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in February or March if grown in a sunny position unless 
protected by straw or litter of some kind. If on a northern ex¬ 
posure, it does not need this protection. English ivy is of slow 
growth, but beautiful at all times, and accomplishes the ad¬ 
vantages suggested above when its 
growth has become developed. The 
house of brick, of stone, or of stucco 
affords the best surface for its de¬ 
velopment. Ivy is grown from slips 
or from plants purchased at the 
nursery, two-year-old plants costing in 
the neighborhood of twenty-five cents. 
A slightly variant form of English ivy 
is the Irish ivy which has a greater 
variation of leaf and grows somewhat 
quicker. Both these vines are inter¬ 
esting for their foliage. 
Though it is not evergreen, a vine 
for similar uses is the Boston or 
Japanese ivy, Ampelopsis tricuspidata 
(Veitchii). This vine has the ad¬ 
vantage of being perfectly hardy and 
growing on all sides of the wall, be¬ 
ing not as particular about the grade 
of soil as the English ivy, and of some¬ 
what faster growth. In the fall, the 
wonderful coloring of the leaves adds 
much in harmonizing any place to the 
landscape. As with English ivy the 
vine may be planted in the spring, 
setting out two-year-old plants and the 
ordinary wall surface will be very con¬ 
siderably covered with its beautiful 
drapery within three or four years. 
A variety of the Ampelopsis is the 
Virginia Creeper, quinquefolia. This vine has not the disc-like 
tendrils of the two mentioned before, but may be supported on 
trellis work. Its special service is rather the covering of walls, 
embankments, and perhaps a dead tree which may be made an 
object of considerable adornment through its use. 
Another creeping vine which may be used along the basis of 
masonry and has the advantage of being evergreen is Enonymus 
radicans. It is of rather slow growth, but of considerable beauty 
in its small leaves ; one variety of the plant has a variegated leaf 
that is very decorative. This plant 
clings to walls as does the Virginia 
Creeper, and can be used to cover bare 
spots. See that it has a good, rich soil, 
and set the plants out in spring. 
Of late years architects have been 
making lattice work an architectural 
feature. Simple lattice of rectilinear 
lines may support a variety of vines 
that are either twining or creeping. 
However, lattice work should not be 
densely covered; a draping is more ef¬ 
fective. On such lattice honeysuckle, 
wistaria, clematis, trumpet creeper, 
false bittersweet, and other vines may 
be grown. 
The familiar blossoms of the Chi¬ 
nese wistaria with its pale lavender or 
white hanging racimes, and the orange, 
scarlet trumpet creeper, Tecoma radi¬ 
cans, are hardy vines, also planted in 
the spring — the fall also. If they have 
rich* soil they may be encouraged to 
climb on a solid support and grace the 
appearance of the house. 
Valuable for house training are 
various forms of the graceful free- 
flowering clematis. The large flowered 
variety ( Jackmani) with its purplish 
blossoms which appear in June and 
July is especially interesting in this 
connection. Paniculata blooming in the full sun, flowers in the 
late summer and early fall. It is a very showy vine, well covered 
with clouds of flowers. 
Honeysuckles may be planted in the spring or fall from nursery 
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Clematis paniculata makes a feathery mass of white 
blossoms especially valuable for porch treatment 
Hall s honeysuckle is one of the best varieties, 
interesting in its foliage and its fragrant 
blossoms 
The large flowering clematis is particularly 
interesting in its blossoms, but is not 
nearly as profuse as the other sort 
Dutchman’s Pipe is a quick grower and 
makes a good screen or is very valuable 
for its shade 
