156 ORNAMENTAL GARDENING 
Punica granatum, Pomegranate. A large shrub or small tree 
bearing handsome scarlet flowers followed by good-sized, edible 
fruits. It is hardy almost as far north as Washington and does 
well throughout the state. It should be well fertilized. 
Rhodomyrtus tomentosus is a shrub that bears handsome 
purplish pink flowers and fine edible berries. MacLaren reports 
that it does well with him at Fernandina and it flourishes with me. 
Tamarindus indica, Tamarind, has been discussed in the list 
of ornamental exotic trees. 
ORNAMENTAL VINES AND CREEPERS. 
Abrus precatorius, Crab’s Eye Vine. A delicate vine with 
pinnate leaves, inconspicuous flowers and pods of scarlet beans, 
each with a black eye. It is believed to be a native of the East 
Indies and Tenison-Woods says that it grows in Malaysia just 
inside of the mangroves; as it is found in the tropics around the 
world it is probable that the seeds have been distributed by 
the sea. The leaves are rich in licorice and are fine to eat but 
it is claimed that the seeds are poisonous. When once estab- 
lished on a place it spreads rapidly by means of its seeds. 
A gdestes clematidea is a tender climbing herbaceous plant from 
Mexico with soft, cordate leaves and lovely panicles of small, pure 
white flowers in summer and fall. The young shoots hang down 
and over them the leaves are beautifully imbricated, making a 
handsome plant when not in flower; but when it is in full bloom it 
is simply superb. The tuberousroots sometimes attain a diameter 
of two feet and with the whole of the plant are ill-smelling. 
Allamanda. These beautiful shrubs are among the queens of 
the flower garden and the finest is A. hendersom. If given a 
good place and well fed it is a rampant grower and is covered 
most of the year with its large, trumpet-shaped, golden yellow 
blossoms. I have a vine growing over my porch; the tree frogs 
make their homes in its great flower tubes and the dear little 
creatures always notify me when they expect rain, though some- 
times they seem to be mistaken. A. cathartica has rather small 
obovate leaves, the flowers marked with white in the throat; 
A. schotti is a strong grower. A. violacea is a fine plant with 
violet-tinted flowers of which excellent specimens are growing at 
