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are doing finely with me. They are tender and should be grown 

 in a moist, shaded place. 



Phyllocactus. A genus of flat-stemmed cacti of which C. 

 latifrons is a sprawler. It has large white noctural flowers and 

 is epiphytic. I have a fine plant growing on a live oak in my 

 hammock. 



Piper. Pepper, Black Pepper. One of the species, P. futokad- 

 sura, has been tried in Florida and it is somewhat hardy as it is 

 from Japan; P. porphyrophyllum is a beautiful climber with 

 cordate leaves six inches long, deep bronzy green above with 

 numerous pink spots, the under surface dull purple. It ought to 

 be tried in lower Florida in moist hammock. 



Pithecoctenium dematideum and P. muricatum are allied to Big- 

 nonia and have white or whitish flowers. P. aubleti has pale rose 

 flowers and large, rough pods which are quite striking. I have 

 introduced this with many other interesting things from Cuba. 



Parana paniculata is a rapid grower with small white flowers, 

 related to the morning glories. It is cultivated by Professor 

 Nehrling at Gotha. 



Pothos. Two species are in cultivation here, P. aurea being 

 a rampant grower with large cordate leaves often fourteen by 

 eighteen inches, sometimes lobed, green, streaked and splashed 

 with straw color. P. argyraea is more delicate with one-sided 

 gray green leaves spotted white. Both climb by air roots and 

 delight in warm, moist, shaded places. 



Pueraria thunbergiana, Kudzu Vine, is perfectly hardy and is a 

 wonderfully vigorous grower with trifoliate leaves and purple 

 flowers. It should succeed all over the state and is valuable for 

 screens. 



Quisqualis indica. A climbing shrub from tropical Asia and 

 Africa with opposite leaves and clusters of rather small hand- 

 some reddish flowers which change color throughout the day. 

 It does well in lower Florida. 



Rosa, The Rose. But little need be added to what I have 

 already said of this genus. Among climbers Cherokee, Climb- 

 ing Devoniensis, Lamarck, Macartney, Marechal Niel, Ramona, 

 Solfaterre and a few others will be likely to do well in Florida. 

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