Gardening for Amateurs 



to half their length during February. A 

 western aspect suits this plant best, as the 

 hot sunshine on the lower part of the stems 

 seems to be harmful. 



Eccremocarpus scaber. This is a very 

 pretty Chilian climber with orange-red 

 flowers freely produced in late summer and 



Lord Neville, heliotrope blue. 



autumn. It is a hardy perennial, and the 

 shoots grow 10 feet or more in height, 

 dying down to the ground in late autumn. 

 The roots delight in light, well-drained soil, 

 and, as they are not very hardy, a mound 

 of ashes over the roots in winter assists in 

 protecting them from frost. Seeds form a 

 ready means of increase. 

 Humulus Lupulus (Common Hop). 



A valuable plant to grow when abundance of 

 leaf is desired in summer only ; the stems 

 are killed to the ground in autumn. It is 

 a most useful climber to provide deep shade, 

 as it grows 20 feet or more, and has dense 

 leafage. The Hop makes a lovely shady 

 arbour or pergola. Propagated by division. 

 Jasminum (Jasmine). 

 The White Jasmine (J. 

 officinale) bears fragrant 

 white flowers in summer, 

 and the Winter Jasmine 

 (J. nudiflorum) is wreathed 

 with golden-yellow blos- 

 soms in mid-winter. Both 

 are well-known climbers 

 for the suburban and villa 

 garden. Nowhere are they 

 more beautiful than on a 

 porch or garden fence. 

 Prune the Winter Jasmine 

 fairly hard in March ; the 

 growths of the White Jas- 

 mine may be thinned in 

 spring, but not hard 

 pruned. Cuttings root 

 readily in a cold frame 

 from July to September, 

 or the lower branches may 

 be layered. 



Lathyrus latifolius 

 (Everlasting Pea). This 

 is an old-fashioned peren- 

 nial, often seen growing 

 against the porch or fence 

 in a cottage garden. The 

 average height is 6 feet ; 

 the growths are best sup- 

 ported by twiggy pea- 

 sticks. The Perennial Pea 

 should find a place at 

 the back of every fairly 

 wide herbaceous border. 

 Another use is as a screen 

 to separate the flower and vegetable garden. 

 The flowers are very attractive, and 

 valuable for cutting. They are in beauty 

 from July to September. The ordinary 

 kind has rose-coloured flowers. The Pearl 

 is a splendid white variety and delicatus 

 has pretty blush-pink flowers. 



Lonicera (Honeysuckle). The climb- 

 ing Honeysuckles are favourites in both 



