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choking each other. The honeysuckle will require the severest 

 pruning usually, being a rampant grower. 



Finally, it is worthy of note that, while vines are indispensable 

 to the great place, regardless of how much other planting it may 

 boast, they are also the one thing which the tiniest scrap of land 

 will support. They are the material par excellence which will 

 furnish the greatest possible results in the least possible space. 

 Roothold is practically all the ground that they require, conse- 

 quently the most restricted area may accommodate one or two. 

 No wall or fence, even m the heart of the largest city, need 

 ever be bare of some sort of restful green. They are the one thing 

 adapted to every place, with positively no restrictions. 



Lists of Plants 

 Vines for Use on Buildings 



SURFACE clinging 



I — Ampelopsis tricuspidata (or A. Veitchii): Boston ivy; any 

 soil; climbs to any height; will grow practically anywhere, 

 though it Ukes some sun. 



2 — Euonymous radicans: Japanese evergreen creeping euonym- 

 ous ; slow-growijig ; fine leaf, glossy and strong ; very beau- 

 tiful for masonry. 



3 — Hedera Helix: English ivy; high-climbing; any soil, though 

 it prefers a rich and moist one, always in shade ; the north 

 side of a building usually suits this best; evergreen, with 

 thickened leathery leaves. 



TWINING 



I — Wistaria Chinensis: Chinese Wistaria; climbs to any height; 

 prefers a deep rich soil but will make the best of that that 



