Close to the House 



the accentuation of his harmony, and still 

 bolder and more varied masses of foliage. 



There are a multitude of other hardy 

 vines Avhich ought to be commonly em- 

 ployed — climbing roses and honeysuckles, 

 for example, clematis of many kinds, and 

 trumpet - creepers, the bitter - sweet, the 

 poison - ivy, the Dutchman's - pipe, and our 

 wonderfully beautiful wild grapevines. Not 

 all of them will grow in all places, or in all 

 ways, and not all will look well together ; 

 but each has its special beauty, and they 

 offer endless possibilities for beautiful com- 

 binations. The substance and color of the 

 house must of course be considered, as well 

 as their own peculiarities. The splendid 

 foliage - masses of the trumpet - creeper and 

 its brilliant clusters of orange-floAvers look 

 better against gray wood than against red 

 brick, while brick is the more favorable 

 background for Japanese ivy, both in sum- 

 mer when it shows tints of light yellowish 

 green, and in winter when, against a con- 

 trasting color, its delicate traceries of gray 

 branchlets look as though etched by a skil- 

 ful human hand. 



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