IN FLORIDA I6l 



small one-sided leaves; a second which has larger leaves, grows 

 out free, and bears fruit. It is fine for covering trees or walls 

 and will stand considerable frost. F. villosa is a stronger grower 

 with larger leaves. F. quercifolia has leaves shaped like those of 

 an oak. 



Gloriosa. Climbing plants belonging to the Lily family, cling- 

 ing by tendril-like processes at the ends of the leaves and bearing 

 in summer and fall elegant lily-like flowers. G. virescens and 

 G. superba are cultivated to some extent in this state. They are 

 from the Oriental Tropics but as they die down in the fall they 

 may probably be grown over most of Florida. 



Hedera helix, English Ivy. Too well known to need descrip- 

 tion; does finely in the northern half of the state. 



Hoya, the well-known Wax Plant, has not done well for me, 

 and others who have tried it have had a similar experience. 



Ipomoea. An immense genus, mostly climbers and generally 

 known as morning glories. The commonest is I. purpurea, cul- 

 tivated widely and now escaped in many places where its lovely 

 purple flowers gladden the eye. Another, I. quamodit, the Cy- 

 press Vine, has dissected leaves and scarlet flowers. One of the 

 queens of the genus is I. horsfalliaewith lobed leaves and splendid 

 rosy crimson flowers. /. tuberosa has five- to seven-lobed leaves 

 and yellow bloom; I. sidifolia from Cuba has clusters of white 

 flowers at Christmas; all of these are tropical. 



Jasminum, Jessamine or Jasmine. The South is often called 

 "The Land of the Jessamine" and we naturally associate these 

 beautiful and fragrant plants with home life throughout the 

 Southern States. All do well in Florida, most of them being 

 more or less hardy; among these are /. simplicifolium, J. pu- 

 bescens, J. officinale and /. grandiflorum with white flowers, and 

 /. humile and /. primulinum with yellow blossoms. /. sambac, 

 Arabian Jessamine, with fragrant white flowers, is tender. All 

 of these are sprawlers but may be grown as shrubs by proper 

 trimming. 



Lonicera, Honeysuckle." A few species do well in the cooler 

 part of the state and among these is L.japonica which is too well 

 known to need comment. 



