. The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extent. Illustrated by upward of two hundred plates and engravings of plans for residences and their grounds, of trees and shrubs, and garden embellishments; with descriptions of the beautiful and hardy trees and shrubs grown in the United States. Landscape gardening; Trees. Fif7. CHAPTER VI. VINES AND CREEPEKS. NO one needs to be reminded of the beauty of vines and creepers. Many of the most vigorous and beautiful vines in the world are indigenous in our woods, in all the States ; growing on the loftiest trees, and clothing even th
. The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extent. Illustrated by upward of two hundred plates and engravings of plans for residences and their grounds, of trees and shrubs, and garden embellishments; with descriptions of the beautiful and hardy trees and shrubs grown in the United States. Landscape gardening; Trees. Fif7. CHAPTER VI. VINES AND CREEPEKS. NO one needs to be reminded of the beauty of vines and creepers. Many of the most vigorous and beautiful vines in the world are indigenous in our woods, in all the States ; growing on the loftiest trees, and clothing even their summits with the waving streamers of their foliage. The different sorts of vines may be distinguished as creepers, twiners, climbers, and trailers. The creepers are those which throw out little roots from their stems as they climb, by which they attach themselves to the bark of trees and rough walls, like the Virginia creeper and English ivy. Twiners, honeysuckles for instance, rise. 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 Scott, Frank J. (Frank Jesup), 1828-1919. New York, John B. Alden
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