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that will give a touch of color during the dark, cold 

 days of winter when the vines lie barren and bare, 

 their leafless branches swaying in the wind. Why 

 not use for that the Celastrus Scandens (Bitter 

 Sweet or Wax Work). It is one of our native 

 climbing plants and can be found in almost any 

 part of the New England woods, a rapid grower, 

 with attractive, light green foliage and yellow flow- 

 ers, followed by bright orange red berries that are 

 cheering in the fall and lead us to forget the shed- 

 ding of the foliage by the other vines. 



In order to hide the base of the vine, ferns can 

 be planted. It is better to use the hardy va- 

 rieties rather than the more tender ones, although 

 a combination of the two is always attractive. 

 Take, for instance, the Adiantum Croweanum, 

 which is one of the hardiest of the maiden hair 

 species. This, like every other of its kind, should 

 be well watered and fertilized, grown in a rich, 

 open soil, with plenty of leaf mould. There is 

 nothing difficult in their culture and they need ab- 

 solutely no attention after planting. The Poly- 

 podium Vulgare, which is evergreen, showing 

 smooth, shiny fronds resembling the Boston fern, 

 is another that is adapted for this purpose. 



