CHOICE OF FLOWERS 



example, were In the habit of throwing long 

 twists of branches or bunches of flowers Into the 

 air, at right angles to Its upright growth, we 

 should not be sure of the form of the house on 

 which It grew; but as It Is, we lose nothing of 

 the shape, because It fits Itself so snugly to the 

 bricks. Vines that pour over the premises, 

 throwing a deep shade, especially through the 

 windows and Into the living-rooms, are to be 

 avoided; and so are those, for house-front use, 

 that wilt and turn yellow or rot with dampness 

 or frost. • Our morning-glory Is not for attach- 

 ment to houses, unless It Is ruthlessly displaced 

 when It has ceased to be green and to bear 

 flowers. 



Experienced physicians can practise medi- 

 cine with ten drugs, and gardeners can produce 

 all the effects they wish with half the variety of 

 plants that the amateur considers needful. So, 

 with wistaria, Ivy, ampelopsis, honeysuckle and 

 morning-glory, one hardly requires to extend his 

 knowledge of vines; yet If conditions of soil or 

 climate exact It, he can add or substitute for these 

 indispensables the prolific cobaea, the excellent 

 aristolochia, the moonflower, the trumpet-vine, 

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