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in the greenhouse or hot-bed, in February, and keep in a warm, 

 moist place. One plant in a two-inch pot is enough. When 

 the foliage begins to turn yellow, turn the pots on their side 

 and do not water till August, when a little bulb that has 

 formed can be repotted in rich earth, watered freely, and will 

 grow all winter. It is a tender perennial climber, growing ten 

 feet high. 



Manrandya. The seed should be started in hot-beds or 

 greenhouses, as they will not flower the first season without 

 artificial heat. They must be removed to a warm place in the 

 early autumn. This graceful climber is adapted to conservatory, 

 hanging-basket, or out-door purposes. It should be set in a 

 bed, with a little frame to which the tendrils may attach them- 

 selves. It has rich purple, white, and rose, foxglove-shaped 

 blossoms. It is a tender perennial climber, six feet high. 



Ipomea. This climber combines very prettily with other 

 climbers. The flowers are of a variety of shapes and sizes, and 

 of wondrously brilliant color and graceful form. Some varie- 

 ties will not succeed out of the greenhouse, and require heat in 

 starting. Some varieties, however, are well adapted for trellises, 

 stumps, arbors, etc. It is a tender annual, five to ten feet high. 



Clematis. This climber is much admired, some of the vari- 

 eties being remarkably beautiful and fragrant. An excellent 

 vine for verandas, arbors, etc., as it clings readily to any object. 

 It will succeed in any garden soil, if given slight protection in 

 northern climates, during winter. Most varieties are hardy 

 perennials. 



Gourds. Rapid-growing^limbers, with curiously shaped fruit, 

 in many colors. The marking of some of the fruit is extraor- 

 dinary, and the foliage is quite ornamental. Makes an excel- 

 lent covering for old fences, stumps, etc. Plant in rich, mellow 

 soil, after all danger of frost is over. It is a tender annual 

 climber, ten to twenty feet high. 



Cypress Vine. This beautiful climber sends out dark green, 

 delicate, feathery foliage, and an abundance of star-shaped blos- 

 soms in scarlet, rose, and white. If planted by the side of a 

 veranda, tree, or arbor, and properly trained and cared for, it 

 will be a mass of loveliness all through the long, bright summer 

 days. The seeds germinate more readily if warm water is 



