The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-10-04
farm aud Garden.
ornamental Climbing Vines.

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place, however small and humble,
Int climbing vine should Irvine about
and soften its main angles and proiec-
Hons In view of this important con-
sderations let us examine briefly the
manner in which such vines are used in
n good instance of well-adorned coun-
& TRY home.
We will first enter our lawn or garden
spot in June, as the month during which
more varieties of Climbers can be seen in
& bloom than at any other time.
E To-day our attention is drawn to a
lovely Wistaria twining along Just under
the caves of the porch or piazza. This
is the true way to train Wistaria. Let
II it run away up in the caves, and don't
encourage side-shoots below much dur
ing any part of the season. 1t may take
several years to get your Wistaria
+ started, but do not despair at the DELAY,
because when it does once start it will
grow very rapidly. The Wlstaria should
f be always trained, as we see it here. on
wire beneath the edge of the porch
roof so as to fringe the whole length
with its pendent clusters of exquisite
flowers. You can have purple or white
Wistarias, and larger and smaller clus-
tiers, according as you may select one or
other of the different varieties received
from China and Japan, and the season
may be further prolonged by using the
late blooming American species W. mag
mica.
In looking about the well-planted
door yard before us, we do not expect to
BE- able to consider all the attractive
varieties represented; but Roses and
Honeysuckles it would be at once al
lowed, must be treated with attention.
Examine the arrangement of the wires
on which most of the vines are trained.
It's, you remember, absolutely necessary
to have an arrangement of wires for your
vines to run on, if you desire to avoid
endless bother when you undertake to
paint your house and train your Climbers
in any satisfactory manner. In this
case, you will notice the wires are nailed
across the angles formed by the columns
and roofs OF the porch forming a kind of
gothic arch or window, through which
one looks from the house The Climbing
Roses used are Baltimore Bells, white,
and Queen of the Pralies, blush color.
and when you have these two kinds you
have the best Climbing Roses. Both OF
these varieties climb rea lily and vigo-
rously to the roof, and bear an abun-
dance of flowers Their weak point is
their foliage, which suffers from insects
}2egotb@ foieoe of all Roses except Rosa
Climbing Roses need sharp and per
slstent pruning every spring, and some
guiding through the summer, to spread
their foliage equally and develop album
dant bloom
On the whole, I think Honevsuckles
are more satisfactory as Climbers than
Roses most satisfactory, perhaps, of all
climbers. They are so hardy, close
growing, and persistent in retaining their
1oilage INTO very winter and then no
other climber can surpass them in sweet
ness OF odor and ability to thrive under
the most adverse conditions of soil and
climate. They are also equally admira-
ole as Creepers, and you will find no
plants more Thoroughly successful and
effective In sterile shady spots, such as
you see in this garden we are looking at
where, IN neglected corner, behind an
arbor, the evergreen Honeysuckle, Loni-
Gero slnensl8, has heaped up, where the
hardest grass would fail, graceful masses
OF foliage under the dense shade of a
large Norway Spruce. The several
white, variegated, yellow, and pink colors
OF the different varieties of Honeysuckles
IN turn, bloom all summer, and mingle
well with other Climbers.
Here you see a Virginia Creeper has
been used with the Honeysuckles. With
What strong effect the rich and vigorous
leaves of this Ampelopsis pile one upon
another, like overlapping shingles of
green; No vine grows into mass more
rapidly than this one, nor covers more
effectively wall, stump, or even a
heap Of stones. On wall or trellis i
should, as well as the Honeysuckles. be
Pruned back severely in early spring. so
as to evenly distribute the foliage. On
an oFen piazza it may be trained
along the caves like the Wistaria and
made to produce, in year or two. lovely
trailing garlands of foliage, which. SWAY
ing In the breeze, and adorned with black
berries and autumn tints of crimson are
very attractive
The Trumpet Creeper, Tecoma rail-.
cans, crimson, and grundifora, orange
c9Il,ored, growing in this garden over an
ola stump, make valuable features in
'11elr full bloom in August. Their habit
oI growth is somewhat coarse and nm
lfactable which un6ts Thorn for mini;