FOOTNOTES:

FOOTNOTES:[E]Will bloom the first year from seed sown in March.[F]Perennial in the South, but should be grown annually in the North.[G]Really a biennial.

[E]Will bloom the first year from seed sown in March.

[F]Perennial in the South, but should be grown annually in the North.

[G]Really a biennial.

Flowers that Spring from a Storehouse (Bulbs and Tubers)

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.Matthewvi, 28, 29.

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Matthewvi, 28, 29.

Ifyou are going to be a really-truly gardener, you will want to know something about the plants and flowers that you try to grow, so let's have a few words right here about the difference between the bulb and tuber families. They can be classed together because they both spring from what is in fact a storehouse filled one season with food to help them through the next season's bloom!

Hyacinths and daffodils, for example, come from BULBS, which are built up, layer on layer, exactly like an onion.

Dahlias and Cannas, however, grow from a TUBER, which is an underground knob on the stem, quite a little like a sweet potato, and which sends out the shoots that make new plants.

The crocus and the gladiolus both spring from a CORM, which differs from the bulb in that it is solid (not in layers), and from the tuber in that it is not like a potato in shape but oval.

The iris, though, grows from a RHIZOME, a thickened root running along the ground (often half exposed), which throws up the new plants as it spreads.

The bulb and tuber families are treated very much alike. Some of each are left in the ground year after year, like the daffodils and the lilies, while others, like the cannas and dahlias, have to be dug up, allowed to dry a little in the open air, and then stored in a cool, dark place for the winter. The rhizomes do not have to be "lifted," but are increased generally by root division,—cutting off a piece of the root soon after flowering, and planting where it will get a good start before next season's time to bloom.

Some people today would follow Mohammed's advice: "He that hath two cakes of bread, let him sell one of them—for bread is only food for the body, but the narcissus is food for the soul;"but few individuals—let alone a nation—would grow so wildly enthusiastic as once did the Dutch, as to spend every last possession to buy tulips! But we dearly love all of these groups, and are using them in increasing numbers every season. The fascinating work of growing certain kinds indoors during the winter I tell you about in the chapter on "The Care of House Plants," so here we will consider the outdoor culture.

The delicate snowdrop is the very earliest of these visitors, and planted in groups in half-shady places,—like under trees,—where they will not be disturbed, will thereafter take care of themselves. Then quickly follow the lovely crocuses, white, yellow, lavender, purple, and the varigated, which often are planted right where they fall after being scattered broadcast over the lawn,—though if the head of the house cuts the grass before the middle of April they should be set in a bed where they will not be touched.

Hyacinths are beautiful, but personally I do not care much about them in the garden, as they generally have to be planted in masses to get any effect, and need, therefore, to be used in large numbers, are more expensive than the other bulbs, and should be taken out of the ground soon after blooming and stored in a cool place until fall. However,one enthusiast that I know plants in rings of 6, and leaves them in the ground!

The daffodil, jonquil and narcissus are three types of the narcissus family, the daffodils usually being distinguished by their long trumpets, while the jonquils and narcissi have the little cup-like centers, and, moreover, are fragrant. They should be planted in the late fall, 4 in. below the surface, in soil that has been enriched 8 in. below the bulb. They increase rapidly, and do not have to be taken up, or even divided for years. If set in a border where their room is needed after they bloom, simply turn the tops down under the soil, and sow over them any low-growing annual, such as candytuft or poppies. My friend of the tiny "handkerchief" garden described in Chapter II, has—think of it!—over 1500 of these various spring-flowering bulbs in her border that are treated this way, and never taken up! Yet a few weeks after they have bloomed, the space they occupied is filled with new beauties.

Tulips—but as I told you, they once drove a whole country mad! Today we have probably far more beautiful ones,—and many can be bought in the fall at planting time, for $1.00 per hundred! Some bloom early, some late; some are short, some tall; some are cheap, some expensive. They willgrow in partial shade or sun, and can be planted in groups in the border, or in marginal rows for edging. By carefully choosing from both the early and late varieties, you can enjoy your tulips for nearly two months; and by as carefully choosing your colors, have all sorts of artistic combinations. They should be planted 3 or 4 in. deep if the soil is heavy, and an inch deeper in soil that is light, and set 6 in. apart. They will prove a joy to your heart.

Tuberous-rooted begonias supply a much-felt want for lovely flowers in half-shady or shady places. If the bulbs are started in the house in sand in February, they will be in full leaf when ready to set out in May, and will bloom from June until frost. Don't, please don't, plant them upside down, but be sure that the rounded part rests on the soil. They require light, rich earth, with plenty of water, given after sundown.

