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Farmers 1 Bulletin 1087. 



so that it may be removed. A trellis can be made of chicken wire 

 on a pipe frame that will keep vines entirely away from woodwork. 

 The thought is sometimes expressed that vines cause woodwork to 

 rot. This is true if they are permitted to become so thick as to 

 prevent proper ventilation and timely painting. Hot sunshine, how- 

 ever, is one of the most destructive forces in the life of paint. Vines 

 by their shade help to preserve paint instead of destroying it. 



Besides being appropriate on porches and on trellises against 

 frame houses and on the walls of brick or stone houses, vines are 



FIG. 01. Scarlet sage in front of hemlocks. 



also appropriate on fences, arbors, and pergolas, or on summer houses 

 connected with the pleasure grounds or outdoor living sections of 

 the grounds. 



HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 



Besides the plants already suggested for the principal plantings, 

 the herbaceous perennials and the annual flowering plants offer a 

 large amount of material that is very useful to add bloom and color 

 where these may be lacking. Little bays or pockets may be left be- 

 tween the shrubs, especially near the borders of the clumps, that can 

 advantageously be filled with hardy perennial plants that give bloom 

 at a time when the shrubs are lacking in bright colors. As a rule the 

 period of bloom of these plants is not much longer than that of the 



