198 FLOWER-GARDEN CLIMBING PLANTS. [APRIL. 



sirable In many situations, being likewise of luxuriant 

 growth. It will cover in a few years an area of fifty 

 feet; flowers of an orange scarlet colour, blooming from 

 May to August. 



B. grandiflora, now given to Tecoma, has large orange 

 coloured flowers, blooming from June to August, and 

 grows very fast. We are not positive that it will stand 

 our winters without protection. 



B. rddicans, is likewise given to Tecbma, and is a na- 

 tive plant. When in flower it is highly ornamental, but 

 it requires great attention to keep it in regular order, 

 being of a strong rough nature ; in bloom from June to 

 August. 



Peripldca grcecci, is a climber of extraordinary growth. 

 Well established plants grow thirty or forty feet in one 

 season; flowers in clusters from May to July, of a brown- 

 ish yellow colour, and hairy inside ; leaves smooth, 

 ovate, lanceolate, wood slender, twining, and elastic. 



Hedera Helix, Irish Ivy, is a valuable evergreen for 

 covering naked walls, or any other unsightly object. 

 The foliage is of a lively green, leaves from three to 

 five angled. There are several varieties of it, all valua- 

 ble for growing in confined shady situations where no 

 other plant will thrive. 



Ampelopsis hederdcea. This plant is commonly em- 

 ployed for covering walls, for which the rapidity of its 

 growth, and the largeness of the leaves, render it ex- 

 tremely appropriate. There are several species of the 

 genus, all resembling the Vine in habit and in flower. 



It is called by some Cissus hederdcea, which is certainly 