Cannas only too often are planted in big, showy beds where they break our rule of "open lawn centers." In fact, they are a little hard to place, but look well in a corner, in beds along a drive, or outlining a boundary. The ground should be spaded 2 ft. deep, well fertilized, and then kept watered. Set plants 2 ft. apart.

The iris is one of the most beautiful and mostsatisfactory of all the hardy plants. It grows in almost any soil, and any situation, but does best in rich ground, with plenty of water. It may be planted either in early spring or after August. The dwarf varieties, from 6 to 18 in. high, bloom during March, April and May; the German iris, standing often 3 ft. high, in May; and the marvelous Japanese kinds, sometimes 4 ft., with blossoms 8 to 10 in. across, closing the season in July! (In heavy soil they are not so tall.) When used alone in beds, one prominent grower suggests that the German iris be combined with hardy asters (set in between), and the Japanese with gladioli, to keep a succession of bloom until late fall.

Lilies for the garden are of many varieties, requiring different kinds of treatment. As a general rule, however, when the soil is heavy, set your bulb in a nice little nest of sand, and give a blanket of the same before filling in with the ordinary earth.

Lilies-of-the-valley will grow almost anywhere, but do well in a half-shady position. They should be planted in masses, and fertilized in September. When too thick, they can be transplanted in the early spring. They increase rapidly.

The gladiolus (accent on the i, please,) can get along in almost any kind of soil,—though it does best in rich,—if only it is planted in the sunshine.The ground should be well dug up and fertilized beforehand and around New York the corms set as early as April. Then, for succession of bloom, plant at least every 10 days up to July 1st. After they are well started, fertilize with (preferably) sheep manure, dug in around the roots, every two weeks. Cultivate often, and keep well watered. Plant gladioli at least 4 in. apart, and 4 in. deep, and tie up for protection to 4-ft. stakes. Lift your bulbs,—corms, I should have said,—late in the fall, let them dry in the air a few days, and then store in a cool, dark place, free from frost.

Narcissi are described with the daffodils.

Peonies are classed with the Perennials, in Chapter III. Their tuberous roots are best divided and set out in September. They can be left undisturbed for five or six years.

Tuberoses can now be procured which will bloom from May until frost. They are easily grown, with no particular care, and take up very little room. Stake for safety from storms.

The dahlia next,—saved until the last for all the space I could possibly give it! And so popular is this flower today, that some growers raise nothing else!! One man offers us over 700namedvarieties!!! Moreover, a great big club, known as The American Dahlia Society, has been formed bypeople who are interested in—and wish to help along—the growing of dahlias.

And it's no wonder that they are popular, for no other flower can be grown in the garden that will give as many, as large, as vari-colored and as beautiful flowers as the dahlias. Coming in every shade but true blue, and ranging from the tiny button pom-pon to the largest prim show or the formal decorative,—from the unique collarette to the ragged pæony-flowered, the amateur gardener can hardly believe that they really all belong to one family!

Of such easy culture, too. Anybody can grow them! Any good, well-drained garden soil will do, but must have manure spaded in 10 in. deep and the tubers must be planted in the sun. The poorer the ground, though, the more fertilizer will you have to use. Heavy soil should be dug up and mixed with ashes to make it light. Plant the tuberslengthwise—not up and down!—in a drill at least 6 in. deep, and not less than 2½ ft. apart.

For early flowering, put in your bulbs as soon as all danger of frost is past, but do not set near trees or shrubs that would take their nourishment. When they sprout, pull up all shoots but one or two, in order to produce the finest flowers. Keep the ground well cultivated, but do not water untilafter the buds have formed, otherwise you will have principally stalks and leaves. But once the buds do show, water frequently in order to enrich the color, and dig in fertilizer around the roots several times during the flowering season, to produce fine, big blossoms.

Two little girls working on table plantsTAKING CARE OF TABLE FERNS

Tie each plant to a 5-ft. stake, to protect from the wind, but in driving be careful not to pierce—and ruin—your tuber. Nip off all the buds that are imperfect or weak, and cut your flowers with their attendant buds and foliage. They will look better, and no further disbudding of the plants will be necessary. And the more you cut, the better your dahlias will bloom!

