. The natural history of the farm; a guide to the practical study of the sources of our living in wild nature. Natural history. 286 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FARM the climbing roses and honeysuckles, of the scarlet trumpet-vine, of the virgin's-bower, of the morning-glory and the sweet pea. Most of these are fragrant as well as beautiful. Fragrant also are the less conspicu- ous flowers of the wild grape, the climbing hemp (Mikania scandens) of the marshes, and the apios. Vines are plants that cannot stand alone. They must have some sup- port to hang or lean upon. They vary in size from the wild
. The natural history of the farm; a guide to the practical study of the sources of our living in wild nature. Natural history. 286 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FARM the climbing roses and honeysuckles, of the scarlet trumpet-vine, of the virgin's-bower, of the morning-glory and the sweet pea. Most of these are fragrant as well as beautiful. Fragrant also are the less conspicu- ous flowers of the wild grape, the climbing hemp (Mikania scandens) of the marshes, and the apios. Vines are plants that cannot stand alone. They must have some sup- port to hang or lean upon. They vary in size from the wild grape that revels in the tops of the great trees of the forest, to the little cranberry that trails over the surface of the bog. They vary in strength from the wiry rattans to the succulent cucurbits. Some of them are possessed of special climbing apparatus; more of them sustain themselves by twining about their supports; some of the lesser herbaceous sorts maintain their position merely by leaning—resting their elbows, so to speak—^upon their neighbors. All of them are long of reach and rapid of. Fig. 120. A spray of wild 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 Needham, James G. (James George), 1868-1956. Ithaca, N. Y. , The Comstock Publishing Company
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