A FEW HALF HARDY CREEPERS 
HE Convolvulus, Ipomea rubro cerulea, illustrated on the The Blue 
opposite page, is quite one of the loveliest of creepers, « Morning 
but it is very tender, and only thrives in a fine summer. Glory” 
The name is a little misleading, as there is no touch of red to 
spoil its pure blue colour till the flower commences to fade. 
One should notice especially the white veins which radiate 
from the centre to the edge of the blue corolla, their beauty 
being much more clearly defined on the under than on the 
upper surface. 
The seed should be sown in spring, in heat, and the plants 
must not be put out till danger of frost is over—early in June 
seems generally the best time, but May is often suitable. ‘They 
like a warm, sandy loam, with room to run, and repay a little 
extra feeding. ‘This sunless year the plants have made no 
growth at all, and have looked thoroughly unhappy, while last 
year they grew to a height of ten feet, and were covered with 
the sky-blue flowers. 
The short spell of life allotted to these and other varieties 
of Convolvulus is their only drawback, but it has earned them 
the charming name of “ Morning Glories.” On a south wall 
their large blue discs will have crumpled into an insignificant 
twist by eleven o’clock; on a west wall their beauty will last a 
few hours longer; but if you deny them a sunny aspect they 
remain stunted and poor in growth. They should be allowed 
to ramble at will over some other plant, for, like the red 
Tropzolum, they do not enjoy a bare wall, but love to twine 
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