80 VINES 
the tall. nasturtium (Tropeolum majus). This 
vine is grown for its great profusion of flowers, 
and, although not so valuable as the sweet pea 
for cutting, it has many good qualities. 
Nasturtiums can be had in flower early in 
June, if the seed is started in the greenhouse 
about the middle of March. They will flower 
about the middle of July if sown out of doors. 
A common blunder in planting nasturtiums is the 
mixing of different colours; a mass of one colour 
is always more effective. Buy named varieties 
and sow them separately. After the plants are 
a few inches above the ground thin them out 
to not less than four inches apart; crowding is 
the one great cause of yellow foliage in the case 
of all annual plants. 
Of all the nasturtiums sown, it would be safe 
to say that seventy-five per cent. are of the 
yellow or orange shades, but there are great 
possibilities for garden effects in the use of scarlets, 
crimsons, and browns. Beside, a little variety 
is good for its own sake. Recent novelties offer 
a rich selection. 
The nasturtium will stand a lot of abuse, but 
it must have water during dry weather, as other- 
wise the leaves will turn yellow. Another cause 
if yellow foliage is planting in too much shade; 
