36 PRESENT-DAY GARDENING 



The open-sided summer-house or arbour offers suitable 

 support for hardy climbers ; Tecoma, Clematis, Passiflora, 

 Polygonum, and Wistaria for flowers, and Aristolochia, 

 Hutnulus, Menispermum, and Vitis for foliage. Most 

 roses are objectionable because of their thorns. The 

 same selection will serve for the verandah, adding For- 

 sythia, Jasminum, Berberidopsis, Lonicera, Fuchsia, and 

 Calystegia, for their flowers and fitness of habit. 



On the flat walls of houses and other buildings where 

 some protection from cold is afforded there are more than 

 enough suitable climbers for the many positions there 

 provided. On walls facing south the sun-loving plants 

 must be given preference, and in very sheltered places 

 even tender plants, such as Clianthus puniceus, Mutisia 

 decurrens, Trachelospermumjasminoid.es, and Solatium Wend- 

 landii, S. crispum, and S. jasminoides may be tried. Ivy 

 and Ampelopsis Veitchii are good enough for any position, 

 and if climbers are required to cover walls in the quickest 

 time, and with the minimum amount of attention, these 

 are the plants to do it. If I were limited to the use of one 

 climber for a wall, my choice would be this Ampelopsis. 

 There remain the shrubs, such as Cotoneaster, Pyracantha, 

 Ceanothus, Euonymus, Cydonia, and Edwardsia, all good 

 wall plants requiring only a little shaping. They need to 

 be nailed to the wall, as many of the true climbers do, 

 unless wire supports are provided. Really good wall posi- 

 tions should not be lost sight of for pears, plums, and 

 cherries. Many a gable end is turned to account by men 

 who know what is needed to grow first-rate pears. These 

 fruit-trees when in flower are a pleasing sight, and in the 

 autumn when the fruit hangs thick on the branches they 

 are still more pleasing, Roses on buildings are a common 



