380 AGRICULTURE. 



it is in this constant change that we have one of 

 the chief charms of the orarden. 



As to material, the common native shrubs are 

 really the best. Dogwoods (Fig. 145), elders, 

 crab-apples, Judas-trees, sumachs, buckberries 

 snowberries, wild roses, greenbriers, honey- 

 suckles, currants, spice-bushes, and button- 

 bushes — all are beautiful, each in its season. 



Besides these native plants, there are scores 

 of beautiful and inexpensive ones to be had — as, 

 the lilac, mock-orange, barberry, japonica, snow- 

 ball, spirea, deutzia, hydrangea, weigelia, and 

 many beautiful varieties of roses. 



There are multitudes of hardy climbers and 

 annuals that may be used over porches, arbors, 

 and against the bare masonry of buildings. 

 For example, the climbing rose, honeysuckle, 

 wistaria, Virginia creeper, clematis, trumpet- 

 vine, wild grape, and hop-vine. Such annuals 

 as cypress, Madeira, cinnamon-vine, wild cu- 

 cumber, morning-glory, and moon-vine may 

 often be used to advantage. 



Not all climbers will look well together, nor 

 be suited for all places. Each has a special 

 charm and beauty of its own, determined by its 

 habit of growth, and the character of its flowers 

 and foliage. Hardy climbers are more effective 

 in uniting the lawn and walls of the house than 

 annuals, which are present for a season and then 

 gone, leaving not only the junction of the soil 



