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planted on pine land they do finely with plenty of water and 
fertilizer. They are quite tender. 
Cobaea scandens is a rapid climber with compound leaves and 
bell-shaped greenish purple flowers, which comes from Mexico 
and is rather tender. Reasoner tells me that it does fairly well 
at Oneco. . 
Combretum. This genus contains climbers with magnificent 
flowers which are usually arranged in one-sided spikes. C. coc- 
cineum, C. grandiflorum and C. laxiflorum are among the finest 
and should be tried in the warmest part of the state. I have 
several times imported plants but they have reached me in such 
condition that they have died. 
Crvptostegia grandiflora is a climber from Tropical Africa with 
opposite, glossy, oval leaves and large, pale purple, campanulate 
flowers. C. madagascariensis has reddish leaves and pale purple 
blossoms. Both do exceedingly well here and are very handsome. 
The milky juice of these vines produces caoutchouc. 
Dioscorea. Tropical vines with cordate or sagittate, strongly 
ribbed leaves and greenish yellow flowers in long spikes. They 
bear curious air tubers and the entire plants are attractive, 
though they die down in winter. They do excellently here. 
Dipladenia. A genus of very handsome, mostly twining 
shrubs which grow at considerable elevations on mountains in 
tropical South America, hence they will probably stand some 
cold. They are related to Allamanda and are as attractive as 
are the members of that genus. They should be tried here by 
all means. 
Epipremnum mirabile. A climbing aroid which attaches itself 
to the trunks of trees by air roots after the manner of the Ceri- 
man. At first the leaves are lanceolate, those following are 
broader, later ones are incised on one side and the final leaves 
are deeply incised around the entire border. It has large boat- 
shaped spathes and is close to Monstera. I have two fine plants 
from cuttings sent from the Philippines. Tender, no doubt. 
Ficus. This polymorphus genus is represented by several 
vines, the most common one being F. repens. This clings to 
trees and walls with its adventive roots and has two kinds of 
growth; the commoner one with closely appressed stems and 
