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Mattie Edwards Hewitt 
Why restrict the grape to the garden 
proper? It can be a wholly delightftd 
dooryard vine when properly grown on 
a supporting trellis over the informal 
entrance 
more or less susce]:)tible to pkuiting. There 
remain to be considered those which are 
])aved as illustrated in several of the photo¬ 
graphs on these pages. 
The problem here is quite different, and 
so must be its solution. Regular beds should 
be provided for the flowers, and for the sake 
of contrast with the paving these may be 
wider than those already suggested. Baljy 
rambler roses are excellent for use in these 
l)eds, as are also the dwarf varieties of nas¬ 
turtium. Fancy shapes in the outline of 
the planting are to be avoided; in general, 
the form of the individual stones in the 
])aving can be followed. 
Where the paving stones are irregular in 
size or shape, an attractive plan which is 
being followed more and more is to plant 
low-growing, hardy flowers in the resultant 
cracks between them. The list of plants 
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Roses, boxwood and ivy in a paved 
cojirtyard of different levels—an ex¬ 
ample of English gardening which we 
in America would do well to emulate in 
our own homes 
suitable for this use is too large to be given 
here in its entirety, but the following kinds 
will give enough variety for any except 
exten.sive plantings. 
White rock cress {Arabis albida); rock 
madwort {Alyssuin saxatile coni pactum), 
with masses of yellow blossoms in April 
and INIay; saxifrage pink {Tunica saxi- 
fraga), pinkish blossomed through the 
summer months; rose moss {Portulaca 
grand iflora); rock speedwell {Veronica 
rupcstris); and moss pink {Phlox subu- 
lata). All these do best where there is 
abundant sun, although most will succeed 
except where really heavy shade prevails. 
\\’here the shadows are dense, l)etter re¬ 
sults will be had with ferns. 
The English cottage type of house is 
peculiarly adapted to the hospitable, in¬ 
viting touch of climbing vines. Akebia 
and Virginia creeper are here, with 
hollyhocks and geraniums by the 
windows 
