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bloom being Wisteria. Honeysuckle with its perfume and its grace 
still remains a prime favorite, as does the Woodbine, and the 
Clematis paniculata is a grateful sight to the eye in June. The 
lovely yellow Bignonia, a native of Louisiana, and preferring a 
swampy habitat, seems out of place in our arid section, but once 
established, it persists and is one of the most beautiful sights of 
Spring. One of the glories of our special climatic conditions is the 
growth in partial shade and dampness of English Ivy. Nothing 
gives the desired air of age and tradition which a garden must 
have to be interesting like the draping of Ivy upon pillars and 
walls. The historic mantle of Ivy gives an atmosphere of "walls 
that are ancient and stones decayed” which Longfellow says are 
essential to the Ivy’s happiness. The 
Perennial Sweet Pea climbs and throws 
out its pink clusters as a covering to back 
fences and the Coral Vine in Fall adds a charming 
note of color and grace. We must not forget the 
native Sarsaparilla Vine, a vigorous grower, with 
rich crimson berries in Winter. 
CLIMBING ROSES 
There are a number of Climbing Roses that add color 
and beauty to our Spring gardens. We have but to 
choose our color scheme, and a long list is obtainable. 
The most prolific and constant bloomer that I know 
among the Climbers is the old-fashioned Empress of 
China . It is not large, not single, though scantily petaled, 
and of a modest inconspicuous pink, but its blooming 
season is almost incredible. It starts blooming the first 
of April and puts out showers of blooms for two or three 
weeks. From then on, in diminished quantity, it blooms 
continuously till June, and frequently buds forth again 
in September or October. Thousand Beauties blooms 
about May 1st, with Mary Wallace, Silver Moon, Ameri¬ 
can Pillar, Dr . W. Van Fleet and Cherokee (the latter 
may be trained as a hedge). 
UW 
Earliest 
Vines to 
Bloom 
Ivy 
Fall 
Blooming 
Some 
Fink 
Varieties 
