The Washington herald., 1914-05-29
TIE CRIT H6Ayll.
"a cone,psndntvhs weuId Liza %
Sc Uncle Joe Bsck.


To tie Editor; rad an article re-
Ecently pertaining to Hon Joseph c Cam
nom desire to return TO the House.
I wish # were within my power add
ability to convince the voters Of the
Eighteenth Ilfinois District Of the most
urgent necessity Of rettrning Uncle
Joe to the House ~ Sfs
II Ii an very sweil In the minds OF some
to heap abuse upon the. excellent record
of Uncle Joe" but the fact cannot be
denied that ~ head and guiding hand
Of the House we had far better and moro
prosperous times than we have had dur
fng the present administration How
ever. this does not imply that Speaker
Clark has, not done everything In his
power to advance and protect the inter-
ests Of his party.
Though ex-Speaker Cannon was char
acterized as tyrant and one who made
up his own committees. the whole coun-
try must admit that his plan was far
better than the present method OF select
ing committees of the House
Here's hoping we may see Uncle Joe"
Speaker of the House-Isis. -
HARRY :. GALLOWAY.
Rare Evergreen I'm Washfneton.
To the Editor: with this I send a
spray of bloom from the very beauti-
full and valuable evergreen climbing
vine. the only evergreen that blooms
in this latitude. II is the Gross vine"
IfCrucifera), or bigonia capreolata. II
grows wild In the Middle Western and
Southern States and one of the anom-
allies of the history of garden enter
prise is the fact ESQ far as my knowl-
edge goes) that no one has thought II.
worth while to cultivate IL in the Dis
trict.
One of our best informed florists. TO
whom / showed the flowers. told me
that he had never seen or heard of IL
before, and only one Northern cata-
logue (Philadelphia) mentions it. cas-
ually. A Long Island. authority 10
whom I showed IL ten years ago said
that II would not endure our winters.
but he was mistaken I grew IL sue
cessfully on Long Island and brought
the root here, where. very much neg
lected. It has fourished in great splen-
dor, and today Is most lovely sight
in crimson and gold masses Of bloom.
which appear on the old wood ana
spring from the axes of last years
foliage. which Is of a leathery texture
ard withstands the buffeting of the
winter storms without injury.
/ went to see the head gardener at the
Arlington Cemetery. where he showed
me the beautiful vine blooming in great
splendor on the large pergola- He agrees
with me that IL is rare in this vicinity. but
when exposed to the north winds in winter
IL sometimes is killed to the root but
II returns. The one at Arlington stood
last years severe ordeal. for We had an
exceptionally spring-like winter followed
BY intensely cold spring. which destroyed
many supposedly hardy shrubs.
II this plant were well known. no one
would give garden space TO the old Eng
lish ivy which never wakes from its
winter sleep until after all the other
plants are radiant with the toy of spring
life. and until after the wisteria has
blossomed and gone and the peonies are
showing color. Ivy is dismal plant
at best and requires stone or BRICK wall
upon which to climb. and is so slow OF
growth that only the dead have time TO
wait for ii. Should the cross vine in
terest your readers. they can obtain
plant ~ they have any friends in Tennes-
see. Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina,
or Illinois, who will lift a root carefully.
pack IL In wet soil in a wooden box and
send IT here by parcel post. The bottom
of the box should be pried on and the
box and contents planted and kept intact
until the vine is established IL could
have but one plant for one square foot
of garden space, would choose this
vine for its winter charm. its spring
splendor, its endurance, and its light.
graceful. yet leathery foliage. 1t grows
rapidly, and will climb tree fifty feet
high in a short time
SUSAN P OKIE-