104 SUBURBAN GARDENS 
cannot reach both sides of a plant which is ex- 
posed only on one; and equally of course, 
spray applied to the rose against the house 
will surely be applied to the house also — and 
trickle down in ugly streaks and stain it. 
Limit the planting against the house therefore 
to the Boston ivy, Wistaria, honeysuckle, and 
clematis, with a Kudzu vine if there is a large 
pergola to be covered. 
All of these may be used, or only one or 
two; whatever the number of plants required, 
however, do not go above these five named 
species, unless a screen is wanted instead of 
shade, as may sometimes be the case. One of 
the best vines for use under these circum- 
stances is the five fingered Akebi — Akebia 
quinata. Its merit lies in its particularly clean 
and rather evenly overlapping loose and grace- 
ful leaves, which form an impenetrable barrier 
to the vision that may seek to penetrate from 
without, making at the same time a grateful 
and attractive object to look upon — which a 
screen should always be. 
Boston ivy I should always plant to clothe 
foundations and broad, unbroken spaces on a 
building. Keep it within bounds, however, 
and never let it round off corners nor hide 
window frames, columns, or other structural 
