106 PRESENT-DAY GARDENING 



MANDEVILLA 



Mandevillas are tall-growing shrubs, chiefly natives of 

 tropical America. M. suaveolens, the only species cultivated, 

 is a handsome, deciduous, half-hardy plant with large, white 

 flowers. Introduced from Buenos Aires, where it is known 

 as Chilian Jasmine. Planted out in peat and loam in the 

 greenhouse, and trained up the rafters, it is quite at home, 

 and it can be grown out of doors in mild districts if some 

 protection is afforded in winter. Propagated by cuttings 

 of the small side-shoots. 



MARCGRAVIA 



A tropical American genus of epiphytal shrubs, notable 

 for their Ivy-like habit, with two stages of growth, the 

 juvenile stage having ovate leaves and clinging closely, 

 while the mature stage has lanceolate leaves and does not 

 cling. M. umbellata (dubid) is a useful wall plant for the 

 stove. The plant known in gardens as M. paradoxa is 

 Monstera tenuis, while that grown as M. indica is a Pothos. 

 Propagated by cuttings. See also p. 69. 



MAURANDIA 



Mexican herbs with showy violet, purple, or rose- 

 coloured flowers. In addition to being cultivated in green- 

 houses the best-known species, M. Barclayana and M. 

 scandens and their varieties, are well adapted for covering 

 trellises out of doors in summer, and they succeed best in 

 moderately rich, sandy loam. Plants raised from seeds 

 sown in gentle heat in early spring will flower the same 

 summer if planted out in a sheltered place at the end 

 of May. 



