. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 222 The American Florist. Sept. 5, anything to form part of the house embellishment but vines. We want vines to tie together, to hold and intertwine, to weave nature's mantle of shelter, lending grace and protection to the tree in compensation for its strength of sup- port and endurance. The tree and vine have evolved together, and we want to continue them so. The clematis is showy and thrifty, and the porch railing is a tolerable substitute for a natural support, but the house is still bare or bleak; if this litt
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 222 The American Florist. Sept. 5, anything to form part of the house embellishment but vines. We want vines to tie together, to hold and intertwine, to weave nature's mantle of shelter, lending grace and protection to the tree in compensation for its strength of sup- port and endurance. The tree and vine have evolved together, and we want to continue them so. The clematis is showy and thrifty, and the porch railing is a tolerable substitute for a natural support, but the house is still bare or bleak; if this little bashful tree would move up to the base of steps and assist the vine in draping the porch roof, and if close by the bay window a graceful can- opy of the ailanthus tree was suspended, we would feel that the owner was more companionable with nature, and that her soothing influences were being exerted for his peace and tVanquility. Another example will show you such a con- dition in an early stage of development: there both the aralia and the ailanthus and the vines just making each other's acquaintance. Some shrubs set out last fall along the base have failed, a few cas- tor beans have been enlisted for tem- porary assistance. If in four years from now this place will look as though no gardener ever touched it, it will be beau- tiful, because nature will have found a congenial spot on which to vegetate. "I wish now to speak of a very impor- tant difficulty frequently met with in suc- cessfully beautifying homes by planting. It is a matter more carefully considered by the forester than the gardener. You must know that you may expose your- self to a strong wind of a prairie and suffer no harm, but you may sit by a crack in the wall and be killed with the same air under even less pressure; you know how you blow a spoon of soup to cool it, and how you breathe on your hands to warm them, the difference in temperature being caused by the forma- tion of your lips. Now trees suff
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