Sept 18—A few of our common climbing plants are worthy of mention in these notes. Fences along many of our roads look quite attractive in the early morning: the pale blue convolvulus which we see everywhere does brighten up the countryside, is also a pink bindweed and a purplish coloured one; but we like the pale blue variety best of all The Luffa is also a common climber, its cucumber-like leaves are screening many unsightly bamboo fences while the yellow flowers add a touch of colour. Lufa cylindrical as this climber is"known-botanically, is a native of China and Japan which has been introduced into many other countries. It is sometimes used as a vegetable while in a young state, but if is perhaps
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