146 VINES 
ivy plants along the edge of each tub or box, or, if 
you prefer, plant them in small, individual pots 
that you can stand around the top of the tubs, 
and can rearrange whenever it is necessary to 
hide some particular spot more completely. 
A good substitute for the ivy, although less 
able to stand the shade, is Euonymus radicans. 
Its varieties, with their variegated white and 
green foliage, are very attractive and especially 
adapted for use in hanging baskets. All the 
annual vines described in Chapter XI are 
excellent subjects for the veranda, but I would 
particularly recommend, the Canary bird vine 
(Tropeolum perigrinum) for yellow effects, the 
cypress vine (Ipomea Quamoclit) for scarlet, Mau- 
randia scandens var. alba for supplying white, and 
Ipomea purpurea var. atro-cerulea as the most 
useful blue-flowered vine. The many species 
of Lantana, though not really vines, resemble i in, 
their weak, trailing habit, some of the best basket: 
and pot plants. Probably L. Sellowiana offers 
the greatest possibilities, although several other 
forms are very satisfactory, remaining in flower 
throughout the summer months. 
Now a word or two about the outside treatment 
of the veranda. There are some vines that are 
remarkable for their striking flowers and great 
