 rose (Rosa setigera). These form a practically impenetrable 

 barrier, and will grow almost for the planting. They require 

 more ground, to be sure, than an ordinary fence, but they are a 

 garden in themselves, and the only care they need is the cutting 

 away of enough of all three annually to prevent them from 