Soon after frost has killed the leaves, carefully dig up the tubers with a spading fork. You will be surprised to find often half-a-dozen where you set but one! Allow them to dry in the air for a day or two, then put away in a cool, dark cellar, with a bag or paper thrown over them, and leave for the winter. In the spring when ready to plant again, cut each tuber so it will have a little bit of the heart of the clump on its end, as it is close to this that the new shoots start.

Growing dahlias from seed is a most fascinating pastime, for there is no telling what you may get! The child is rarely, if ever, like its mother,—andthis is the only way that we get the new varieties. YOU might happen to grow one of the finest yet! The seed is started early indoors, and very easily grown. Certainly it is worth trying.

That Queen—The Rose

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,Old Time is still a-flying,And this same flower that smiles todayTomorrow will be dying.—Herrick.

Everyone longs for roses, the most highly prized of all the flowers; and roses today can be grown almost anywhere.

Rose growers have finally succeeded in budding the tender tea rose on to the hardy briar and also on to the more recent Manetti stock, and in crossing the teas with the hybrid perpetuals,—developed from the old June favorites. The result is ideal roses, that are hardy and bloom all season, with the desired lovely coloring and fragrance.

Many of the so-called June roses also have beencoaxed to bloom all season, while all those that I draw to your attention are among the loveliest and most easily grown. With even three or four, well taken care of, you should be able,—as far north as New York,—to cut a bud any time you wish from May to November.

These hybrid teas and hybrid perpetuals are the most satisfactory for growing in this climate. Field-grown stock, in dormant condition, is brought here from Holland every spring early in March, and good plants can be bought as low as fifteen or twenty cents apiece. The weather is usually fit for them to be set out by the 25th of March, and they will produce more and better roses than the costlier potted plants procurable later. The American grown roses, however, are really the best, as they are adapted to our soil and climatic conditions, and produce both more and better flowers.

Of these potted plants, though, just a word. The Richmond, a deep, rich red, and the single white Killarney, I have found exceptionally good, free bloomers; and with little winter covering they should, on account of a season's rest, be better the second year. The 6-inch or "bench plants," as they are termed, sell for only 25 cents each. These can be set out from April on all summer.

As soon as a rose bush comes into your hand,whether from a dealer or a friend, get it into the ground as quickly as possible. If its permanent home is not ready, dig a little trench and cover it entirely with the moist earth for a few days. But never, oh, never! allow the roots to dry out.

While a few specimen roses may be set out anywhere (as long as they do not cut up the lawn and so violate the landscape rule, "Preserve open lawn centers"), a number of rose bushes are usually preferred set together in a bed, from 3 to 4 ft. wide.

Have your rose bed with a south or east exposure if possible, as many roses so planted will not "winter kill," and others need but little protection. Dig a trench about 2½ ft. deep, and put in the bottom a layer of cow manure, as this will be lasting. Over this put a layer of good top soil for the plants to rest on, so that they do not directly touch the fertilizer. Then hold your rose with your left hand while you straighten out the roots, and sprinkle enough fine soil to hold it in position while you set the next bush. Be sure that your budding point is 3 inches below the level of the ground,—and Baily says even 4! When all are in place, fill the trench half full of soil, and thennearly to the top with water. After this has sunk in, add the rest of your rich top soil, and pack down hard with your foot, so as to shut out the air from the roots, leaving the packed earth at least an inch below the surrounding surface to catch and hold the moisture.

Potted roses, however, should be sunk with as little disturbance to the roots as possible.

Then over the smoothly raked surface of the bed spread leaves, litter or grass clippings, to keep the sun from drying out the earth. Some gardeners for this purpose cover the bed with pansies, English daisies, and similar low flowers, though many like better to see nicely cultivated soil.

To have splendid roses, however, you must supply plenty of food and drink! When the buds start, dig in around the roots every two weeks, two tablespoonfuls of bonemeal, and wet thoroughly. Manure from the chicken house is especially good as the chickens are meat eaters, and it is, therefore, better adapted to the needs of the roses and easily absorbed by the rootlets. But use carefully—not more than a small trowelful at a time, and that well mixed with the soil. One of the very best foods is cheaply made as follows:

10 lbs. sheep manure,5 lbs. bonemeal,1 lb. Scotch soot.

Mix well. Give a level trowelful to roots of each rosebush every two weeks, after buds start, and wet down thoroughly.

Being hearty feeders, roses need a rich, light soil, and they do best in an open, sunny spot, away from the roots of trees and shrubs that would steal their food.

And while they do not thrive in low, damp ground, neither do they stand being set "high and dry." Too damp beds should be drained with a first layer of small stones or gravel.

