SUMMER-FLOWERING HARDY VINES Irs§ 
little from those already given, and are not as 
popular. 
If you want a natural climber to cover the 
side of a stone or brick building, lamp post or 
dead tree, where it is freely exposed to the sun, 
there is nothing to surpass the trumpet creeper. 
Its gorgeous masses of glowing red flowers — 
produced during the very hottest period of the 
year, a time when flowers are scarce — give a won- 
derfully brilliant effect. Its foliage is alsoa strik- 
ing feature. In situations where it has plenty of 
light, the foliage is produced in light, feathery 
sprays right down to the ground. Without the 
sun, however, it will become bare at the bottom, 
as it throws all its strength toward the sunlight. 
The flower of the trumpet creeper is valuable 
for cutting. As it flowers in clusters on the 
terminal growth of the current season, it should 
be pruned hard in early spring. Another point 
is training; the vine is very apt to become bare 
at the base, in which case bend a shoot down to 
the base of the plant. With good, rich soil and 
a southern exposure, the trumpet creeper will climb 
to a height of forty feet. It climbs by rootlets; 
therefore it is very little trouble. It can be trans- 
planted both spring or fall, but the former is the bet- 
ter time. Young plants can be raised by layering. 
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