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Show BACK WRIR Interesting Pointers on Gardening Garden-ing for the City Man or. Suburbanite. WHAT TO PLANT AND WHEN Advice by an Expert on Agricultural Matters Vines and Climbers When to Plant Shrubs-Raspberries. Shrubs-Raspberries. By PROF. JOHN WILLARD BOLTE. The function of vines and climbing plants in landscape art Is to screen and soften mechanical features, to hide unsightly objects, to blend . together Into a harmonious whole, various discordant dis-cordant elements. Varieties are a matter of taste, and If you will leave to your wife the question ques-tion of proper location for vines, yon will not go far wrong, from an artistic ar-tistic standpoint. The truth Is that good vines are almost always in harmony, har-mony, no matter where they are placed. Use them freely where 'you have a bare place. Many an untidy fence can be made into a bower of delight by prAperly placed vines. The honeysuckles, wood, bine from the deep woods, Kudzu vine, wild grape, clematis paniculata, and many others, can be secured at a trifling tri-fling expense, grow quickly, and are hardy. In the more southern states, Smith's hybrid moon-vine is particularly delightful. de-lightful. The Jewel of porch climbers is the Jackmanii type of clematis. White, lavander and pink, the blossoms come In reckless profusion, and if you are careful to get strong pot-grown plantB, plant them in, a rich, deep earth, without disturbing the roots, and do your transplanting about June 1, you will almost certainly succeed. Re sure to plant in a sunny spot, where water from the eaves will not tompact the earth. "Water well until the plant gets a good start. A fast growing, pleasant vine for the new porch is the Japanese Ivy. A few plants put in the soil alongside the porch in the sun will rapidly spread by way of the roots, and will form a thick, fragrant curtain of light green, plpnr tn thfi tnn nf the nnrp.h hv the middle of summer. This plant increases in-creases so rapidly that one must be careful to prevent its crowding out other less aggressive neighbors. Scarlet runner beans are a great favorite fa-vorite in northern climes for yearly planting, as are the wild cucumbers with their tracery leaves and tendrils and their cool prickly fruit pods. Of course where climbing roses can be successfully grown, there is absolutely abso-lutely nothing to compare with them in their gorgeous magnificence. They call for the same soil conditions and care as bush roses, but they are less hardy as a rule iu the inland and northern states. In the eastern states and anywhere, that cool, moist summer and even winter temperature prevails, the English Eng-lish Ivy grows in profusion. Nothing cau be more satisfactory, particularly in connection with stone or brick structures of massive appearance. It seems to live forever in hospitable environments, and it will frequently cover an entire house, even to the chimney top. It is well to prevent it from covering wooden surfaces, however, how-ever, as its thick foliage holds moisture moist-ure and hastens the decay of the Many ways of supporting vines are used, from strings to graceful wooden trellises. Chicken wire may be used to advantage, and will last a number of years. |