Climbers for the Little Garden 



flower at the same time. An old favourite of mine is 

 Duchess of Edinburgh, which is a very fine double 

 white, and amongst the single whites Anderson's Hen- 

 reyii is, to my mind, still the best. Of course there 

 are many others, lilac grey, violet purple, silvery lilac, 

 mauve, and many other exquisite shades that answer 

 Ruskin's definition of the more beautiful colours as 

 those that can neither be named nor adequately 

 described. I have not named one hundredth part of 

 the many beautiful climbers that can be used in the 

 little garden to cover ugly fences, beautify uninterest- 

 ing buildings, festoon across shady walks, and some 

 that will, like Clematis montana, climb a tree and fall 

 in profuse cascades of starry white flowers from its 

 branches ; but those I have mentioned will give an 

 idea of the right directions in which to seek any other 

 varieties that may be required. 



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