THE GARDEN AT HOME 



mention the Winter Sweet (Chimonanthus fragrans), that 

 gives its fragrant flowers in January; the Golden Bell, 

 that blooms in February and March ; gold and silver 

 Ivies ; the Japanese Quince, with bright red Apple- 

 blossom-like flowers in March ; Prunus triloba, a lovely 

 free-flowering ornamental Plum that does not bear 

 fruits ; Roses, already described ; summer-flowering 

 Jasmine ; Clematis Jackmani, with showy purple 

 blooms in August and September ; Clematis Vitalba, or 

 Traveller's Joy, that is at its best in autumn. For cover- 

 ing arches and arbours the suburban gardener has the 

 choice of practically all the beautiful climbing Roses 

 mentioned in the chapter on Roses, together with the 

 lovely white-flowered Mountain Clematis, that blooms 

 in May ; Honeysuckle, and, if he wishes and has room 

 for them, some of the beautiful ornamental Vines, whose 

 beauty is in their foliage. 



Fruit trees may, of course, be grown on the fence, 

 and, in addition to the spring display of blossom, there 

 will be the autumn gathering of fruit. Pears are, I think, 

 the most satisfactory of all, and they may be grown in 

 cordon form, or with branches trained horizontally. 

 The cordons, which may be had with either one, two, or 

 three stems, are useful because they do not take up 

 much room. Good varieties are Williams' Bon Chretien, 

 Conference, Jargonelle, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Marie 

 Louise. Conference is one of the best of all Pears for 

 yielding a good and regular crop. Plums may be grown, 



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