GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 



a circle around the base, to the tree at any height 

 desired, and here plant either the scarlet runner or 

 the hyacinth bean. 



Still another way is to plant two poles 8 or 10 

 ft. apart, and have a stick nailed across the top, 

 like the ridge pole of a tent. Drive pegs into the 

 ground along each side, in parallel lines 6 or 8 

 ft. apart, and tie heavy cords from the pegs on one 

 side to the pegs on the other, — carried, of course, 

 over the ridgepole. Plant your seeds close to the 

 pegs, and in a few weeks your vines will form a 

 flower tent. For this purpose, you might use the 

 climbing nasturtiums or the wild cucumber vine. 

 Or, if you can save up the fifteen cents necessary, 

 buy the new cardinal climber, which has clusters of 

 five to seven blossoms each, of a beautiful cardinal 

 red, from July until late fall. The vine grows rap- 

 idly, and often more than 20 ft. long, so that when 

 it reaches the ridge-pole, you can let it run over 

 the other side, and make a good thick roof. The 

 seeds are very hard, however, and so should either 

 be soaked over night, or slightly nicked with a file. 



If you get a firm, strong framework for your 

 playhouse, you might like to plant a hardy vine 

 that would live through the winter and be ready 

 for use early next summer without further trouble. 

 In that ease, you could use the Dutchman's pipe, 



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