S/XTEENTII ANNUAL MEETING. 87 



"Vines should be more than ornamental, they should add 

 comfort to the piazza In' keeping- tlie sun's rays from scorching. 

 At the same time the\' should admit sufficient light and air to 

 make the place comfortable. One vine is all right, but when 

 the vine covers ever}'thing and excludes the air then it ceases 

 to be good. 



"You will have some corners that do not get the sun and 

 you will wonder what can be grown in those nooks. Go into 

 the woods and bring home some ferns — they like the shady 

 places, and there are species of begonias that thrive without 

 the sun ; try the (iolden Lily of Japan. Then we have another 

 friend from the woods, 'Jack-in-tlie-Pulpit.' It is seldom 

 brought in, l)ut it naturalizes easily and you cannot help but be 

 l)leased with it. And. of course, you kncnv that with but little 

 sunshine xou can grow splendid ])ansies. There is no more 

 beautiful combination than pansies and forget-me-nots; they 

 bloom the second season and }'our bed will increase rapidly : 

 then, too, trv the forget-me-nots and the lily-of-the-valley in a 

 bed together, or in the house in the winter and spring. The}' 

 are UK^re dainty than you can imagine. 



"There is one particularly nice thing about growing vines 

 and tlowers, you don't have to wait years for results, as you do 

 in the case of trees. In a very few weeks or months you can 

 transform your plot from a barren nothing to a perfect little 

 g-arden of Eden. In the early spring there are the crocus, the 

 daffodils and the oxalis that come up quickly and blossom 

 almost before }'ou see them. 



"The wild encumber is a satisfactory vine on account of 

 its rapid growth, one of ours growing 40 feet in one season, 

 and its blossom is of a pretty white feathery form. For win- 

 dow boxes I recommend nasturtiums, begonias and geraniums. 

 l<"or training vines on a porch one of the most desirable effects 

 can be had by using a fish net. Our old friend, the gourd, has 

 been nearK' forgotten by most of us. It is fascinating for 

 children, and grown people as well, to watch the devekjpment 

 of the gourds as from the blossoms they mature. Just try it 

 this coming summer. Along the side of your grape arbor is 

 an ideal spot for a flower bed ; the cultivation of the soil for 

 the sake of the plants wdll help the vine. After you have 



