Photo 161. 



the house are growing the 

 modest "puff-ball" and 

 graceful cypress. This 

 latter is not cultivated as 

 extensively as it should 

 be. Photo 147 shows you 

 the delicate foliage and 

 one each of its waxy- 

 white and scarlet star- 

 shaped flowers. Running 

 vines on straight strings 

 is too "studied." At the 

 first window in photo 146 

 are a few morning-glories 

 run up a stout string, 

 and then allowed to ram- 

 ble off and climb up a 

 fish-pole that was stand- 

 ing there. They shade 

 the kitchen window suf- 



Photo 159. ficiently, but do not shut 



out all the sun. In this 



way the foliage does not become dead inside. Photo 



148 shows you the morning-glories taken in the kitchen, looking out of the window. 

 Look up your seed catalogues and see if you cannot select something that will break up 

 the "sameness" into which we have fallen in vine-planting. You are probably already 



admiring the vig- 

 or of these luxuri- 

 antclimbers. How 

 do you think these 

 were produced ? 

 Now, don't be 

 shocked when I 

 tell you that it was 

 "night-soil" that 

 stimulated such 

 growth. There is 

 not a greater nui- 

 sance or abomina- 

 tion than the com- 

 mon privy-vault. 

 Beyond doubt, it 

 is a prolific pest- 

 breeder. Theztttt/7 

 should be aban- 

 doned, and a floor 

 or drawer substi- 

 tuted. This should 

 be cleaned regu- 

 larly twice a week. 

 Dry earth should 

 be used each day. 

 Contents should 

 be kept covered 



