GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 
square marked on the ground. As soon as they 
begin to grow, train the vines on the cords, and 
if necessary tie in a few more strings near the bot- 
tom, to help the baby climbers get started. 
The morning glory grows very rapidly, and is 
justly popular because of its lovely blossoms which 
come in the most beautiful shades. And as the 
flowers always turn away from the sun, you will 
find them soon completely lining the inside of your 
playhouse. 
The most common kind (Convolvulus major,) 
grows from 15 to 20 ft., and will do well in almost 
any location. It costs only five cents per packet, 
and will flower all summer. Who could ask more! 
The rarer kinds are known as the Japanese Morning 
Glory, which grows from 30 to 50 ft., and has blos- 
soms measuring from 8 to 4 inches across. These 
range from snowy white to darkest purple through 
the pinks, both plain and with all kinds of va- 
riations. They grow and spread very fast, and 
Iove a sunny location. 
If you prefer, you can use the trunk of some 
tree for the center pole of your playhouse. (Pos- 
sibly some of you at the opera may have seen 
Siegmund draw the magic sword from the big tree- 
trunk in the center of his sweetheart’s home.) 
Well, you could attach cords from pegs driven in 
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