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considerable attention and cultivation to 
get it started. It holds its fine-leaved fo- 
liage the year round. After it is well 
started to a height of three or four feet, 
the young shoots that are not clinging 
should be pruned off, when clinging later¬ 
als will grow. As it gets older, the leaves 
get larger and it branches abundantly at 
the tips. It can be propagated easily by 
cuttings made from fairly well ripened 
wood, from four to> six inches long. 
The Japanese or Boston ivy, Ampelop- 
sis veitchii, is a very handsome, well- 
known creeper. It sheds its foliage in 
the winter. It is a fast grower, clinging 
close to the wall. It is best propagated by 
seeds. 
“Virginia creeper,” A. quniquefolia, 
grows wild through the central part of 
the State. It has rather large leaves, 
which are shed in the fall. It is easily 
propagated by seeds or young runners. 
Bignonia Chamberlaynii with terminal 
flowers, and B. Tzveediana , with fine ca¬ 
nary-yellow axillary floweis, make a 
splendid showing. The “trumpet vine,” 
(B radicans) is a fast growing plant, with 
trumpet shaped flowers borne early in the 
spring. The Bignonias are easily propa¬ 
gated from cuttings made in the fall. 
“Cross vine,” Bignonia capreolata, is 
a native plant blooming early in the 
spring, with deep orange-colored flowers. 
It can be propagated from cuttings made 
in the fall or from the seed. 
PROPAGATION FROM HARDWOOD CUTTINGS 
Most of the vines, especially the woody 
ones, are propagated by cuttings. These 
should be taken late in the fall, from the 
current year’s growth, from well ripened 
wood, with not less than two buds to a 
cutting. The bottom end should be cut 
close to the bud, the top about two 
inches from the upper bud, which pre¬ 
vents the latter from drying out too quick¬ 
ly. The cuts should be slightly slanting, 
with a smooth surface. As soon as the 
cuttings are made, they should be set 
with one bud above the surface in ordi¬ 
nary garden soil. This must be well cul¬ 
tivated until the cuttings are well rooted, 
when they may be transplanted. They 
require no fertilizer but should be kept 
moist. 
PROPAGATING FROM SOFT-WOOD CUTTINGS 
Cuttings from the softer wooded va¬ 
rieties, such as the Solanums and the 
Ipomoeas, should be made late in the fall, 
before severe cold sets in. They should 
not exceed three buds to the cutting. The) 
should be inserted in a box of clean, well* 
drained sand, not over three inches deep, 
and kept in a half shaded, warm place. 
The cuttings should remain here until 
rooted, when they should be potted into 
two or three inch pots. When a good 
root system has been established in these 
and danger from frost is past, they may 
be set out permanently. 
PROPAGATING FROM SEED. 
When the plants are propagated by 
seeds, these should be sown early in the 
spring. Select one part of decomposed 
leaf mold and mix it well with one part 
of good garden soil, with a little well rot-- 
ted manure. Sow in boxes or pots which 
are not over three inches deep and well 
drained. The seeds should not be cover¬ 
ed much deeper than the diameter of the 
