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from thirty to forty feet in a season. It blossoms 

 rather later than some varieties which show soft, 

 lavender blue blooms. Why not mix this with the 

 Chinese white, whose pure white flowers show long, 

 drooping clusters. 



If you are looking for foliage in the early fall, 

 the Vitis Henryana can be used. Its leaves are 

 decorative in effect, being a velvety green with 

 veins of silvery white. It is of Chinese origin and 

 in the fall the foliage turns to a beautiful red. For 

 July and August blossoming, there is the Big- 

 nonia Grrandiflora or Mammoth-flowered Trumpet 

 creeper. This is a splendid climbing vine, per- 

 fectly hardy, giving a growth of from eight to ten 

 feet in a season. Its flowers, which are shown dur- 

 ing July and August, are orange red and trumpet- 

 shaped, following as they do after the Wisteria 

 has faded, they bring about an entirely different 

 color scheme. This makes it practical for one to 

 plant a succession of bloom, making each set of 

 flowers correspond with the coloring of the vines. 



A very pleasing contrast can be brought out by 

 combining the magnolia-scented White Moon 

 Flower, with a beautiful Blue Dawn. The former 

 is a summer climber, growing from fifteen to 



