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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. 



Cryptostegia 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 



