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markable by reason of long, tail-like expansions of the 

 corolla lobes. 5. Bullenianus, whose flowers combine pink, 

 yellow, and purple, and 5. Petersianus, var. grandiflorus, 

 red and yellow, are desirable stove climbers, others of the 

 more usually cultivated species being comparatively dwarf. 

 They require loam and peat. Propagation by cuttings in 

 heat. 



TACSONIA 



Tropical American climbers with conspicuous pendulous 

 flowers resembling those of Passiflora, the two genera 

 being also alike in their cultural requirements. The 

 following are suitable for planting in a well-drained and 

 sunny greenhouse border : T. insignis, large crimson 

 flowers ; T. manicata (ignea), scarlet flowers, strong-growing ; 

 T. mollisima, long-tubed, pink flowers ; T. Van Volxemii, 

 crimson flowers, very free and strong-growing ; and T. 

 exoniensis (Van Volxemii x molltsima). Propagation by 

 cuttings of the young shoots in spring. 



TECOMA 



Trumpet Creeper. The tall-growing North American 

 T. radicansj which produces very snowy orange and scarlet 

 flowers in autumn, and clings to walls like Ivy, is hardy 

 in most parts of the country. There are well-marked varie- 

 ties in major, flava, speciosa, grandiflora, and purpurea. 

 7*. grandiflora (China), and its varieties, have more showy 

 flowers and larger foliage, but are not so hardy. T. capensis 

 is a greenhouse species, best treated as a pot shrub. Propa- 

 gation by root cuttings, cuttings of the young shoots, or by 

 layering. The semi-hardy Tecomas deserve to be more 



