VINES 



continue to develop. If barnyard manure can- 

 not be obtained, use bonemeal of which I so often 

 speak in this book. I consider it the best substi- 

 tute for barnyard f ertihzer that I have ever used, 

 for all kinds of plants. 



The best, all-round vine for general use, 

 allowing me to be judge, is Ampelopsis, better 

 known throughout the country as American Ivy, 

 or Virginia Creeper. It is of exceedingly rapid 

 growth, often sending out branches twenty feet 

 in length in a season, after it has become well 

 established. It clings to stone, wood, or brick, 

 with equal facility, and does not often require 

 any support except such as it secures for itself. 

 There are two varieties. One has flat, sucker- 

 like discs, which hold themselves tightly against 

 whatever surface they come in contact with, on 

 the principle of suction. The other has tendrils 

 which clasp themselves about anything they can 

 grasp, or force themselves into cracks and crev- 

 ices in such a manner as to furnish all the sup- 

 port the vine needs. So far as foliage and gen- 

 eral habit goes, there is not much difference 

 between these two varieties, but the variety with 

 disc-supports colors up most beautifully in fall. 

 The foliage of both is very luxuriant. When 

 the green of summer gives way to the scarlet and 



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