72 THE BOOK OF CLIMBING PLANTS 



Then the Aganosmas are showy climbers, not generally 

 known, whose corymbs of flowers are pleasing when 

 open. They like a stove or warm greenhouse, and are 

 cultivated in good, mellow loam, with equal parts of 

 leaf-soil or peat, and sand. Either of those named in 

 the tables are worth growing where neat twining plants 

 are desired. Akebia quinata, named also among the 

 hardy climbers, is deserving of a cold greenhouse in 

 colder localities, and is a pleasing twining plant without 

 much brilliance. 



Requiring almost the same treatment and closely 

 allied are the Bomareas and the climbing Alstroemeria 

 densiflora, both of which are tuberous-rooted twiners, 

 and require hardly any protection save a glass roof over 

 them, such as is yielded by an unheated greenhouse. 

 They like a well-drained soil of peat, leaf-soil and 

 sand, and plenty of water while in growth, but rest in 

 winter. They may either be cultivated in pots or 

 planted out. Propagation is by seeds, sown as soon as 

 ripe in heat, or by division of the tuberous roots. B. 

 Carderi and B. oligantha are among the best. 



Aristolochias are singular-flowered plants and are the 

 object of much interest when in bloom, while the 

 ornamental character of the foliage of almost all the 

 species makes them appreciated at nearly all times. 

 They do best planted out in good, rather rough loam, 

 with a little sharp sand and well-rotted manure, and 

 the greater number are suited for growing round a 

 tall pillar or on the rafters of a large house, though 

 the weaker sorts can be grown on a trellis and in pots. 

 They are increased by cuttings in heat under a glass. 

 A selection from among the best appears in the table. 



But few know the West Indian stove climber called 

 Amphilophium or Amphilobium paniculatum, which has 

 panicles of rosy flowers, and likes a compost of loam, 

 with some peat. It is grown from cuttings of the 



