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varieties of this plant. Mixed together they form a 

 lovely fringe on a balcony front during winter. 

 Flowers blue. Propagate by division and cuttings. 



EuilOPE. 



Vinca minor, the Lesser Periwinkle, is not so 

 robust in growth as the former, and more slender in 

 habit. It flowers freely during spring from the erect 

 young growths. Flowers blue and white. There are 

 several double and variegated varieties of this plant. 

 They are all suitable for window and balcony work ; 

 also for hanging baskets during winter. Eukope. 



Viola. — A splendid class of spring and summer 

 bedding plants, similar in habit and form of flower to 

 Pansies or Heartsease, though freer flowering. They 

 are extremely showy flowers and excellent decorative 

 plants. Propagate by cuttings and seed. Great 

 Beitain. 



Vitis vinifera, the common Grape Vine, is one of 

 the best of town climbers for covering walls and 

 balconies. It has extremely elegant fresh green foliage 

 and hangs in graceful festoons from its supports. Some 

 varieties of hardy Grapes fruit well outside near 

 London, and its value is greatly enhanced in them. 

 Propagate from eyes, layers, and cuttings in gentle 

 heat. Asia, Europe, and America. 



Yucca. — A class of hardy and half hardy succulent 

 plants of handsome forms of growth and gorgeous 

 flowers, forming splendid decorative plants for the 

 balcony and halls, passages, and vestibules. Many 

 of them are quite hardy during our severest winters. 

 Grown in tubs on balconies during winter they are 



