VINES FOR VERANDA DECORATION 145 
are needed, one for the centre upright, two at 
the bottom, placed almost horizontal, and the 
other two midway between these and the centre 
stake, one on each side. Stretch wires around 
the stakes about four inches apart, then train the 
vines uniformly over the wires. To meet special 
needs, other forms can be devised, any one of 
which will prove both a great comfort and a 
great attraction on a sunny piazza. But remem- 
ber that sunlight is an essential with flowering 
vines; without it they are almost certain to turn 
out dismal failures. 
Among flowering vines for piazzas, I would 
recommend Thunbergia alata, very free flowering; 
Maurandia scandens, a good combination of foli- 
age and flowers; and Eccremocarpus scaber, with a 
good, deep, orange-scarlet flower. Because of 
its shade-withstanding abilities, the best of all 
foliage plants for the piazza is the English ivy 
(Hedera Helix). Its uses have such a wide 
range that there is hardly a case where it does 
not prove valuable in some way or other. If, 
for instance, you have palms or other plants on 
your piazza, let the eye be carried up to them 
through drooping clusters of ivy leaves, rather 
than over the bare, ugly boxes, that so often 
are unpleasantly obtrusive. Set a few small 
