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the mint family, the bjxberry, the wintergreen, the genseng and what- 

 ever else is safely medicinal and esculent. The mosses will assert their 

 rights to a place there. They will grow spontaneous where there is shade 

 enough and moisture and decaying wood on which they feed. Conditions 

 obtaining, introduce all possible varieties of mosses and ferns that are 

 adaptable to the situation. The practical idea is to naturalize our forestal 

 art for beauty as well as utility. 



VINES AND CLIMBING SHRUBS. 



As vines are constituents of a real and successful forest, some of our 

 more conspicuous and hardy are here mentioned. 



American Ivy, Ampilopsis quinquefolia. Native, strong, hardy; beauti- 

 ful, bright crimson foliage in autumn. Surpasses all for covering porches, 

 unsightly fences and decayed trees. Grown from cuttings, layers and 

 seeds. 



Bitter Sweet, Celastrus scandens. Hardy, clean, conspicuous and pretty 

 when covered with its orange-colored seed pods. Grown from seed or 

 layers. 



Virgin's Bower, Clematis Virginiana. Native, healthy and strong, bearing 

 a profusion of small, white, fragrant flowers in August. Makes a beautiful 

 contrast with the ivy just mentioned. Grown from seed or layers. The 

 C. viticella is equally satisfactory, having large blue or purple flowers, 

 producing them all summer. 



Moonseed, Menisperum canadense. Slender and pretty, large leaves; 

 succeed well in partial shade; grown from seed. 



Wild Grape, Vitls riparia. Coarse but beautiful, covering dead trees or 

 any unsightly object. Hardy anywhere; fragrant flowers. Excellent stock 

 for grafting on the domesticated grapes. Grown from cuttings or layers. 



