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it, and perhaps it is this wayward quality which makes it 

 a beloved thing. 



Another native which endures garden life with equa- 

 nimity is Celastrus scandens, the Bittersweet, the chief 

 glory of which is the gay scarlet berries that remain 

 upon it all winter long and create a bit of cheer in the 

 white winter garden. It will grow in sun or shade, and 

 takes kindly to any lift offered for its upward journey. 



Euonymus radicans is a good evergreen vine, where 

 great height is not required, for it seldom goes higher 

 than eight feet and is pretty deliberate in getting that 

 far. For low walls it is excellent, and the variegated 

 form is pretty used in many situations. When one 

 reads such a book as Mr. McCollom's "Vines," one 

 realizes the great number of climbers in existence and 

 the few in general cultivation. My own list is a slen- 

 der one, but all these, unless otherwise stated, are both 

 willing and lovely, and whatever other climbers are 

 lacking these should be in every garden. 



