CHAPTER XIII. 
ALLAMANDA. 
ANHIS plant was named in honor of Dr. Allamand, of 
= Leyden, and the genus consists principally of hand- 
some climbing shrubs. It is a native of Brazil and was 
introduced in 1846. It produces quantities of large funnel 
shaped flowers, which are of a bright yellow color, with 
a deeper yellow throat. They are extensively cultivated 
in the old country for greenhouse and conservatory 
decoration ; also are objects of much beauty in the green- 
houses of the North, but in the extreme South, where 
they live out the entire season through, their beauty 
reaches its finest perfection. Their rich glossy foliage 
and deep yellow blooms contrast finely. The vines enjoy 
the hottest sun and for this reason are well adapted to 
the climate of the Southern States, though by no means 
hardy in this section. Through Louisiana, Florida, 
Southern Texas and Mississippi they luxuriate in the 
open ground without Winter protection, and under the 
hottest sun, and it is no longer uncommon to see their 
superb flowers around the porches and doorways in the 
Southern cities, their beauty commanding attention from 
the mostcareless. Whennot grown ona porch or trained 
on the arbor, they may be planted on the lawn and 
trained on a trellis of any desired shape to suit the taste 
of the grower. A slight cutting back in the Spring 
before they start to grow will induce them to put forth 
