122 MAKING OF A FLOWER GARDEN 



house, in good woodsy soil, and requiring no protec- 

 tion in the severest winters. 



Unless a very large space is to be covered most of 

 the clematis should be cut back in fall or early spring. 

 Clematis panicvMa (Virgin's Bower) can be cut to 

 the ground every year and be all the more tractable 

 for it. In fact, it is apt to grow unmanageable unless 

 cut back severely every year, but the large flowered 

 type is not sufficiently hardy as a rule to make much 

 cutting necessary, the frost usually giving more than 

 the needed assistance. Frequently the clematis will 

 make a fine show the early part of the summer, then 

 suddenly wither and die, and examination usually 

 shows a punctured stem and a pinkish worm occupy- 

 ing the hollow thus formed. When this happens there 

 isn't much help for the top of the plant, though it 

 will grow agaia from the root, but keeping a watch 

 of the plant may prevent the invasion. The presence 

 of fresh green sawdust anywhere about a stem is al- 

 ways a sign of mischief and if found before too large 

 a cavity is made the worm can be removed or killed 

 by running a wire up the hole and protecting the 

 wound with absorbent cotton, a bit of gum or anything 

 that will exclude air. Where wounds are near the 

 surface of the ground, drawing earth up about it is 

 often successful. 



The Bignonia radicans is a very showy and effective 

 vine when covered with the bloom in July. It clings 



