CAMPSIDIUM 



CAMPSIS 



651 



fls. about l^z in. long, oretnge: caps. 3-4 in. long, nar- 

 rowly elliptic-oblong. Chile. G.C. 1870:1182. B.M. 

 6111. F.S. 20:2142. 



filicifolium, Van Geert (Tecoma filicifblia, Nichols.). 

 Climbing evergreen shrub: Ivs. odd-pinnate, 5 in. long; 

 Ifts. 19-25, ovate, with 2 or 3 lobes on each 

 side, the larger lobes sometimes dentate. Fiji 

 Isls. F. 1874:280. ALFRED REHDER. 



CAMPSIS (Greek kampsis, curve, refer- 

 ring to the curved stamens). Bignoniacex. 

 TRUMPET-CREEPER. Ornamental 

 vines cultivated for their strik- 

 ing scarlet or orange flowers. 



Deciduous woody plants, climb- 

 ing by aerial rootlets, with oppo- 

 site, odd -pinnate Ivs., large 

 orange or scarlet fls. in terminal 

 clusters or panicles, followed by 

 large elongated 

 caps. : calyx tubu- 

 lar - campanulate, 



773. Trumpet-vine Campsis 

 radicans. ( X K) 



leathery, un- 

 equally 5- 

 toothed; corolla 

 f unnelf orm- 

 campanulate, enlarged 

 above the calyx, 5-lobed, 

 with spreading lobes, 

 slightly 2-lipped; stamens 

 4, 2 longer and 2 shorter 

 with diverging anthers; 

 ovary 2-loculed, sur- 

 rounded at the base by a 

 large disk : f r. an elongated 

 caps., loculicidally dehis- 

 cent, with the 2 valves 

 separating from the sep- 

 tum to which the seeds 

 are attached; seeds numerous, compressed, with 2 large 

 translucent wings. One species in N. Amer. and one in 

 China and Japan. By some botanists, Bignonia is con- 

 sidered the correct name for this genus, because the 

 original description was chiefly based on C. radicans, 

 while Tecoma is the proper name for the genus known 

 as Stenolobium. 



The hardiest species is C. radicans, which may be 

 grown as far north as Massachusetts, at least in shel- 

 tered positions, while C. chinensis is more tender; the 

 hybrid is intermediate between the two in hardiness. 

 C. chinensis and C. hybrida, as well as C. radicans var. 

 speciosa, can be grown as bushy specimens and will 

 bloom freely on the young shoots, even if cut back 

 almost to the ground by frost. Such plants can be 

 easily protected during the winter by laying them 

 down and covering them with earth. C. radicans is 

 particularly adapted for covering walls and rocks, as it 

 climbs with aerial rootlets and clings firmly to its sup- 

 port. The species of campsis prefer rich rather moist 

 soil and sunny positions. Propagated by seeds, by 

 greenwood cuttings under glass, or by hardwood and 

 also by root-cuttings and layers. 



Trumpet -vines in the South. The trumpet- vines 

 are very successfully cultivated in Florida, being well 

 adapted to the soil and climate, but to do their best 

 need to be planted from the start in rich soil; and in 

 addition they should be well fertilized at least once a 

 year. They prefer a fertilizer rich in nitrogen; and a 

 heavy mulch will also prove very beneficial. They 

 should be grown on posts and tall stumps, or they may 

 be trained over small oaks, persimmon trees or catalpas. 

 Other bignoniads of similar culture are Tecomaria 

 capensis, a half-climbing species with scarlet flowers eff ec- 



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tively used for decoration of the veranda, and Tecoma 

 stans. That and Campsis chinensis are the two showiest 

 bignoniads cultivated in Florida, the latter being a 

 climber, flowering abundantly in May and June, while 

 the first one is a large-growing bushy species opening 

 its immense corymbs of vivid yellow flowers the latter 

 part of November and early in December. The Chinese 

 trumpet creeper, C. chinensis, is the most floriferous 

 and gorgeous. In the writer's garden a large pine stump, 

 about 16 feet high, in May and June is completely 

 covered with masses of brilliant fiery orange-scarlet 

 flowers which can be seen at a distance of half a mile. 

 The flowers are much larger, more brilliant and much 

 more abundantly produced than those of the native 

 C. radicans. It is sometimes infested by a voracious 

 caterpillar, which devours the leaves greedily. The 

 lubber grasshoppers also attack the lower foliage. C. 

 chinensis grows well in the poor sandy soil, perfecting 

 luxuriant shoots 25 to 30 feet long in one season if well 

 fertilized. The native trumpet creeper, C. radicans, is 

 very common in the southern woodlands and fields. 

 There is a great variety in the brilliancy of the blos- 

 soms. This is an excellent plant for covering the bare 

 trunks of palmettos. (H. Nehrling.) 



radicans. Seem. (Tecoma radicans, Juss. Bignonia 

 radicans, Linn.). TRUMPET-CREEPER. TRUMPET- VINE. 



T R U M P E T-HONEYSUCKLE. 



Figs. 773, 774. High-climb- ^ 



ing shrub, clinging with 

 rootlets: Ivs. odd-pinnate; 

 Ifts. 9-11, oval to ovate- 

 oblong, acuminate, serrate, 

 dark green above, pale and 

 pubescent beneath, at least - r 3 

 along the midrib, l%-2% 

 in. long: fls. in terminal 

 racemes; corolla tubular- 

 f unnelf orm, about 3 in. long, 

 with 5 spreading lobes, usu- 

 ally orange with scarlet 

 limb, tube almost thrice as 

 long as the short-toothed 

 calyx: fr. cylindric-oblong, 

 keeled along the sutures, '** 

 stalked and with a beak at 

 the apex, 3-5 in. long. July- 

 Sept. Pa. and 111. to Fla. 

 and Texas. B.M. 485. Gn. 

 22, p. 339. F. 1873, p. 220. 

 A. F. 12:34. Mn. 2:9. 

 Var. atropurpurea, Voss 

 (var. grandifldra atropur- 

 purea, Hort.). With large, "' 

 deep scarlet fls. Var. spe- 

 cidsa, Voss. Scarcely climb- 

 ing, usually forming a bush 

 with long and slender 

 branches: Ifts. small, oval, 

 abruptly narrowed into a 

 slender point often %in. 

 long: fls. orange-red, with 

 rather straight tube; limb 

 about 134 in. across. Var. * 

 prsfecox, Schneid. Large 

 scarlet fls. in June. Var. 

 aurea, Hort. Fls. yellow. 



chinensis, Voss (Tecoma 

 grandifldra, Delaun. T. chi- 

 nensis, C. Koch. Bignonia 

 chinensis, Lam. C.adrepens, 

 Lour.). CHINESE TRUMPET- 

 CREEPER. Fig. 775 (adapted % 

 from Gardening). Climbing ?74. The Trumpet-creeper 

 shrub, with few or no aerial climbs by means of aerial 

 rootlets: Ivs. odd-pinnate; roots. Campsis radicans. 



