CHAPTER XXX 
SEPTEMBER DAYS 
NG ago, in the spring, Joseph decided to 
i— / have only the climbing nasturtiums and the 
much-slandered morning-glories as annual vines 
against the wall. He wished to have perennial 
vines, that they might take permanent hold and not 
require to be resown every season. In this decision 
he was wise. Our wall has been fairly well cov- 
ered this first season, and has shown its possibilities 
for beauty when the vines are older. 
The crimson ramblers did not begin to bloom 
until July, after the principal flowering of the rose 
fan was over. I like these crimson ramblers better 
than those of other colours. At Nestly Heights 
there are some famous yellow ramblers, but Joseph 
believes they are not as hardy as the crimson ones. 
We were fortunate in choosing the honeysuckles 
and the clematis paniculata to send out strong wafts 
of fragrance. The nasturtiums are still blooming 
as freely as they did earlier in the season. Though 
they are annuals, I hope Joseph will always sow 
them somewhere about the garden. I have found 
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