CHAPTER VI 
HEDGE-FORMING AND CLIMBING ANNUALS 
Of these the first that come to mind are the 
Sweet Peas, and for a whole continuous hedge 
nothing can be more delightful. The range of 
colouring is now so extensive, and the variety 
of form and marking so distinct, that one may 
walk along a considerable length of hedge with- 
out coming to an end of the pleasure and interest. 
There is no other climbing plant of which so 
much may be said, though some others may be 
satisfactorily used as hedges. The next best, 
if a whole hedge of one kind of plant is desired, 
would be of the varieties of Convolvulus major, 
more properly called Ipomcea purpurea. After 
this there are the many colourings of the tall 
Nasturtium, Tropceolum majus. Mina lobata, 
a near relation of the Ipomceas, is more tender, 
and its vigorous growth makes it more suitable 
for the temporary covering of a garden arch, 
for which the Japanese Hop is also excellent. 
There are several tender annuals of much 
beauty that require a sunny wall or at least 
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