CHOICE OF FLOWERS 



various branches together, and it grasps a tree 

 with a veritable strangle hold. One in a yard 

 in New York has put out a mass of wood nearly 

 equal to the tree that supports it — an aged tulip, 

 I think — and were the tree to fall, the immense 

 trunk of the wistaria might continue to hold the 

 mass of the vine somewhat above the earth. 



There is nothing like morning-glory for cov- 

 ering fences and sheds. Once admit this vine 

 and it will befriend you forever. If it remained 

 where you put it you could make no objection, 

 but it will by no means do that. Its flowers of 

 white, pink, purple, delicate mauve and blue 

 would justify it for your use, even if its clean and 

 thrifty foliage did not. It is a swift grower, a 

 copious bloomer, a useful and pretty plant, that 

 deserves not to be discouraged. In Dayton, O., 

 where so much has been done to make mechanic 

 labor content with its lot — so much in the way of 

 prizes, free libraries, reading-rooms, recreation- 

 rooms, cost-price restaurants, baths, rest-rooms, 

 gardens, medical service, sanitation, music, lec- 

 tures, picnics, schools; and after all, this did not 

 prevent a long and bitter strike — a successful 

 effort has been made to reform the appearance 

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