March, 1912 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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A Lovely Backyard, That of Mrs. P. L. Taylor, St. Catharines 



The fence around this sarden is covered with a variety of vines, including trumpet vine, nas- 

 turtiums, sweet peae and wild cucuanber. The tree stump in the center is covered with scarlet 

 runner beans. Aro<:iid it are zinnia."?, phlox, petunias and marigold. In the border are oannoe, 

 gladioli, foxglove, ooiumbine, sea lavender, roses, lychnis with shrubs on one side of Japan snow- 

 balls, hydrangea and pampas grass. 



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a very g:raceful and attractive habit, and 

 should be seen much more frequently 

 than it is. It has compound pretty rich 

 ^reen leaves and the flowers, which are 

 delicately scented, are produced in the 

 spring. As le.sled at Ottawa, it did not 

 appear to be quite hardy, but hardy 

 enough to warrant a trial. It is quite 

 hardy a little south of here. Several var- 

 ieties of Clematis also appear to good 

 advantage on arches. 



ON THE PERGOLA 



Pergolas, both rustic and formal, are 

 delightful garden features where they 

 can be worked in without incongruity. 

 .\ pergola affords the very best place on 

 which to grow vines. All of the vines 

 thus far mentioned can be grown with 

 every degree of satisfaction and success 

 on a pergola. There are, however, sev- 

 eral vines which seem particularly suited 

 to it. Of these the Trumpet Vine (al- 

 ready mentioned under house vines), Tc- 

 coma radicans or T. grandiflora, noted 

 for its large orange-red trumpet-shaped 

 flowers and vigorous habit of growth ; 

 the Japanese vine Actinidia arguta, noted 

 for its glossy green attractive foliage and 

 twining habit ; and the Wistarias with 

 their glorious racemes of pea-like flow- 

 ers, are among the front rankers. In- 

 deed, the Wistarias are regal in their 

 magnificence. 



Many people give to the Wistaria the 

 premier place amongst all shrubs. A 

 large Wistaria bloom on a pergola is a 

 sight not easily forgotten. Unfortunate- 

 ly, however, these vines are not perfectly 

 hardy at Ottawa. However slightly to 

 the south, fhey are more reliable, and it 



is to be hoped that before long we may 

 get strains hardy here. 



ON THE ABBOUR 



For the arbour, grape vines, especi- 

 ally some of the hardy native wild 

 grapes, are particularly suitable. Vitis 

 riparia, the sweet-scented grape, is a 

 rapid grower with graceful habit and 

 V. cordifolia is a strong grower. Several 

 of the cultivated grapes are also suitable 

 for the arbour. 



FOR THE TERRACE AND BALUSTRADE 



The Clematis, in several varieties, can 

 be recommended for the terrace and 

 balustrade, together with several of the 

 Honeysuckles, L. Japonica, etc. Also 

 the Chinese Matrimony Vine, Lycium 



Chinense, and the trailing roses, the best 

 of which are the Wichuriana hybrids, 

 called also Japanese Memorial Roses. 

 These are not very hardy, but they can 

 be grown successfully if a little care !.•=; 

 exercised in the spring treatment. Hall's 

 strain of L. Japonica and Euonymus 

 radicans are both excellent for this pur- 

 pose, but neither can be said to be hardy. 



VINES AS FENCES AND SCREENS 



Having dealt with vines from the 

 standpoint which places their decorative 

 value first, a few words remain to be 

 said from that point of view which places 

 their utilitarian value first. Looked at 

 from this standpoint, it may be said that 

 there are many which will, if treated 

 correctly, form the least expensive and 

 yet the most effective and permanent 

 kind of boundary fence. And vines also 

 are unique as being the only form of 

 material from which we can form an 

 effective and pleasing screen to hide or 

 cover unsightly objects. 



AS FENCES 



There are several vines, such as the 

 Matrimony Vine and the Honeysuckles, 

 which will form quite effective fences. 

 Without the aid of artificial support, 

 however, generally the best way to use 

 them as fences is to put up a light and 

 low wire fence and train them over this. 

 The common Virginia Creeper and the 

 native Virgin's Bower are very suitable. 

 Or both these vines may be grown to- 

 gether with fine efi'ect. 



The following varieties of Clematis 

 are all good : C. Ligusticifolia, with 

 white flowers in midsummer ; C. panicu- 

 lata, the Japanese variety, attractive 

 flowers in Septeml>er; C. Virginiana, 

 the native Virgin's Bowers; and C. Vit- 

 alba, Traveller's Joy, the European var- 

 iety. A light type of soil is best suited 

 to the needs of the Clematis. Several of 

 the Honeysuckles make good fences, as 



Some of the Flower Beds Mainteuned at Street Corners by the Windsor Horticultural Society 



