126 MAKING OF A FLOWER GARDEN 



see that they are getting" plants from cuttings of 

 blooming plants, if possible. 



The adlumia or Alleghany vine is a delicate, fern- 

 like vine, especially desirable for caskets and for po- 

 sitions where a slight tracery of green is desired. It 

 is a biennial, forming a fern-like stool of leaves the 

 first year, but rising into a tall, slender vine the sec- 

 ond summer. It does better when planted on the 

 east or north side of the house, as a hot sun burns 

 the foliage. It self-sows and once established on the 

 premises volunteer plants wiU be found from year to 

 year which may be lifted the second season and 

 planted wherever they are needed. 



The wild cucumber, Echinocystis, is a very useful 

 annual, especially for covering rough places or for 

 porches, porch boxes or window boxes. It has one 

 fault — the foliage turns yellow early in the season. 

 For this reason its use in boxes should be temporary ; 

 just allowing it to remain until it begins to look! 

 shabby and then pulling it up and substituting some- 

 thing else, but while still fresh and green and covered 

 with its delicate greenish-white sprays of flowers it is 

 a very attractive and useful vine and as it comes up 

 self-sown is always available. 



There are several florist's vines which may be used 

 as summer bedders and will prove both interesting 

 and effective. The passion vine, Passiflora Pfordtii, 

 is a beautiful thing, being covered the summer through 



