THE GARDEN AND ITS ACCESSORIES 



are of many shades of gray, a harmonious 

 neutral color that blends with all flowers 

 and foliage. Red brick, however, does not 

 harmonize with all colors, particularly with 

 some shades of pink and red, but it is very 

 attractive with the green foliage of climb- 

 ing vines. In fact all walls are improved 

 in appearance by having some greenery 

 creeping over them, but we should never 

 allow them to become completely covered 

 unless they are of bad design. Any struc- 

 ture that has architectural merit deserves 

 to be seen at least in part. It has been 

 said that vines are to bits of architecture 

 what a dress is to a woman. It may serve 

 to enhance beauty or to cover defects. 

 The three best vines for this purpose are 

 Euonymus Radicans Trailing Euonymus), 

 Ampelopsis Englemannii (Clinging Wood- 

 bine), Ampelopsis Veitchii (Boston Ivy). 



Field stones in their natural shape may 

 be fashioned into a wall in many attractive 

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