178 VINES 
large amounts of water at the roots. A very 
brief rest, in fact, merely a slight drying off, is 
sufficient after the blossoming period. 
The best species, called the bower plant of 
Australia (Tecoma jasminoides), is an evergreen 
which bears, during late summer, small clusters 
of rosy-white flowers. A form that is probably 
more common, is the cape honeysuckle (T. Capen- 
sis). This species carries large spikes of orange- 
red flowers during late summer and well into the 
fall. Other good species are the wonga-wonga 
vine (7. australis), with white and yellow flowers 
in large clusters; and 7. Ricasoliana, character- 
ized by large, loose panicles of pink flowers striped 
with red. 
Tacsonia is an attractive vine resembling 
closely the passion-flower in manner of growth, 
in the treatment required, and in its flowers, 
which, though large, are exceedingly pretty. 
~The best known species is T. Van Volxemii with 
immense red flowers, often seven inches across. 
Tacsonia Exoniensis is also red flowered but of 
a better shade, tinged with pink and violet. 
T. mollissima is the delicate species of the genus 
with small, drooping, rose-coloured blooms. 
The asparagus family, of which one species 
is a favourite vegetable with many persons, can 