Cultivate your roses every week or ten days, and keep the ground covered with grass clippings unless it is protected from the sun by the shade of other plants. Cut off close to the parent stem any wild shoots or "suckers,"—generally recognizable by their briary stems,—as they will cause the budded part to die.

Late in the fall mound up the earth well around the roots of all your roses, and give them a goodcovering of coarse manure or leaves. The more tender kinds can be laid over and protected with litter or boughs.

Then early in the spring, before the first of April, cut back the hardy roses, keeping only the strong canes, which, however, should be shortened to about 10 inches. The middle of April prune the more tender varieties. But remove from both all shoots growing in toward the center, and cut all weak plants back to the third or fourth eye, to promote stronger growth and larger flowers. Climbing roses need only the weak branches and tips removed.

Date new climbing canes with wired wooden tags each spring, and cut out all over three years old. This renews the stock, restrains ambitious climbing, and produces better flowers.

About this time a spraying first of Bordeaux mixture to prevent disease, and a little later a spraying of whale-oil soapsuds as warning to the great army of bugs, slugs, etc., will give your rosesa good start toward a successful season of bloom.

Watch for that robber, the rose bug! Talk about salt on a bird's tail! The surest way to end His Majesty is to take a stick and knock him into a cup of kerosene. Slow process? Yes, but sure. The leaf-roller, too, is most effectively disposed of by physical force,—pressure of thumb and forefinger. Clear, cold water, twice a day through a hose, comes with force enough to wash off many of the rose's foes; but if they get a start, fall back on strong soapsuds, pulverized tobacco, or some other popular remedy.

The Garden Club of Philadelphia is said to recommend the following:

3 pts. sweet milk.3 pts. kerosene.1 qt. water.

Shake well in a jug, then put one-half pint of the fluid to one gallon of water. Stir well and both spray the bushes thoroughly and wet the ground around the roots. Repeat every ten days from May 1st to June 15th, by which time the pests seem to get discouraged and give up the fight!

And the reward for all this care and attention?"A devoted cottager," says Neltje Blanchan, "may easily have more beautiful roses than the indifferent millionaire."

The following lists comprise a few of the best of the different classes mentioned. I wish you success in your choice.

A FEW OF THE BEST OF EACH KIND

Teas.(Tenderest of roses, needing winter protection. Noted for delicate shades and fragrance.)

Maman Cochet, free bloomer, hardiest of the teas; rose-pink.

Marie Van Houtte, also a free bloomer and quite hardy; canary yellow.

Souvenir de Catherine Guillot, a rose of excellence; copper-carmine.

White Maman Cochet, a strong grower, like the pink; white.

Hybrid Teas.(Best for the garden, as they combine the best qualities of the teas and the hybrid perpetuals,—color, hardiness, and steady bloom.)

Caroline Testout, one of the most popular, slightly fragrant; rose pink.

Etoile de France, continuous bloomer and fragrant;crimson.

Gruss an Teplitz, the best dark rose, and fragrant; velvety crimson.

Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, blooms of lovely shape, on long stems; pearly white.

Killarney, very popular and one of the best of its color; lovely pink.

Killarney, a "sport," same as the pink; white.

La France, especially good form, fragrant; bluish-pink.

Mrs. Aaron Ward, a vigorous plant, of compact growth, very popular; pinkish-yellow.

Richmond, a steady bloomer all summer, with a beautiful bud; rich deep red.

Hybrid Perpetuals.(Commonly known as June roses, and hardy. The following will bloom most of the summer.)

Anna de Diesbach (Gloire de Paris), splendid in the garden and fragrant; rich carmine.

American Beauty, successful in most localities; rose-carmine.

Frau Karl Druschki, very large and fragrant; snowy white.

General Jacqueminot, a favorite that does well everywhere; crimson.

Louis van Houtte, very desirable and fragrant; deep red.

Mrs. John Laing, late blooming and hardy, fragrant; lovely pink.

Mrs. R. G. Sharman-Crawford, a splendid bloomer; rose-pink.

Ulrich Brunner, large, fragrant, with well-formed flowers; cherry red.

Moss.(Loved for the beautiful fragrant buds with their mossy covering.)

Blanche Moreau, flowers in clusters; white.

Countess de Murinais, one of the best; white.

Crested Moss, finely crested; rose pink.

Henry Martin, very vigorous; crimson.

Luxembourg, exceptionally good; crimson.

Climbing and Rambler.(Used over walls, fences, pillars, arbors and trellises.)

