Evening star., 1932-07-21
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACEEELL.

! certing habit OF wanting to climb
straight up, thus sending up a bunch
OF climbing tendrils, or whatever one
wants to call the ends.
These constitute an ugly group If
left free. especially at the top of a
fence. where they have no place to 60.
! There they are in the unfortunate
position of the musical comedy star
VINO sang that she was all dressed
up. but had no place to 60
| 1t will be necessary for the gar
dener to take the vines firmly In hand
and bring them back to the fence or
other object on which they are to do
their main climbing.
Like most natural objects, the vines
seem to know what they want to do
and resent human interference.
! Two minutes after a bunch of shoots
! have been UNFINISHED from each other
and placed neatly along fence rails
! they will spring apart as If filled with
/ tempered wires and assume their old
/ positions.
Here is where the gardener must
show the superiority of his mind, will
power and determination.
| Out he must go as soon as conven-
lent and put the stubborn vines back
in the appointed places. They will
] spring back again as before, but not
quite as vigorously, and after a few
trials will give up the attempt and
meekly acce1 their new trails.
II one does not possess the time
or determination-to thus force recall
citranC morning glory vines to move in
their right paths, there is an easy way
to outwit them. as it were.
This requires that one pretend no
interest in the growing shoots at all.
| One lets them grow until they are
quite long enough to begin to Troop
/ over of their own free will, as if they
! sensed, in dumb regetatiye way. that
/ they were trying to go in the wong
/ direction ana at last were willing TO
/ admit it.
At this time the gardener issues
! forth from his dwelling, seizes the
| vines with deft hands and begins to
/ pull them through convenient wires or
/ palingS OF the lsnce. The canes are
so long now that they must be looped
and relooped, thus rendering it impos-
sible tor them to draw out of their
/ new lines.
Actually the training of morning
! g1orieS Is not as elaborate as these
/ descriptions might indicate. 1t is a
pleasant few moments task. now and
( then. requiring little persistence and
great deal more Imagination
/ All gardening operations demand
imagination. One must be able to see
a bare fence covered before he dares
to build fence at all, The bare
, borders must be pictured. in the minds
eye, as clothed with shrubs and flow
ers before a spade is put in.
With so simple vine as morning
glories, Imagination still is needed in
nj ~
needs it more, because until the vines
take hold and really start growing. and
especially until they begin 10 bloom
the mO.ning- glory is not much TO
look at
Perhaps this placid, small flower
needs the love which accompanies a
sense of beauty in the human mind
and heart Certain races. to whom
love of beauty is as natural as breath
ing have made a great deal CT these
funnel-shaped beauties.
1t is possible for the most prosaic
American, even though plunged into
business affairs TO stop for few n!2-
mentS. in the cool of the morning,
and admire the morning -9loiies on his
Cwn fence or some body else'S fence.
Where they are. after all, makes little
difference As with all things OF
beauty. the real necessit; is ihat one
see them. and seeing. admire with soma
understanding that which is at the
same time small and beautiful, humble
get lovely
Tha world holds so many striking
. spectacles. both natural and man
made. that it is easy enough for most
people to give them their need of adj
miration What remains more neCes-
sarv for thu average man and woman
is to admire where admiration is not
required and where it is too often
withheld.