LATHYRUS AND ROSE RAILS 



I wish everyone recognized the loveliness of Lathyrus, some- 

 times called Miniature Wistaria, because the foliage and flowers 

 are exactly like Wistaria, only in miniature. Now that the low 

 lattice rails are a feature in so many beautiful gardens, dainty 

 Lathyrus is the ideal vine for covering these dainty rails. To se- 

 cure a delicately beautiful effect, plant one strong root of Lathyrus, 

 every twenty inches, the entire length of the rail. When the vine 

 grows to fifteen inches it is long enough to train. Weave the vines 

 as they grow, in and out, over and under the rail. The panicles 

 of bloom will droop while the silvery green sprays of leaves are 

 lifted up by their strong, slender stems. This is one of the ex- 

 quisite features of Lathyrus. These rails for edging narrow paths 

 are an innovation. The Cecile Brunner rose, the climbing variety 

 should be planted twenty inches apart and its long, flexible canes 

 woven in and out of the rail, just as the Lathyrus vine is trained. 

 The paths in our pink rose gardens will be the rarest sight imagin- 

 able, because the Cecile Brunner climbing rose blooms in sprays 

 on long, strong stems, held high above the canes from which the 

 flowering stems grow. The rails, planted as I have described, 

 are unusually charming. The Lathyrus is obtainable in two 

 shades of pink and several varieties of white — White Pearl, I 

 think, is the loveliest. There is never an unattractive season for 

 either Cecile Brunner or the Lathyrus White Pearl. 



diate and emphatic has been their success, which does not surprise 

 me in the least. There is a charm about these flowers that is dis- 

 tinctive. There is something so appealing, an invitation as it were, 

 for close scrutiny of their enchanting hues, of their miniature Ori- 

 ental Poppy form, and best of all, the fact that everyone may grow 



The commercial florists, I am told, can- 

 not supply the demand for the French and 

 Irish Anemones as a "cut flower," so imme- 



FRENCH AND IRISH ANEMONES 



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