CHAPTER XI 
SuMMER-FLowERING Harpy VINES 
The honeysuckles — The common trumpet creeper — The Chinese trumpet 
creeper — Small-flowering clematis — Large-flowering clematis — Cle- 
matis flowering on mature wood — Jasmine — The actinidias — The 
American wistaria — Climbing hydrangea — The polygonums. 
SPRING-FLOWERING vines are a luxury, so to 
speak; summer-flowering ones are necessities. 
Why? For the simple reason that they flower 
in summer, a time when the greater percentage 
of the population is in the country to enjoy the 
beauties of nature. Certainly nature has pro- 
vided herself with a host of beautiful vines to 
lighten her task of pleasing mankind. 
There is one important point in the growing of 
summer-flowering vines that must not be lost 
sight of. With few exceptions, these vines flower 
on the current season’s growth, and if there is 
dry weather during the growing season previous 
to flowering, they should be freely watered at 
the roots. 
In their beauty and freedom of bloom, their 
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