72 VINES, HARDY AND TENDER. 



well adapted for wire trellis work. There are other good forms, such 

 as Countess of York, Countess of Onslow and Duchess of Albany. 



CLERODENDRON THOMSON>E— A wonderfully floriferous vine, which 

 can be flowered successfully in 6 and 8-inch pots. Old plants may 

 be allowed to get in a dormant state in Autumn reduced and repotted 

 in February, but as much as possible of the old wood saved, as from 

 this they produce flowers on short growths. Each plant will require 

 the support of three or four stocks. Cuttings may be struck in Spriog 

 and planted out during the hot months to make growth. The flower is 

 bright crimson, the calyx being large and pure white. 



C. speciosum— In growth this resembles the above. The flowers are 

 scarlet, and the calyx tinged with red. 



CLITORIA TERNATEA— A half-hardy annual vine, and one of the 



very best, making an exceedingly pleasing display when in rich soil and 

 given supports about 4 feet high. The flowers are dark blue, in shape 

 and size resembling those of the Sweet Pea. The seed should be started 

 indoors early. The seedlings, no matter how carefully they are tended, 

 look as if they had a hard struggle for existence, but under the influence 

 of full sunshine they will make good plants by the middle of May, when 

 they may be planted out for the Summer. This vine is sometimes grown 

 as a creeper, but the very attractive flowers are better seen when it is 

 allowed to climb. It is an ideal plant for growing on iron railings. 

 There are pink, white, and double-flowered forms. 



COBi^A SCANDENS— When grown indoors as a perennial this vine 

 will attain a length of 30 feet. In this country it is principally grown 

 as an annual for outdoor use in Summer. As the seeds germinate quickly 

 and need pricking off shortly, or almost immediately after germinating, 

 owing to their large cotyledons, it will save time to put each seed in a 

 2-inch pot; fill the pots and merely press the seed in edgewise. No cov- 

 ering is necessary if the seed be pressed in deeply so that only the upper 

 edge is seen when the soil is settled by watering. C. s. variegata is a 

 preuty form for the greenhouse. Increased by cuttings. 



HEDERA HELIX (English Ivy) — The varieties of this species are numer- 

 ous; some have very small leaves like H. Doneraliensis, others are very 

 large leaved, as, for instance, H. dentata. Others again are beautifully 

 variegated. Nearly all of the Ivies make good pot plants, and some of 

 the varieties will develop more leaves and stems to a given size of pot 

 than any other plant in cultivation. If the cuttings are taken from 

 outdoor plants propagation should be done in Autumn, as then the foil- ' 

 age is at its best, and it keeps splendidly during the Winter months on 

 good-sized cuttings rooted in frames. The variegated kinds should be 

 given the protection of a frame, especially for stock purposes; and cut- 

 tings of these kinds are rooted in March. They will not root so freely 

 from large-sized cuttings as from more moderate-sized ones. The less 

 sun the plants get in Winter the hardier they will be, as rapid thawing 

 and freezing is injurious to the foliage. Where a supply of leaves is 

 wanted during the Winter the vines may be planted on a position slop- 



