52 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
terminal clusters, and suggest the native climber, 7ecoma 
radicans. The plant differs from Bignonia by the tomentose 
calyx and ovary and exserted stamens. 
SOLANDRA NITIDA 
This is a handsome shrub-like chmber of Mexico named in 
honor of Daniel C. Solander, a Swedish naturalist and trav- 
eler. The common species, 8. grandiflora, has been grown in 
Kurope in greenhouses since about 1760, and later in Cali- 
fornia and Florida, in the open. It is rarely used as a green- 
house climber in this country, however, due to its habit, which 
necessitates training and securing the branches to their sup- 
port. 
An excellent specimen of S. nitida may be seen in the palm 
house at the Garden, where it is trained up the iron girder sup- 
port at the northwest corner. This plant was sent from San 
Diego, California, in 1912, and, due to the tropical atmosphere 
of the house, has grown rapidly, now reaching 30 feet in 
height. The flowers are showy and massive, and the foliage 
entire, shiny green above and whitish beneath. The branches 
range from several inches in diameter at the base to about 
the width of a thumb above. 
The flowers in the bud stage resemble a drum-stick about 
one foot in length with four prominent indentations equally 
spaced upon the dilated end or apex. The persistent calyx is 
light green, deeply cleft, about two inches in length. The co- 
rolla is the showiest portion of the floral envelope, being vase- 
shaped or funnel-form, with five prominent bright yellow 
lobes, the interior of which are striated with a single purplish 
brown line. The texture of the entire corolla resembles that of 
a chamois skin. A disappointing feature of the flower is its 
short duration, the large yellow portion often dropping to the 
ground within twelve hours after opening. The buds, even if 
eut and placed jn water, will not open, but will gradually 
shrivel and perish. 
NATIVE PLANTS SUITABLE FOR THE GARDENS OF 
MISSOURI AND ADJOINING STATES 
Il. HARDY NATIVE PLANTS FOR THE WATER GARDEN 
All the plants enumerated below ordinarily grow in decayed 
vegetable matter and consequently require a rich soil. If the 
soil in which these plants are to be planted is not of this na- 
ture, it must be made so artificially. A turfy loam combined 
with well-decayed cow manure, two parts of the former and 
one of the latter, makes a good mixture for the growing of 
these plants. The depth of this soil should be from 18 inches 
to 2 feet and should be composted and turned over several 
