Evening star., 1940-04-20
'GlOries' Are
Decorative
Climbers
Heavenly Blue and
Scarlet O'Hara
Combine Well
by BERTHA Z. BOYD.

We know Of no other flower that
blooms in our garden that gives the
sheer Joy to the grower as that Of
morning glories. From midseason
until the killing frost comes they
are q daily delight.
There are several varieties Of
morning glories that are well worth
the little effort and patience 1t
takes to cultivate them. The queen
Of them all, however. is the Heavenly
Blue-a large, lovely true blue flower
with a lighter throat, growing 3 to 4
inches In diameter, climbing IS to
80 feet. They open early In the
morning and remain open until mid
afternoon and on cloudy days are
open until 6 o'clock. The green
foliage is large and luxuriant, max
Ing thick shade.
Scoring a close second to Heavenly
Blue Is Scarlet O'Hara, all-American
gold medal winner, named in honor
OF the vixen heroine of "Gone With
the Wind" In cultivating the latter,
we hnd that they must be handled
With care and finesse, as they are
very temperamental-much like the
belle for whom they are named! The
bloom Is large, q vivid scarlet, giving
the impression Of deep red velvet.
1t measures 3 to inches in diam.
eter and the plant is a prolific and
early bloomer. Sow seed, after all
danger of frost is past, where tho
plants are to remain. This glory pre-.
1ers poor, fine soil and full sun.
shine. Do not use fertilizer and
water sparingly. 1t doesn't like too
much attention.
BY planting these two splendid
varieties in close proximity an effect
OF beauty hard to excel can be OBJ
talned. These hardy annual morn.
ing glories are ideal for covering
fences. arbors. trellises or porches.
The way We like best to train them
is over sunny windows. They can
be planted in ground under the win
dow and trained on heavy cotton
cord which has been attached to
stakes IN ground, thence carried up.
ward to second story window top
attached there also. The Heavenly
Blue will climb right up to the roof
where they will drop down many
ieet more, cascading in heavenly
blue glory. Literally thousands of
tnem open each morning. sight to
lit ones spirit on high!
We like the southeastern expos,,re
best for both varieties. However,,
tney Will grow we'll in any SUNNY
location. The Heavenly Blue seed
can be started in pots in a SUNNY
WINDOW In the house, as they will
bear transplanting when the season
Is far enough advanced.
Another fine variety is the riant
Japanese mixed-especially attrac-
i've Tor covering gate archways,
trellises and arbors. The flowers
are large and Of wonderful variety
and beauty Of color. including shades
OF red and blue and sometimer mar.
glned with clear white. Stripes and
oots may appear among them. The
leaves are green or mottled with
yellow and white. Seed is USUALLY
planted in early spring in earth
where plants are to remain. If
very early bloom is desired, seeds
may be started indoors and trans
planted to open ground after danger
OF frost is past.
A charming complement to the
morning glories is the moonflower.
Trained over bedroom windows, they
are real delight. The waxy white
blooms give the summer evenings
fragrant loveliness. Training
them is not difficult task, as this
Is most vigorous climber. It will
grow 80 to 40 feet in a single sea-
son and will be covered with large
white flowers every summer even.
ing and on cloudy days. The TO-
liage Is green and luxuriant. The
seed should be sown in a pan of
moist soil and placed in sunny
window indoors. They will germi-
nate in about two weeks. Plant
outdoors in sunny situation after
danger of frost. Soil should be rich.