408 TREES, SHRUBS, VINES, AND FLOWERS 



Rambler, Dorothy Perkins, and Lady Gay are three of the 

 most beautiful climbing roses. These vines are not so sus- 

 ceptible to mildew as some of the other varieties, and are 

 vigorous, hardy, and very free flowering. 



Annual vines are often desirable when producing quick 

 effects. Screens may be temporarily produced by them until 

 perennial vines become established. Of the annual vines 



Used by courtesy of The Canard and Jones Co. 

 Fig. 210. Dorothy Perkins rose vines. 



the flowering nasturtium, morning glory, wild cucumber, 

 moon vine, and cobea are especially valuable. Moon vines 

 and cobea, started indoors three to four weeks before plant- 

 ing outside, will often grow twenty to twenty-five feet in a 

 single season. 



Hardy Perennials. --There is not a time during the 

 whole season in which some hardy perennial is not in 

 bloom. During the months of July and August, when al- 

 most all the woody shrubs have ceased blooming, these 



