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You mention the scarlet rambler, 1 
presume you mean what is catalogued 
as the crimson rambler. The main 
objection to this rose is its poor foliage 
and its tendency to mildew. Use it at 
the lower end of the arbor where its 
foliage defect is softened by the distant 
view. There are many good new 
ramblers—Dorothy Perkins, a charm¬ 
ing pink, sweet scented, is one of the 
best. It is a strong grower and has 
beautiful shining foliage. Mandas 
hybrids are good, as are the following: 
dhalia, white; Aglaia, yellow; and 
Euphrosine, a pink. They are all ramb¬ 
lers. Aglaia takes some time to become 
established. Lord Penzance’s sweet- 
brier hybrids are fine and some of them 
retain the delightful perfume of foliage 
characteristic of the type — Annie of 
Geierstein, one of them, is a beautiful 
dark crimson, they are stiffer growers 
than the ramblers—send for catalogues 
and choose those you like. You say 
you want a shady arbor. Your roses 
will give it in time, but like all perma¬ 
nent plants, they take a few years to 
get up and cover space. I presume that 
the “blue moon vine” you mention 
IS the Ipomcea rubra ccerulea, generally 
known as the Heavenly blue moon 
flower or morning glory. This will 
cover the house towards the end of the 
season, and will bloom better and 
earlier if planted in a sunken box, so as 
to confine the roots. However, il you 
want a strong, quick growth of foliage 
and flowers late in the season, do not 
plant in a box; you will have to plant 
every year. I pomcea pandurata, a 
hardy perennial “moon flow^er,” having 
fairly large white flowers with a purple 
throat, that remain open all day—might 
be used. If you were to remain a series 
of years 1 would suggest planting a 
permanent covering and name Euony- 
mus radicates, as a cover plant. It is 
a broad leafed evergreen and clings to 
stone or cement walls like an ivy. If 
your walls are of wood, you could 
paint them and while the paint is wet, 
sand it heavily. The vine will then 
cling to it. 
Akebia quinata, from Japan, if a 
proper trellis were provided, would 
make a beautiful covering, nearly ever¬ 
green. It is somewhat slow in starting, 
but when once established .will grow 
rapidly. Its flow'ers are more curious 
than ornamental, but its foliage is clean, 
handsome and free from insect attacks. 
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