Vines and Trailing Plants 
^T^estful corners, gay arbors and sheltered nooks, or the wel- 
V come shade of a lacy trellis—all suggest clambering green 
things, sometimes studded with flowers, sometimes rich with berries 
or fruit, often merely one of the soothing tones of green. One may 
choose from the host of possibilities a Climbing Rose instead of a 
Vine, or a Honeysuckle, that also must be trained, may appeal or 
be more suitable in coloring and fragrance for a special purpose 
than one of those plants that cling. The range of choice in the 
field of climbers is as varied as is that of any other classification of 
plants. 
If early bloom is desired, with accompanying deep shade in sum¬ 
mer and fall, the Wisteria’s delicate panicles of lavender or white, 
one of the first flowers to appear in the spring, come before the 
leaves are scarcely out. The Jasmines, in variety, range in color 
from white to yellow, while Clematis may be had in white, rosy- 
carmine, and deep, rich purple. These all are most successful when 
small plants are secured, rather than try to grow them from seed 
or cuttings. Moonvines that are tubers and the gorgeous Mexican 
Morning Glory, too, should be gotten from the nurserymen. An 
old-fashioned favorite, the delicate-flowered Madeira vine, with its 
showers of white stars, and the fall-blooming, rosy-carmine ra¬ 
cemes of the Queens Wreath (known also as Mexican Love-Vine, 
the Antigonon leptopus, Rosa de Montana, or Coral Vine) are 
tubers which require protection in the northern part of our sec¬ 
tion of the country. (See page 97.) 
Most of the Morning Glories (Ipomeas, in variety), the mem¬ 
bers of the Pea family that climb (Sweet Peas, etc.), the Runner 
Beans and the Kudsu Vine all grow from large seed that give best 
results if soaked in water over night before planting. They range 
Choice in 
Vines 
Securing 
Small 
Plants 
Advised 
Tubers 
Soak 
Large 
Seed 
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