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Vines such as honeysuckle, clematis, and crimson 

 rambler should be trained over a wall, on a trellis, 

 a summerhouse, or over a gateway. If permitted to 

 ramble at will, they will not seek the best for them- 

 selves but will become a matted mass and half the 

 beauty will be underneath. 



The following vines can be raised from seed each year 

 and depended upon to act as a screen each season: 



Gourds Wild Cucumber Morning-Glory Cypress Vine 



Moonflower Balloon Vine Ornamental Beans Japanese Hop 



Stumps of old trees covered with vines will make 

 an unsightly spot beautiful. Dead bushes stuck 

 in the earth temporarily and vines planted at 

 the base will be a most satisfactory method of 

 providing a place for such vines as do not require 

 a permanent trellis. 



Vines are so inexpensive and so easy to grow that 

 no garden should be without them. They are de- 

 lightful for cutting and arranging indoors. Long 

 sprays hanging over the side of a tall vase form a 

 most graceful arrangement and a dining table can 

 have no prettier floral decoration than vines twined 

 around a centerpiece. 



Round screw hooks inserted in a wooden wall 

 will often answer as a support for vines. They 



