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in northern New England. Some of the best varieties for 

 general planting are Album elegans, Everestianum, Superla 

 elegans, Roseum elegans, Speciosa, etc. 



ANDROMEDA (Andromeda floribunda). A very pretty 

 shrub, producing an abundance of white flowers in the 

 early spring. Requires much the same treatment as the 

 rhododendron. 



Climbing Vines. 



Without climbing vines many beautiful homes would 

 present a sad and unprotected picture during our hot 

 summers. They grow quickly, cover verandas, porticoes, 

 porches, arbors, walls, fences, etc., with a living green that 

 is far more beautiful than any artificial structure and 

 affording grateful shade during oar hot summer days. 

 Fig. 116 shows a vine-covered cottage in June, covered with 

 roses, Actinidia arguta and Ampelopsis Virginiana, with a 

 group of ferns at the foot of the porch on the right. On 

 the left is a large specimen of Philadelplius coronarius, 

 while on the right is one of Philadelplius grandiflora. Fig. 

 117, vine-covered cottage in April. Among the best of 

 this group are the following: 



Woodbine, Japanese. Honeysuckle, Japanese. 



American. Wistaria, Chinese. 

 Clematis or Virgin's-bower. " White. 



" White. Kokwa or Actinidia. 



" Jackman's. Trumpet-creeper. 



" Jap. Sweet-scented. 



WOODBINE (Ampelopsis quinquefolid) . This beautiful 

 native vine is very useful for covering arbors, trellises, 

 verandas, fences, half-dead trees, stumps, etc. It is a 



