Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-06-01
Suggestions for the Suburban Gardener

There are many vines that will grow
quickly. and each one has its attractive
features. Some are grown mainly be
cause of beautiful foliage. Others are
desired for their floral beauty \ few,
like the hOneysuckles, are very popular
and seen everywhere, acting as porch
shades or screens. Others, such as the
Dutchman's pipe, or Cobaea, are rarely
seen because they are little known
AS rule, the ANIMALS are selected in
many cases because the average Ameri-
can wants something different each
year. Again the home often is merely
rented by the year, and thus there is no
1eellng OF permanently, and hardy, con
unu0us performers are not selected.
First to come to ones mind when
vine is wanted is the faithful old favo-
rite, the morning glory. 1t does well in
any soil and with absolutely no care.
However, even though it will thrive with
out care, it does very much better if
street sweeplngs are mixed in the bed
and the soil about its roots is kept loose
and fine
This vine will grow from fifteen to
twenty feet In a season. Its leaves are
many and run from light green to a deep
dark shade, ana in some varieties the
foliage is beautifully blotched with
white. Its shades are manifold-white,
pink, red. blue, purple and variegated.
The handsomeSt are the japanese va
rieties, whose leaves are more broken
III outline. while the flowers also are
larger and more attractive in every way.
Some have white borders to the trum net.
others are striped with white; and all
are more tiuted than the commOner kinds
Some too. are double. and the tints and
shades are very beautiful
The Cobaea (scandeus) is we'll worth
trial Its stem is reddish Its leaves are
very beautiful and its bloom is a wonder.
ft,g. l.rR. 1- trg.H.A
as an irregularly shaped trumpet, which
is delicate whitish green at first: then
rapidly it changes through violet 10 pur-
pie. Its flowers come daily from sum
mer through fall to heavy frosts.
Seeds should be started in pots in the
house. The young plants will do well
unon the window sill. They must be set
out Of doors as soon as the trees are in
full leaf. The cObaea will grow from
ten to fifteen feet in one season and send
out many side shoots.
Gourds are in the champion class as
growers; and To this is added superb leaf
and flower, followed by quaint. curious
and useful seed pods. Among them is
the Luffa talso spelled "looia"l. or Chi
nese washrag, sold at drug stores-a lit
tie round fellow with handle better far
for stocking daruing than any wooden
one made for the purpose.
This is the pear-Shaped gcurd. Then
tHtFc i one tndt grows iht'' Iftl long
and lives up to its name Of Hercules
club Another is long aud slender and
twists into many fantastic shapes. il
is called the snake cucumber. One that
was q favorite with grandmother, for il
has q pleasant odor which it holds for
long time, is called the pnme-rauate
melOA
Al grow vigorously and run from ten
10 twenty feet I'm n season They have
pretty leaves and large white or yellow
flowers. and will cling 10 strings or treIis.
They make n splendid shade and yet the
foliage is open enough to permit the
hreezcs free access.
A particularly good grower is the wild
cucumber which viii run thirty feer
easily and cover with its graceful. leaves
= great deal Of territory. 1t is a pro
fuse hloomer. sending up stems covered
with small white flowers thar fairly i1oA
Ike a snow storm in the late summer.
The seed PODS are little elongated hai-
looms with hedgehog knobs alb over them
and two big -ceis in each, which plant
,hpuSe,vc- Tor next years growth
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