TEXTBOOK OF LANDSCAPE GARDENING 
are very satisfactory in this role from the landscape gardening stand- 
point. They are especially adapted for use upon pergolas, and are 
not wholly impossible on house porches, especially if used at the rear 
of the house. The named horticultural varieties bearing superior 
fruit should be chosen in preference to others, although the native 
Frost grape is desirable on account of its foliage and habit of growth. 
Fig. 123. Ciematis or Vircin’s BowER 
Honeysuckle: The species of this genus (Lonicera) are not very 
good climbers although the old-fashioned trumpet honeysuckle 
(L. sempervirens) is worth some trouble. Hall’s honeysuckle is 
more of a clambering or trailing vine and is very good for covering 
fences, banks and waste places generally. 
Roses are very popular in the role of climbers. The ever- 
popular Crimson Rambler has been too widely planted, especially 
where it appears against brick walls or in other surroundings in- 
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