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against a wall. Among these are the evergreen Japanese 

 spindle-trees (Euonymus japonicus and E. radicans), the 

 deciduous Actinidia, climbing roses, honeysuckles and clem- 

 atis. The evergreen thorn (Cratce-gus Pyracanlhd), with its 

 orange-scarlet berries in winter and white flowers in spring, 

 is also a very interesting plant for a wall. It must not be 

 supposed that each and every kind of climbing plant can be 

 used together indiscriminately to produce a good effect. It 

 is better to choose a few good ones and cover a large space 

 of wall with one kind, and another part with a different 

 but similar kind, or to cover the entire surface with one 

 kind only. No plants must be allowed to interfere with the 

 architectural beauty of the house ; they should merely be 

 introduced to add a touch of finish and permanency to the 

 structure, if possible setting off to greater advantage the 

 carvings on lintels and cornices, and other devices of the 

 architect's art. 



In planting climbers for a wall or veranda, a border 

 must be dug along the entire front of the wall which 

 it is intended to cover, and new soil must be procured 

 when the ground near the house is mixed with stone 

 and gravel to a great extent. A narrow border should 

 be left open after planting. This border may be used 

 in spring and summer for flowering plants. The after- 

 treatment merely consists in thinning the shoots once or 

 twice in a year, and in training and tying the plants that 

 need support. 



The stoop of a porch or veranda may be beautified by 

 means of vases filled with an assortment of summer flowers 

 and trailing plants, such as begonias, heliotropes, mesem- 



