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used freely in the front line of the shrubbery, or at the edge 

 of a grass lawn, and should be allowed to grow at will. 

 Beaumontia grandiflora, Bignonia regina sabaea, Tecoma, 

 M'Kenii, Bougainvilleas, Jasminum sambac, J. revolutum, 

 Petrea volubilis, and Rhynchospermum are the best of these. 

 They rejoice in a wild freedom in which they are just left 

 alone, and all flower with great freedom under these wild 

 conditions. Plenty of room and plenty of sun are essential. 

 GROUP III. The rest of the types are of more slender growth, 

 and require special support, such as trellis, pergolas, arches, 

 and other forms. Of these the most useful are the Tecomas. 

 Eignonia venusta, B. tweediana, B. speciosa, Cobosa, Honey- 

 suckles, Jasminium streptopus, Phaseolus, Physiantlrjs 

 (Schubertia), Solanuins, Stephanotis, Tacsonias, and Wis- 

 tarias. 



The supports for these may be almost of any form or 

 shape. Pergolas and arches are best made of permanentt 

 material, old railway metals or tubular iron, and strong 

 enough to stand the downward or sideways strain of the 

 plant when fully grown. Supported wire netting is some- 

 times used, but it is not at all suitable. If one needs to thia 

 the plants, or prune, or cut out for any reason, it is almost 

 impossible to do this on netting without destroying bota plant 

 and support. The run of wires should not be closer than 

 one foot, and should be placed with as few cross-ties a* 

 possible. 



For quick growing temporary work a blue-flowered Sola- 

 nnm, Coboea, Grenadilla, Senecio or Tacsonia may be trained 

 around a tall tripod of rough posts. 



SPECIAL TYPES. Hoyas and Clitorias are comparatively -small 

 twiners and require shady positions and a dwarf trellis, say 

 of locked Bamboos, or they will twine beautifully in balloon 

 shape on wires. 



A few special climbers are so slender in growth that they 

 should not be grown alone. These include th-5 magnificent 

 hybrid Clematis and Mandevillea. With these the proportion 

 of foliage to the length of stem is so small that, grown alone, 

 they look too bare. We, therefore, prefer always to plant 

 them along with stronger types, and allow them to mix up 

 with these in growth. Thus grown they eventually peep out 

 with most delicious and surprising beauty from amongst a 

 mass of greenery, and are infinitely healthier than when ex- 

 posed to full sunlight. 



Another class is finely used when trained in special forms, 

 balloons, spirals, pillars, or umbrella-shaped. The best plants 

 for this purpose are such as have long branchless stems, 

 with flowers at the nodes ; or which throw very short but 

 numerous lateral branches. Some of the best are Hoya 

 carnosa, Manettia bicolor, Antigonon leptopus, Clitoria 

 ternatea, Japanese honeysuckle, Physianthus, Stephanotis, 

 and Golden Vine. 



