LITTLE GARDENS 



the Madeira vine, the canary-bird vine, the cy- 

 press-vine, the scarlet runner, the perennial pea, 

 the Japanese clematis, the matrimony-vine and 

 the passion-vine with its broad and open blossom 

 in which pious teachers of the faith discovered 

 the sacred symbols: the crown of thorns in the 

 corona, the stigmas representing the nails, and 

 the anthers the wounds. Our native passion- 

 flower, by the bye, produces a berry which is 

 eaten by some people. A deal of food goes to 

 waste in this country from not knowing where 

 to find or how to use it. We must also remember 

 the hop, w^hich can be trained over large spaces. 

 These are all easy growers, generous in bloom. 

 In remoter parts of the country grounds, where 

 ledgy and unkempt areas invite them, we can em- 

 ploy the roadside growths. There is the bitter- 

 sweet, for instance, a skilful climber, dappled 

 with orange berries, in the season; there is clem- 

 atis, or traveler's joy — though why it is more 

 of a joy to the traveler than wild grapes and 

 blackberries I never could tell — with its hoary 

 tufts and its decorative leaves; there is our wood- 

 bine, whose leaves rival the flowers in their Oc- 

 tober coloring; and there is even poison-ivy, 

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