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THE TREE DOCTOR 



One of the ever-fascinating charms of life comes from the 

 almost infinite variety of forms with which we are brought in 

 contact. Take, for example, the size and form of the leaves and 

 flowers of the vines surrounding the house now under consider- 

 ation. In ninety days from time of planting, the heavy vines 



Photo 166 

 Leaf and Flower of Hercules' Club Vine. 



seen in Photo 164 (or at the time when 169 was taken) had 

 grown thirty feet, and hung with the odd and attractive gourds 

 (the Hercules Club variety,) as seen in that picture. The leaf 

 and the flower of this wonderful vine are seen in Photo 166. 

 Beside this coarse but beautiful leaf is held a leaf of the 

 charming Cypress vine. The leaves and flowers of the Cypress 

 can be seen, also, in Photo 167. The Cypress was growing on 



Photo 167 

 Leaves and Flowers of Cypress Vine. 



the side of the house shown in Photo 165, next to the gourd 

 vines. Then came the Balloon vine, while on the old stump of 

 a tree were the variegated Hops, and over the kitchen was a rank 

 growth of Morning Glories. The "vines" seem to disappear in 

 proportion as "homes" give way to tenantry. The charm of 



