VINES 
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brings us to the question of vine location in 
general — an important question if the preju- 
dice which many cherish against the use of vines 
at all upon a dwelling is to be met. 
We must first realize that there are two 
kinds of vines, broadly speaking; the tight, 
close climbers like Boston ivy and the true ivies 
— Hedera 1 — and the loose, open climbers like 
Wistaria and honeysuckle. This difference is 
due to the difference in climbing habit, the close 
climbers being those which attach themselves 
to the surface up which they ascend and liter- 
ally grasp it hard and fast, while the loose 
climbers twine themselves around anything 
which they may find to embrace and work their 
way up more negligently. The former do not 
of course need anything to help them rise, 
while the latter are utterly dependent upon 
some medium of ascent such as a trellis — or a 
wire or rope. 
The kind of vine, according to this division 
between them, will have much to do with fixing 
its proper use. Obviously the loose and con- 
sequently more airy growth which allows free 
circulation beneath it would seem to be better 
suited to wooden buildings than the compact 
and tight growing disk climbers. But both 
kinds should be kept out of the angles of all 
