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Landscape Gardening 



Trumpet-creeper (Campsis radicans) . Where hardy ? 

 this is a very beautiful and satisfactory climber, though 

 it will not hold itself to the walls of buildings and trellis- 

 supports as well as many others. North of 42 of 

 latitude it must be protected during the winter with some 

 light, airy covering or be grown slowly in grass borders. 

 The trumpet-shaped flowers of a deep orange red are borne 



FIG. 153. Grapevine Covering Old Stable. 



in large clusters and form very pleasing contrasts with the 

 dark green foliage. 



Grape Vines (Vitis sp.), Fig. 153. For covering 

 arbors, pergolas, verandas,' porches, stone walls, ledges or 

 trained to a trellis for a screen, etc., there is nothing more 

 satisfactory than grape vines, and the fruit, if the vines 

 are properly trained, may be of considerable value. The 

 varieties best suited for this work are Concord, Delaware, 

 Brighton, Diamond, etc, 



