CONCERNING VINES 



a position almost equal to that of the trees. A vine 

 covering a large space which it showers with blossoms 

 is often referred to as proudly as a lordly oak that has 

 been an object of admiration for generations. 



About new places, especially those built in rather 

 barren spots by the sea, it is often the custom to plant 

 annual vines for decoration, until the perennial ones 

 have become sufficiently well established to give the 

 expected results. Japanese morning glories, Japanese 

 moonflowers, and Japanese hops are all excellent 

 annual vines for this purpose. In one season they 

 frequently make a growth of ten or twelve feet. They 

 are, in fact, very luxuriant, showing keenly the desire 

 to occupy as much of the soil as the wind and the 

 weather will permit. Many are so eager to spread that 

 after the first year it is a risk to plant them among 

 perennial vines, the growth of which they will in all 

 probability impede, if not completely choke to death. 

 Because of their great beauty, however, it is often 

 desirable to reserve space for annual vines and to sow 

 them each year. 



Climbing nasturtiums are often given preference 

 when a vine of quick and lively growth is desired, 

 and when colored flowers of long duration are courted. 

 In many unusually cold places not far from the sea, 

 I have seen these vines growing most vigorously and 

 producing incredible numbers of pluri-colored flowers. 

 They formed a bold, artistic decoration, and it seemed 

 a pity that they should fall so completely a prey to 

 the winter. 



Coboea scandens, a tender perennial, but a vine of 



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