104 VINES, HARDY AND TENDER. 



to cover pillars or rafters, these shoots can easily be untied and fastened 

 in the positions in which they are wanted to bloom. 



Ipomoea grandiflora (The Moonf lower) Plants from Autumnrooted 

 cuttings which were shifted on after the first potting, will, by the begin- 

 ning of February, be throwing out a quantity of shoots which are 

 intended to be utilized for cuttings. When these shoots get a foot or 

 more in length nip the ends out, as by doing so the remaining part will 

 ripen more quickly and provide better material for single eye cuttings. 

 The plants from these will be large enough by planting-out time. Large 

 flowering plants of the common Moonflower will often ripen considerable 

 quantities of seed; these, when gathered, are very large and rather soft, 

 but when kept for some time they diminish in size and get very hard, so 

 much so that they refuse to germinate under ordinary conditions. Put 

 them into a saucer of water and stand the vessel on a warm bench for a 

 day or two, when the seeds will soften. This condition will be indicated 

 by their swelling to two or three times their normal size; they should 

 then be sown singly in small pots, keeping the soil only slightly moist 

 to prevent rotting. The Moonflower is comparatively seldom seen. One 

 of the probable reasons is, that at the planting-out season the vines are 

 unattractive-looking, and as most people want plants in bloom when 

 they buy, the Moonflower is overlooked. Plants should bein 4-inch pots 

 before planting out, as those out of smaller sized pots take too long a 

 time to develop. 



KADSURA JAPONICA A rather-attractive looking vine allied to the 

 Magnolias, with small yellowish white pendant flowers. It is propa- 

 gated from the ripe wood in August. 



LAPAQERIA ROSEA and L. ALBA Our hot Summers are not favora- 

 ble for the growth of this plant under ordinary circumstances. Where a 

 cool shaded spot can be devoted to it success may follow. To flower 

 well the Lapageria should be planted out. Propagation is best effected 

 by layering the stems. This subject is one of the choicest of cool green- 

 house climbers. 



LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS ALBUS is among the finest of Summer 

 flowering herbaceous plants. The flowers are pure white arid come in 

 very useful for making up designs. It is a comparatively scarce plant and 

 the seeds offered by dealers are not always to be depended upon, as the 

 pollen from the pink flowered one, usually to be found in gardens, seems 

 to act quicker on tne stigmas of the white variety than its own polle'n. 

 In seeding theyshould be kept apart so that there will be no danger 

 of their mixing. Sow the seeds indoors, in boxes or flats, and keep in 

 growth all Winter. In a temperate house the plants will only be in 3- 

 inch pots by planting-out time in the Spring. To support the vines run 

 some stout branches in the ground around the plants, bend and tie 

 together at the top. 



Sweet Peas are sown at different seasons in different localities, to be 

 in bloom at or about the same time. In the vicinity of Washington the 

 crop put in the ground during the latter half of September is usually 3 

 or 4 inches high by the beginning of December. The crop put in from 



