GARDENS NEAR THE SEA 



interval of about eight years its distribution became 

 almost world-wide. 



The trumpet vines cling well to walls and trellises 

 and form graceful arches. Tecoma (Bignonia) radicans 

 is the common variety, native of the southwestern 

 United States, and yet widely known northward 

 through cultivation. Its boldly formed and beautiful 

 scarlet flowers open at the time of the purple wistaria. 

 Humming birds know them well and the drop of nectar 

 at the base of their tubes. In fact, the only nest of 

 these birds that I have ever been able to find was 

 attached very snugly to a powerful old trumpet vine. 



The foliage of the Dutchman's pipe, Aristolochia 

 Sipho, through being broad and well formed, is very 

 serviceable in places where dense close shade is desired. 

 The green blossom of this vine, however, while curiously 

 in the shape of a pipe, is of little ornamental value. 

 Frequently the Dutchman's pipe is planted at the sides 

 of verandas from which it is desired to block out the 

 sight of a neighboring house or other object. It is 

 also used to form arbors and to cover architectural 

 introductions in the garden. In places where bloom 

 is abundant, the bold greenness of this vine is as 

 restful as that of a tree. In late summer the foliage 

 becomes very effective and massive. 



The density required of a vine should be given 

 some thought before one is chosen to plant by a veranda. 

 When the outlook from such a place is attractive, 

 there is no reason for a close screen, because the light 

 and air passing through a vine and the glimpses afforded 

 of a distant scene assist greatly in making a veranda 



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