Baby ramblers, 18 in. to 24 in. high, are good for hedges, beds, or carpeting, and can be bought in white, pink, salmon pink, red and yellow.

Climbing American Beauty, well worth growing; rose-pink.

Dorothy Perkins, a profuse bloomer and rapid grower; shell-pink.

Crimson Rambler, first of the ramblers, but disliked by many gardeners today; crimson.

Dr. Van Fleet, one of the best, resisting mildew and insects,—a gem; flesh-pink.

Excelsa, an improvement on the formerly popular crimson rambler; crimson.

Hiawatha, most brilliant of all, between 40 and 50 roses to the spray; carmine.

Tausendschœn, roses 3 in. across, graceful in form, and 10 or 15 to the truss; pink.

White Dorothy, like satisfactory Dorothy Perkins, except for color; white.

Yellow Rambler, new variety called "Aviator Bleriot," the first hardy yellow; yellow.

Briar, Austrian and Hybrids.(Loved by our grandmothers, and some known here in this country as far back as 1596. They must not be crowded.)

Austrian Copper, beautiful single reddish-copper and one of the oldest; copper.

Austrian Yellow, lovely single flowers (introducedlate in 1500); deep yellow.

English Sweet Briar, or Eglantine, loved for its fragrance, also single; pink.

Anne of Gerstein, very graceful; dark crimson.

Brenda, very dainty; peach.

Refulgence, fragrant foliage,—deepens in color on developing; scarlet to crimson.

The American grown rose, however, I find is considered by many people to be by far the best. While its slender brown stems are not as attractive to the ignorant gardener as the thick, green of the imported, it is much more adapted to our soil and climatic conditions. It is cheaper, too, and splendid varieties, in 2½-in. and 3-in. pots, can be bought as low as $5.00 or $6.00 a hundred from expert growers, by the person willing to start a rose garden and then wait a year for really fine results.

In lots of fifteen, however, many of these fine varieties of one-year-old plants can be bought for $1.00, with the growers' guarantee that "they will bloom the first and each succeeding year, from early spring until severe frost." The plants are small, of course, but who could ask for more at that price!

The (probably) best informed man in the Eastern United States recommends the following list of Teas and Hybrid Teas,—and it has been adoptedby a number of firms as suggestions for planting. Don't go looking for these plants at the 5- and 10-cent stores, for they never carry such specialties. They are cheap, though, and well known throughout this section, but they should be procured from people WHO MAKE A BUSINESS OF GROWING ROSES!

WhiteGrossherzogin AlexandraKaiserin Augusta VictoriaMarie GuillotWhite BougereYellowBlumenschmidtEtoile de LyonLady HillingdonSunburstLight PinkCol. R. S. WilliamsonHelen GoodMrs. Foley HobbsSouvenir du President CarnotWm. R. SmithYvonne VacherotDark PinkAuroraF. R. PatgerJonkheer J. L. MockLady Alice StanleyMaman CochetMme. Jules GrolezMrs. George ShawyerRadianceRedCrimson QueenEtoile de FranceMme. Eugene MarlittGeneral McArthurHelen GouldLaurent CarleRhea Reid

Vines, Tender and Hardy

They shall sit every man under his vine and under his figtree.Micahiv, 4.

They shall sit every man under his vine and under his figtree.

Micahiv, 4.

Everybodylikes a pretty vine, and there is sure to be some place where you will want to plant at least one. Where? Why, at one corner of the porch where you like to play; round the pillar at the front door, where you read, or by the window where you sit to sew; in the backyard to cover the clothespoles, hide the chicken fence, or screen some old, ugly building.

The common annual vines you probably know pretty well,—the climbing nasturtium, morning glory, moonflower, cypress vine, scarlet runner, hyacinth bean, wild cucumber, gourds and hops. They are treated very much alike, grow with littlecare if they only have something to climb on, and spread rapidly.

The hardy vines are not so easily disposed of. For instance, the clematis (with accent on theclem,) numbers throughout the world about one hundred and fifty species,—generally climbers,—in white, blue, purple, red and yellow, and ranges from the 2-ft. shrubby kind to the 25-ft. vine. While our common mountain clematis (Montana grandiflora) flowers as early as April, the Jackmani in mid-summer, and the Paniculata often as late as September, the Henryi is seen even in November. And while some can be grown from seed, the rest have to be propagated by cutting or grafting.

