CHAPTER XVII 



HAEDY CLIMBING VINES 



The beauty of any home, however attractive, may 

 be enhanced and the house rendered more homelike by 

 vine-covered verandas, porches, porticoes, and arbors. 

 The vines may be 

 set close to the 

 buildings, with low 

 shrubbery or flowers 

 in front of them. 

 All kinds are easily 

 grown and, once 

 planted, require very 

 little attention be- 

 yond an occasional 

 soaking with water 

 in very dry weather 



FIG. 82. Boston Ivy 



One year's growth. A loose layer of soil is kept 

 around the plant during the summer. The space 

 is covered with leaves or straw during the winter 



and a little fertilizer 

 in the spring. 



Before planting: around the l )lant during the summer. The space 



dig down by the side 



of the foundation to a depth of two or three feet, to 

 make sure that the subsoil is not filled with broken 

 stones or material placed there while the building was 

 in process of construction. Fill the space with good 



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