Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-03-17

q ifully-wrought trcllis, for the vines to
follow, and they will Irvine and wreathe
themselves into tho lattice work Of the hood,
so as to form rich clustering mass Of YER
dure and and flowers, graceful, and breathing
fragrance, dazzling beholders with beauty,
and enhancing the world with delight. A door
is covered and shaded in the same manner.
Ladders Of simple workmanship may be rails
ed to the caves near the corners, and on
them the vines II rise to the roof and hang
there rich festoons Of blossom and foliage,
ike fairy curtains suspended to shield The
tender ones within, from the ferceness of the
dog-star's rage. 1t should always be an OBJ
ject of care not to spread thesayines all over
the surface, but to accumulate them IN mas
SEES, SO hat we may ding upon the house rich
shadows, which always render it homelike
and picturesque. IL a residence is plain.
and originally destitute Of the shadows Of
window caps and projecting caves, this lack
can be we'll supplied by masses of vines train
ed on ladders and bracketed window hoods.
By accommodating these thus, they give much
better appearance, and they will better pro-
tect themselves from winds and storm.
A word now as to their culture. Do not
plant them too near the underpinning of the
house. nor too near each other-not3ess than
four feet from the house and six apart. In
winter, cover their roots with good dress
ing of manure. And keep them well water
ed in summer. The House, with its caves
and cave troughs, Will take off much water,
which would otherwise belong to them
hence their needs. After SO much done by
way Of planting, manuring, watering and
providing for them places on which to climb
and rest, they will require only triae Of care
to rid them Of insects, and to see that they
do not break away from their fastenings.-
Then you may at al times have a home COW
cred with ssgarment Of beauty" filled with
the perfumes Of Eden, redolent with the mem
cries of purity, and suggesting anticipations
Of all excellence.
Vines are so easily cultivated, SO love to
thrive under the hand of the careful house.
wife, make house SO bewitchingl y homelise,
requires so little space, and afford so much
Of beauty, that whoever does not love, or
neglects to cultivate them, deserves to be
confined in the d imp walls Of stone prison,
on the barren sides of which not even the
cold moss dare plant its parasite feet. Ma
sure employs vines on every convenient OPP
portunity. Go into the forests, and see the
beautiful trees SO full of symmetry and CORY,
all covered with climbers. Nature Is not
content to let them stand in unadorned beau
tv, and adds to their charms by hangln. the
lovely turfs Of scarf-like moss from their
hoary branches, by clothing their trunks with
a party colored garment of lichens, and
planting at their roots the grape, the wood
bine, the ivy, the celastrus, and the wild
clematis, to creep into their tops and mingle
their different hued leaves in gayer wreath> of
glory. How these, with their glossy foliage
and blue orange berries, Irvine their tender
shoots around the stiff boughs, and touch the
forests stern magniicence with all the grace
OF innocent and helpless beauty! And if ma
ture finds heap Of stones, or decaying rab-
Dish, or even a withered stump, how will she
rejoice to bring these her recumbent children
to laugh and gambol about it to send out
their airy twigs upon the wind, hiding all
that is unscemly, and protecting all that is
feeble lie nature thus takes pride in adorn-
ing and identifying what is distant as we'll as
near, how should culture love to adorn what
art has perfected, and made to be the home
Of affection; and how should affection de-
light to clothe, In more than paradisaical
lovliness, the spot where live the joys Of life,
and tn, comforts Of domestic bliss
Some OF the vines most suitable for adorn-
ing houses deserve mention, as fitting close
to this rambling article, which resembles,
in its wandering Irregularities, the creepers
it attempts to describe. Our own native
climbers are very lovely, and grow well on
the north side of house. The woodbine,
Virginia creepcr, or 6ye-leayed ivy, is very
hardy, grows in any soil, or in any exposure,
and bears the rude assaults of wind with lit
tie injury. 1t has great abundance Of rich
green glossy foliage, looking refreshingly
cool in summer, and in autumn is gorgeously
crimson. The W Ia clematis is desirable for
its lovely sharply-cu5 leaves, and in edition
bears profus on Of white bios oms, which
change into broad cotton-lik gray tassels.-
But for the more sunny sides of cottage,
the cultivated climbers are most appropriate.
The honeysuckles golden, fragrant,
and evergreen-are beauties! How sweet
the appearance Of their trumpet shaped fow-
ers, coming out abundantly from among the
thick leaves during the whole season, hang
ing in lovely coral. like clusters, attracting
such bevies of fairy hnmming- birds, and
producing such quantities of cornelian ber-
ries! These will grow so luxuriantly and
Irvine together s. roguishly, they will hang
in such fine masses, and cast such deep shad-
OWS, tAat we utSltdlt HoG W TtcOmmenu tHeln
most enthusiastically. The wistara has
more beautiful leaves, and more delicate
hued blossoms of pearly blue, but it flowers
more seldom, and does not so well combine
into masses, though it will spread over more
surface, which is sometimes great recon-
mendaton. The trumpet creeper is another
vine which will cover great space, and in
july and August puts forth splendid array
of brilliant trumpet-like flowers, of bright
crimson and orange.
Roses, however, are the great passion Of
the day though we confess that, as climbers,
they have some drawbacks. They lack
foliage esrpcia llv when tho summer drnnrhts