PILLAR AND PORCH 



afterwards. I wonder why more of us do not attempt 

 that wonderful rose Marechal Kiel out of doors against 

 a sunny wall. I have heard of its thriving even in 

 Cheshire. 



The north wall has terrors for most climbers, and to 

 make a success of its planting it is necessary to choose 

 most carefully. The winter-flowering Jasmine ; the 

 Winter Sweet (Chimonanthus fragrans), bearing fragrant 

 brownish blossoms in winter ; the Golden Bell (Forsythia 

 suspensa), that yields up its yellow blooms early in spring ; 

 the climbing Hydrangea (Hydrangea petiolaris), giving 

 large, flattish bunches of white flowers in July; Ivies 

 in variety ; and a few Roses, notably Conrad Meyer, Marie 

 Henriette, Gloire de Dijon, and Felicite Perpetue ; the 

 winter Honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima) these are 

 some of the best for the sunless wall. 



Garrya elliptica is a very quaint plant, suitable for a 

 sunny wall ; there are two forms of it, the male form alone 

 being decorative. The long, drooping catkins are pro- 

 duced in winter, and are most ornamental ; moreover, 

 the plant is evergreen. Although quite commonly grown, 

 and therefore in danger of deing despised, the Fire Thorn 

 (Crataegus Pyracantha) and its variety Lelandi are most 

 handsome wall shrubs. They are evergreen ; in the 

 depth of winter the clusters of orange-red berries, that 

 last in beauty for weeks together, are most attractive. 



The pillars supporting the verandah or house porch pro- 

 vide an ideal home for many exquisite climbing plants. 



