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When the veranda is completely furnished, florists 
are frequently employed to give fragrant finishing touches, 
for flowers have come to play an important part in the 
decoration of the outdoor living-room. Sometimes boxes 
are ensconced about the veranda edge, planted with flow- 
ers of one color, or a combination of red and white, pink 
and white, etc., or filled with sweet old-fashioned blos- 
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flowers of delightful fragrance. 
good vine, and is especially attractive when used in con- 
junction with the coccinea. The snow white blossoms of 
the former contrast admirably with the rose-colored blos- 
soms of the latter, which resemble half-closed rosebuds 
Then there are the Virginia creeper vine, 
the honeysuckle, wistaria, and any number of others all 
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soms that resemble a bit of grandmother’s flower pot 
transplanted from its old-time bed. Again soft blue Jap- 
anese crocks, filled with hydrangeas, decorate the spaces 
between the roof supports, and are also frequently used 
to ornament the entrance steps. If the veranda has a 
rail over which vines have been trained to clamber, hang- 
ing baskets arranged above are attractive. They are 
prettiest when covered with natural colored rattan, and 
as they are fitted with a drainage, numerous flowers thrive 
well in them, notably nasturtiums. 
As to the vines which may be employed to decorate 
the veranda there is an almost limitless supply to select 
from. The crimson rambler rose is easily grown, as is the 
Virgin’s Bower vine, which has a long season of bloom,. 
during which time it presents a bank of snowy star-shaped’ 
finely suited to employ in the floral decoration of the 
veranda. 
There are today many people who practically live 
on their porches and verandas. One sees the baby’s crib, 
the luxurious Gloucester hammocks and the _ inviting 
wicker couch, all inviting one to repose; and in many in- 
stances they are occupied the greater portion of the time. 
Many of the new and modern houses are being con- 
structed with extremely broad and spacious verandas, 
with the purpose in mind of entertaining thereon during 
the summer months. As, at many ot the fashionable 
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