Right here let me again urge you to make sure of the particular kind of flower, plant or vine that you get, so that you will know how to treat it, and not count on flowers in June from a variety that blossoms in September, or expect purple posies from the white sort. The gentleman printing this book will not let me take space enough to go into details about every thing I mention (he says paperis too dear!) so the only way out of the difficulty is for me to make the lists include all the colors, all the heights, all the months of bloom, and then impress on YOU the necessity of ascertaining the particular kind you want to grow.

As the people you would ask might make a mistake about these things, get in the habit of looking them up for yourself. Go to the Public Library and just see the fascinating books that have been written about plants and flowers,—many for children and in the form of stories. For real facts, though, given in few words and easily found from a complete index in the back, ask for "The American Flower Garden," by Neltje Blanchan, or "The Garden Month by Month," by Mabel Cabot Sedgwick. This latter gives a little description of all thehardyplants and flowers, and is filled with beautiful pictures. And some of the big seed dealers and nurserymen get out fine catalogues that are really garden books in themselves, chock full of information accompanied by colored illustrations, which can be had for the asking!

THE ANNUAL CLIMBERS

NameColorHeightSowIndoorsSowOutdoorsGood forPlaceBloomingSeasonBalloon Vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum)WhiteSeedsin tinyballoons10 to15 ft.May 1st6 in.apartRapidgrowingSunBalsam Apple (Momordica)Hascuriousfruit10 ft.May 6in. apartTrellis orrock-workSunCardinal Climber (new) (Ipomœa quamoclit hybrid)Cardinal15 to20 ft.MarchMayRapidgrowingSunJuneCypress Vine (Ipomœa quamoclit)RedWhite10 to20 ft.MarchAprilMayDensemassSunJuneFire Bean, see Scarlet RunnerGourds, OrnamentalOddshapes15 to30 ft.MayOver arbor orsummer-houseSunHop, Japanese (annual) (Humulus)Green20 to30 ft.MayRapidgrowingArborsandscreensSunHyacinth Bean (Dolichos)PurpleWhite10 to20 ft.MayArborsandtrellisesSunJulyMoon Flower (Ipomœa bona-nox)White15 to30 ft.Feb. orMarchMayRapidgrowingSunJulytofrostMorning Glory (Ipomœa purpurea)WhitePinkPurpleBlue10 to20 ft.MayRapid growingSunJuly,Aug.Nasturtium, Tall (Tropæolum majus)Yellowsto reds6 to12 ft.MayScreensandtrellisesSunJulyto Oct.Scarlet Runner (Phaseolus multiflorus)Scarlet10 to12 ft.AprilMayScreensSunJulytofrostSweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus)Allcolors3 to6 ft.MarchTrain onbrush orchicken-wireSunJulyto Sept.Wild Cucumber (Echinocystis)White12 to15 ft.May 1stScreens orcoveringsSunJuly,Aug.

THE HARDY CLIMBERS

Note.—Different varieties of same kind will bloom at different times.

NameColorHeightStartOutdoorsGood forPlaceBloomingSeasonAkabia (Akabia quinata)Violet- brownLightscreenMay,JuneBittersweet (Celastrus scandens)Yellow20 ft.In thefallSun orshadeBrightseedsforwinterCinnamon Vine (Dioscorea)White15 to 30 ft.PlantrootsinearlyspringRapidgrowthSunJuly,Aug.Clematis (numerous varietis)White Red Purple5 to 25 ft.StartinearlyspringRapidgrowthStandspartshadeDifferentkinds atdifferenttimes.Juneto frostCreeping Spindle (Euonymus radicans)Evergreen trailerVariesinheightProcurerootsWallcoveringlike IvyDutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia)Brownish-yellowGrows to30 ft.MayDense shadeAnywhereHoneysuckle, Japanese (Lonicera Halliana)Yellow-white15 ft.ProcureplantsTrellisFenceWallsJuneto Aug.Hop, Perennial (Humulus lupulus)Green15 to20 ft.ProcurerootsTrellisSunIvy, Boston or Japan (Ampelopsis or Veitchii)SpreadsrapidlyProcureplantsCoverswalls ortreesSun orshadeIvy, English (Hedera helix)EvergreenProcureplantsWallcoveringShade-lovingKudzu Vine, Japanese (Pueraria Thunbergiana)Rosy-purple10 ft.FirstyearfromseedEarly springThickscreenSunAugustMatrimony Vine (Lycium barbaum)PurplishShrubbyProcure rootsOrnament and useSunLatesummerPea, Everlasting (Lathyrus latifolius)RedWhite6 to8 ft.Planttuberor seedTrellisorroughplacesSunAugust

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