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sun which, with our dry air, is so fatal to many things 

 with delicate foliage. 



Variegated Euonymous is exceedingly beautiful in 

 the East. Its foliage is a flower of itself, but it cannot 

 be made to live in the West. This is a creeper, and 

 would be very desirable if we could make it live. But 

 even under a screen it refuses to grow. 



OTIIEK CI.IMBERS. 



In eastern catalogues you will find glowing descrip- 

 tions of Actinidia Arguta, a strong growing Japanese 

 vine. Let it alone. It is worthless in the West. I 

 tried 100 under screen and in the open. They all 

 killed down to the ground till in disgust I hunted out 

 and dug up the last worthless root. Let your experi- 

 ment stations and nurserymen test these things. You 

 cannot afford it. 



The Japanese Ivy is very popular East. In Boston 

 it creeps up the sides of and covers buildings of stone 

 and brick. It succeeds in some favored locations in the 

 West, but we cannot recommend it for general planting 

 for the 'Northwest. 



Quinquefolia or five-leafed ivy, often called Vir- 

 ginia creeper, grows wild almost everywhere, and is 

 very hardy. You can get it in the woods or of your 

 nurseryman. If you want something coarse, vigorous 

 and hardy to hide some old buikling, or to climb a dead 

 tree, or cover an arbor, you can depend on this. You 

 can grow it from cuttings or from layers. 



Dutchman s Pipe is a popular old favorite that does 



