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when all danger of frost is past in any garden soil in 

 a sunny position where they will have good support, 

 as they are vigorous and rapid climbers and will 

 quickly go to the top of a tall tree. They are liable 

 when first set out to be eaten off by cutworms, and 

 they should be protected by a bottomless tin can sunk 

 into the ground two or three inches, care being taken 

 that there are no worms inside the can. The gourds 

 do not grow for some little time after setting out, as 

 they are making roots; but once they begin the de- 

 velopment is rapid. 



The variegated Japanese Hop is another summer 

 vine that should be extensively grown. Its large, 

 handsome foliage, freely splashed with white, is very 

 showy and effective, and it thrives in almost any sit- 

 uation and soil, though paying well for extra care or 

 attention in the way of cultivation, watering, and 

 food. The vines are not hardy, but, as they self-sow, 

 once established they are practically permanent. Sev- 

 eral plants should be set near each other, as only 

 the female plant bears seed. The leaves of this are 

 smaller and the vine more slender. The great-leaved, 

 robust vine bears no seed. 



It is better to plant the seed in the fall, as when 

 planted in the spring it may not come up until the 

 following year. If this is the case the ground where 

 it is sown should be left undisturbed until the follow- 

 ing spring, when it will make an early appearance. 

 When it does sprout the same season, the seed ger- 



