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THE BEGINNER'S GARDEN BOOK 



difficult to establish, the reason I name it last ; but when 

 once it is growing well it is probably the finest vine that we 

 have. Its flowers, in long, drooping spikes, are lovely and 

 fragrant in early spring ; its foliage is clean and plentiful. 



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Fig. 121. — The Chinese wistaria is beautiful when in flower. 



The best kind is the Chinese, with white or blue flowers. It 

 is very hardy, and will climb, by twining, to the height of a 

 hundred feet. 

 These are the best woody vines for the beginner to grow, 



