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will come up every year if cut down and when 

 once started will require little care. 



The old-fashioned morning-glory has no superior 

 for rapid growth and density of foliage. It will 

 reach second-story windows by midsummer if the 

 seed is planted in dirt bands in February and 

 the plants planted in the bands as soon as the 

 ground is warm. 



Among the climbing roses are the Dorothy Per- 

 kins, the Crimson Rambler, and, for the Southern 

 section of the country, the Cloth of Gold. These 

 roses are hardy and do not have to be pampered. 

 The Dorothy Perkins is a beautiful pink and the 

 other two bespeak their colors in their names. 



The English ivy gives excellent results even when 

 planted in shady spots, or in rooms where there is 

 not much direct light. It should be washed oc- 

 casionally and when used as a house plant, it may 

 be removed to the out of doors without much 

 trouble and laid on the ground for the rain to wash 

 it off, or for a good ducking from the hose. 



When the ivy looks old and worn, clip it back 

 severely in February or March. All the old leaves 



