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relatives among native plants. Our stout trumpet-creeper 

 climbs palmettos and other trees by means of aerial roots, 

 branches widely from their trunks, and bears large red 

 and yellow flowers. The cross-vine also climbs, but clings 

 tightly to the trees by its branched tendrils, which grow 

 from between the two leaflets of each leaf. The yellow 

 elder, planted as an ornamental, has become naturalized 

 in some places. The seeds of all are winged, and are in 

 leathery capsules four to seven inches long. 



Campsis radicans (Tecoma). Trumpet-creeper. Elowers 

 red outside, yellow within, 2-3 in. long, funnel-shaped with 

 5-lobed, spreading border, in terminal clusters. Stamens 4. 

 Woody vine. Leaves opposite, of 7-11 oval or elliptic, toothed 

 leaflets 1-3 in. long. Chiefly in woods and swamps. Bloom- 

 ing in spring and summer. Fla. to N. J., Texas, and Iowa. 



Bignonia cnicigera. Cross-vine. Trumpet-flower. Flowers 

 red or orange outside, yellow within, about 2 in. long, in 

 axillary clusters. Woody vine. Leaves opposite, of 2 oblong 

 leaflets 2-6 in. long. Woods and swamps. Fla. to Va., La., 

 and 111. 



Stenolobiuin stans (Tecoma). Yellow elder. Flowers yel- 

 low, fragrant, 1-2 in. long, in terminal panicles. Shrub 2-20 

 ft. tall. Leaves opposite, of 7 or 9 toothed leaflets 1-4 in. 

 long. Sandy soil. Blooming at intervals through the year. 

 Fla. 



MISTLETOE FAMILY (Loranthaceae) 



The mistletoe of tradition, and of Druidical use, does 

 not grow in America, but mistletoes of the same family, 

 species of Phomdendron, are common in Florida, where 

 these harmful parasites are seen growing as evergreen 

 bushes on the branches of various trees. The spikes of 

 pale one-seeded berries, from the axils of the opposite 

 leathery leaves, are more noticeable than the minute 

 flowers. 



