CLIMBING AND TRAILING PLANTS I51 
flower, and deserves a place in every home. ‘The scarlet fiow- 
ering varieties are less common, but comparatively easy to ob- 
tain. Propagated by cuttings 
and grown in rich soil. || 
Solanum jasminoides is a Al I 
very fine climber of the Potato 
family, producing large clusters == 
of pure white flowers. ‘This is 
useful for vases, baskets, and 
window-boxes, and is perhaps | | 
the best plant of its class for 
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either purpose. Propagated by /. # 
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Stigmaphyllum ciliatum. “uk 
Butterfly Vine. One of the aM 
prettiest and most floriferous White Passion Flower. 
Passtfiora cwriulea alba, 
climbers for a warm, sunny po- 
sition. ‘The flowers are bright yellow, the leaves heart-shaped. 
This beautiful plant will do well in very small pots, is always 
clean and free from insects. The slender stems and its graceful 
habit make it one of the most ornamental plants. 
Thunbergia alata. Tender annual with white or buff-col- 
ored flowers, easily propagated by seeds and treated as Cobea, 
Th. erecta is a woody plant, with dark willow-like leaves, 
and large axillary flowers of a fine blue color. Propagated by 
cuttings. ‘This is a fine, bushy plant. 
Smilax is a well-known green-house climber, extensively 
grown in this country for florist work. It does not, as a rule, 
thrive in a house. 
Zeneria scabra. A plant of the Gourd-family, with palmate 
