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tive soils,ancl in their wild slate, twist them- 

 selves round trees or bushes, mixing their 

 t'ohage with that of" their supporters^ enrich- 

 ing their summits, or hanging in festoons 

 from their branches ; nor can anj thing be 

 more beautiful than such a union. But of 

 the exotic kinds, few among those that en- 

 dure the open air, will bear the drip of 

 trees so as to flourish amidst their boughs: 

 they therefore are generally seen riailed a-f 

 gainst a flat wall, or snpported by a pole ; 

 neither of which are very favourable to their 

 effect. As almost all of them require a freo 

 circulation of air, many of them warmth 

 and shelter, the best situation, in regard 

 both to their health and effect, seems to be 

 a projection from a building. Porticos of 

 regular architecture, are too cosfly to be 

 made supporters of climbing plants, how- 

 ever, beautiful their union might be ; and 

 the same thing may in general be said of 

 temples and ornamental buildings, in gar- 

 dens and pleasure grounds: Other build- 

 ings might be made expivssiy for that 

 purpose ; but it would \x difficult to 



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