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Rustic Adornments 
Zea Japonica variegata (Japanese maize); cannas, with fine dark foliage and 
brilliant carmine spikes of bloom, make a lovely group with the warm spikes 
of tuberoses; and yet another successful combination is that of the 
CLEMATIS ON A VERANDAH, 
various exquisite shades of Kelway’s and Lemoine’s gladioli, grown in pots 
and well-arranged with ferns and foliage. 
Stepping out upon the lawn, a view of the whole garden-front of the house 
is attainable, and this may be well described as a home of flowers. Roses, 
clematis, jasmine, and Virginian creeper wreath the light iron supports of the 
