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CARDIOSPERMUM HALICACABUM, Hh. 5 to 10 feet. Has an 

 inflated membranous capsule, and is also known as Balloon 

 Vine. Sow as for Bryonopsis. 



COBCEA SCANDENS, T. P. 20 feet. Flowers the first season if 

 sown in March or earlier. Flowers purple. Tendrils. Sow 

 in light, sandy soil, pressing the thin seed down edgewise 

 into the soil. They will then need no further covering. 

 60 to 65 will suit them. Keep the soil barely moist till 

 they are up. 



CONVOLVULUS MAJOR, H. 15 feet. Flowering freely. Showy. 

 The new Japanese strain of Morning-Glories are much 

 more brilliant in coloring. Twining. Sow as early as pos. 

 sible, in a warm, sunny place, when the soil is suitable. 



DOLICHOS LABLAB, T. 10 to 20 feet. Flowers in clusters, 

 purple and white. Sow like the last. Known also as the 

 Hyacinth Bean. Twining. 



ECCREMOCARPUS SCABRA, Hh. P. 6 to 10 feet. Flowers tubular, 

 in clusters; orange. Graceful and pretty. If cut down in 

 the fall, and protected with leaves or straw, it will shoot up 

 the following season. Sow early, in a temperature of 60 

 to 70, or in the garden when the soil has become warm. 



HUMULUS JAPONICUS, T. The Japanese Hop. An excellent, 

 rapid climber. The variety variegatus has leaves blotched 

 with white. Twining. 15 feet. Sow in deep, rich soil, as 

 soon as dry enough. 



IPOMCEA COCCINEA, H. 10 feet or more. Small scarlet flowers. 



Twining. 



I. QUAMOCLIT, T. The "Cypress Vine." Delicately dissected 

 green foliage. Flowers rose, white, or scarlet. 10 feet or 

 more. Twining. 



I. GRANDIFLORA, and others, T. The "Moon Flower," "Even- 

 ing Glory." 20 to 30 feet. Flowers large, white, opening 

 in the evening twilight. Twining. The last, to flower, 

 should, if possible, be started in March. A temperature of 

 65 or 70 insures rapid germination. If a small notch is 

 cut through the hard shell, the seeds germinate in four 

 or five days. The other kinds may be started early, or 

 sown in the open ground after danger of frost is past. 



MAURANDYA BARCLAY ANA, Hh. P. A delicate and slender 

 climber. Purple flowers. 6 to 12 feet. There are also rose 



