November, 1912 
the ends and in front. Here 
we planted climbing roses, 
and Clematis  Paniculata, 
but as we knew these would 
not give us much shade the 
first year, we set out in front 
of the roses, at each end of 
the arbor a white moon 
vine. This made a rapid 
growth and soon gave us a 
welcome shade. The pure 
white flowers opened at 
sundown, swinging their 
fairy-like censers_ in 
the evening breeze, add- 
ing their delicate fragrance 
of incense to that of the 
Nicotiana and Sweet Alys- 
sum of the border. 
HE lower left hand il- 
lustration on this page 
is from a photograph 
taken after six o’clock when 
the flowers had just opened. 
This gave us our shade for 
the first year. The follow- 
ing year the roses and 
Clematis performed the of- 
fice and the second photo- 
graph shows the little arbor 
in September wreathed com- 
pletely over with Clematis. 
ERE books and maga- 
zines were read, and letters written, and even the pro- 
saic mending basket assumed a new interest amid such 
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This garden seat the first season was covered by thick-growing Moonflower vines, but later, the 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
Plan to plant Mallow in marshy places next year 
tion is highly inflammable. 
Rambler Roses formed the arbor shade 
carbon and cover immediately with earth. 
Also it must not be inhaled. 
405 
surroundings. There were 
long and intimate chats with 
dear friends under the 
shade of that arbor, with 
sometimes a leisurely Sun- 
day morning breakfast 
served on the garden table 
in the dewy freshness of the 
day, or a simple supper in 
the quiet hush of the early 
evening. 
HE arbor had its prac- 
ales side also, as the box 
seat held, and concealed 
from view, the fork and 
the spade and other garden 
tools and flower pots, 
and the garden table, drawn 
up when necessary, gave a 
center of interest when 
there was anything of im- 
portance to be done in the 
garden. 
RIDDING ASTERS OF APHIS 
READER of Amerr- 
CAN HomMEs AND Gar- 
DENS suggests the following 
remedy for ridding Aster 
plants of the aphis which at- 
tacks the plants at their roots. 
Bore holes by each plant and 
place in each hole a tea- 
spoonful of bisulphide of 
The solu- 
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second Summer, Clematis (C. paniculata) and 
