. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1897. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. THE HOME SURROUNDINGS. " I saw in one of the numbers of your paper a paragraph requesting the mem- bers to send some views of their flowers, etc. I herewith enclose a corner of foliage plants and begonias and vines growing on our porch, which has been very much admired; trusting it will find a place in your ; Too little use is made of climbers for beautifying the porch, festooning the the Morning (llory is not to be despised, growing up from seed so quickly, and climbing up a cord with its wealth of
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1897. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. THE HOME SURROUNDINGS. " I saw in one of the numbers of your paper a paragraph requesting the mem- bers to send some views of their flowers, etc. I herewith enclose a corner of foliage plants and begonias and vines growing on our porch, which has been very much admired; trusting it will find a place in your ; Too little use is made of climbers for beautifying the porch, festooning the the Morning (llory is not to be despised, growing up from seed so quickly, and climbing up a cord with its wealth of color. Then we have in Muskoka a native clematis of considerable valueâ C. Virginiana. Samples of this climber were sent us a few years ago by Mr. J. P. Cockburn, one of our members at Gravenhurst, and we have been much pleased with it, for it is a graceful. â il' \ lIulTTl. gables, or hiding defects of our houses. The finest home may be made attrac- tive by their use, and the most dilapi- dated house, without paint or ornament may become artistic and interesting through their transforming grace. Nor need the cost be much. The Virginia Creeper grows well in Ontario, in many places festooning the trees from trunk to branch. It may easily be transplanted, and being a vigorous grower it soon cov- ersa barewall with triflingsupports. Even climber, dying back only a portion of the new growth each year, while its numerous corymbs of small white flow- ers are very pretty. Besides these we have the ('limbing Bittersweet, the Sweet-scented Wild Cirape, and several others. Then there are a great many elegant exotic climbers for those who can afford the expense. The clematis especially affords a great variety, the best-known of which is C. with its wcaUii. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original
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