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There is as much need of careful thought here as 

 there would be in any part of the scheme. For 

 right coloring, height, and time of blossoming 

 help or mar the plan. 



There is as much difference in the growth of 

 vines as there is in children. Some to be at their 

 best require a very rich soil, while others will do 

 equally well if it is poorer. The important thing, 

 if you wish successful results, is to give them plenty 

 of food, plenty of water and look out for a proper 

 insecticide, in order not to retard their growth. A 

 general rule that is permissible for almost any 

 grounds is to dig a ditch from three to four feet 

 deep and put in the bottom a foot of rotted manure. 

 This can better be attended to in the fall, leaving 

 time for it to get well soaked into the ground and 

 ripen before planting. Fill in alternate layers of 

 soil and manure until the trench is even with the 

 ground. In clay soil, it is better in order to lighten 

 it to mix in a little sand. 



For a rustic summer house, where heavy plant- 

 ing is needed, a honeysuckle is effective. The scar- 

 let or Sempervirens is a very decorative variety 

 and this differs greatly from the Japanese one, 

 bearing tubular scarlet flowers that continue in 



