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tances among and over the trees in the forest and has great clus- 
ters of white flowers. .J have a young vine which is doing well. 
Beaumontia grandiflora is a superb vine with large, white fra- 
grant flowers, which has been successfully cultivated as far north 
as Tampa. Reasoner says that it is grand at Oneco. It is re- 
lated to the oleander. 
Bignonia. A genus of vines containing some of our finest 
garden ornaments. B. capreolata and var. atrosanguinea are 
hardy all over the state; B. iweediana is a delicate vine with 
yellow flowers, which clings by adventive roots and is quite 
hardy; B. speciosa is a grand vine with glossy, dark leaves and 
great clusters of large, purplish flowers, also somewhat hardy; 
B. argyreo-violescens has its leaves elegantly variegated with 
purple; B. buccinatoria from Mexico has evergreen leaves and 
flowers over two inches across and four in length, of a rich blood 
color; B. venusta bears immense clusters of fiery orange, long- 
tubed flowers in late winter and spring, one of the finest garden 
ornaments of lower Florida. 
Bougainvillea. Sprawling vines with simple leaves and incon- 
spicuous flowers, each subtended by a brilliant bract; when in 
bloom they are among the most gorgeous plants in cultivation. 
B. glabra and var. sanderiana are commonly cultivated and are 
much used at the north. B. spectabilis is a stronger grower; 
both have dazzlingly purple bracts. JB. lateritia may be only a 
variety of the latter: it has brick-red bracts. The two former 
are grown from half hardened cuttings or layers but the latter 
is difficult to propagate. There are those who disclaim against 
these gorgeous colors but nature has made them and on occasion 
uses them lavishly and I confess I am barbarian enough to admire 
them. 
Chlorocodon whitei is a strong growing vine with large, opposite 
leaves and axillary clusters of odd flowers which is easily grown. 
Probably tender. 
Cereus. Several species are scandent and are cultivated in 
South Florida. C. grandiflorus and C. nycticalus are a good deal 
alike, having angled, spiny stems and large white nocturnal flow- 
ers, the former fragrant. C. triangularis has three-winged stems 
and immense white, nocturnal blossoms. C. pitajaya (?) is a 
