Show S 1 ln Y Your ur Own J E t. t 1 t J 0 1 J v JAd uTutU e t- t tAJ LARGE FLOWERED CLEMATIS CLE Perhaps ps It iUs Is necessary to the the de development development development de- de of our characters that we ve should should meet meet with reverses reverses- in the garden If this be so my struggles struggle with clematis ought in time t to evolve a n sweet and uncomplaining uncomplaining uncomplaining creature out of the grumbling grumbling grumbling grum grum- bling person that is me naturally for although I have tried regularly to grow one of ot these large flowered varieties I have haC yet to succeed The sweet autumn clematis of course grows like a weed so 80 rapidly rapid rapid- ly and with such joyous abandon in fact that I have havo come to rather despise it The Tho large flowered ones ones especially that rich purple called either cither never show a agreen agreen agreen green shoot at all or or grow for a afew afew few tew weeks weeks once once I coaxed one to grow all summer summer and and then suddenly sad sad- denly shrivel up and This vine is easily the most showy of ot any when wheel it t is m in n bloom Its beautiful flowers in their rich royal royal- color cover cover entirely any tedus trellis trellis trel ted lis us or r support on which they ate afe trained Some people dople grow Jack Jack- manni with no trouble at all all and year after year I marvel at nt tho the exuberance ex- ex with which the clematis blooms in Inthe the garden of ot Mr Harvey Ross RossIn in and imd in many oth other r 1 gardens to too But now I 1 have a trick p j my y sleeve which I a am going to try on clematis this spring and If It It does doesn't t work I 1 declare IlL Til forget there are arc such plants plants simply simply Ignore their exis eds- tence in future This Thu tri trick k Is to plant the root away ay fr from m the tho v vaIl wal 11 up which I wish to train tram the climber climb climb- er cc r and tl then en tp make mako a a. a narrow narrow trench ench two inches deep deep- from this root oot to the wall vall so that the thO growIng growing growing grow grow- ing sh shoot ot of ot tho the clematis may be trained along the trench covered y with th earth tarth and only allowed to emerge where It meets the wall wail The reason for forthe the Inch 18 busness business bus busi busi business ness Is ls that nt this plant must have moisture at its its' roots and when il ilIs it iti i Is placed within two or three inches of ot n a brick or cement foundation the moisture from the tho soil Is Is' absorbed by by- those sa same caine bricks ks or cement to the thes suffering of the clematis often otten to its its' death Large Larg flowering clematises demand de tie- mand shade at their roots but wish to hav have their bran branches h s exposed to the sun They also like a rich and nd deeply dug soil Shrubs will provide provide pro pro- vide the e shade required b but t they will wilf drink up much of the moisture from the soil s so remember always to give a a. a plentiful supply up ly to the clematis B Besides sides the tho purple flowered flowered there are aro varieties with red and w with th white blossoms five or six inches in diameter All Mi of them require the same treatment as ho however ve If they if-they they are are to succeed s |