‘K-GROWING VINES ! 



are attractive, although the foliage is hardly 
heavy enough for shade and screening. 
If a bower of feathery green is wanted, train 
Cypress Vine on a trellis or lattice. The dark 
green foliage is dainty and picturesque. The 
small scarlet or white flowers are like twinkling 
stars. Cardinal Climber, a near relative of 
Cypress Vine, has somewhat heavier foliage 
and larger blossoms of brilliant red. It can be 
used in about the same way. 
No doubt the fastest growing climber is Kudzu 
Vine, or Jack-and-the-Beanstalk. This vine some- 
times grows fifty feet tall in one season. It is 
ideal for softening the effect of a lattice or 
pergola. Because it is a twiner like the morning 
glories, it needs strings or wires for support. 
Time was when many a clothes pole retired 
modestly behind the rich dark foliage of Scarlet 
Runner Bean. The clothes pole use may be out- 
dated, but this vine is ornamental almost any- 
where. It’s an unusually clean plant; the bright 
red flowers are gay and showy; the pods are 
tender for eating when young; the dry beans 
are tasty for later use. What more could one 
ask from a packet of seeds? 
Once started, Cobaea scandens, the Cup-and- 
Saucer Vine, grows rapidly, sometimes reach- 
ing a height of twenty to thirty feet in one sea- 
son. It climbs by means of tendrils, and is one 
annual vine that will cling to brick or screen. 
The foliage is not profuse, but the leaves are 
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