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THE BLOSSOM CIRCLE OF THE YEAR 



that the vines are quite ornamental in the Fall. It is hardy south 

 of Virginia and Missouri. 



The Honeysuckles are evergreen in the South and are much 

 used for screens and trellises and, in fact, anywhere that a vine 

 is to be used. Lonicera japonica is a rampant grower frequently 

 used for covering tall screens, and the blue-green leaves of the 

 native Woodbine, Lonicera sempervirens^ are most attractive 

 when trained around the porch pillars where their scarlet blos- 

 soms can show in the early Spring. The purple-leaved Chinese 

 Honeysuckle, Lonicera chinensis, is also evergreen and not very 

 often seen. 



A very showy wild vine that should be more often used is 

 the evergreen Trumpet Flower, commonly called the Cross Vine, 

 Bignonia crucigera, which thrives in rich moist soils and quickly 



IVY IS A MOST APPROPRIATE DRAPERY FOR A SUNDIAL 

 Here the vine-clad dial stands just beyond the shadow of a Mimosa tree; clipped Amoor 



Privet 



the walk 



