THE COUNTRY HOME [CHAPTER 
dirt. I have had them cover the whole ceiling 
of a small conservatory, giving two or three hun- 
dred clusters in a season. When the individual 
flowers drop, the flower stem must not be plucked; 
for out of the same stem will come the next year’s 
flowers. The perfume is given out only at night, 
but then it will fill your house. It is a marvel in 
the way of rich, thick leafage and wax-like flowers. 
The morning-glories and tropzeolums also are ex- 
cellent vines for temporary use. ‘They will give 
abundance of bloom, with little care. 
A few good roses may be tried by those who have 
abundance of room and are careful to exterminate 
insects. Among the best varieties for winter bloom 
are Balduin, Golden Gate, La France, The Bride, 
Mrs. Robert Garrett, Souvenir de Wootton, Ma- 
dame Hoste, Hermosa. If you care to have your 
geraniums blossom in the winter, you must keep 
them in pots, and plunge these in the ground. Cut 
the plants back somewhat in August, and lift them 
with care, keeping them for the month of October 
in a cool room; and in winter they must have full 
sunshine. 
The best remedy that I know of for plant lice 
and most other troublesome pests, is the free use of 
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