30O Notes and Gleanings. 



Tender Climbers. — The following is a list of plants suitable for the stove 

 and greenhouse respectively ; and they are plants which I do not hesitate to 

 recommend. Others there are in great variety, many of which I reject, while 

 of some my experience is not sufficient to recommend their being grown in 

 lliose places where room only exists for a selection of the best. 



2. Greetihouse Climbers. 

 Clianthiis puniceus, or splendens. 

 Habrotliammis elegans. 

 Lapagerias (rose and white). 

 Mandevilla suaveolens. 

 Passifloia Bellotii. 



I. Stove Climbers. 

 Ailanianda Hendersoni (true). 

 Cissus discolor. 



Clerodendron splendens and speciosissimura. 

 Combretum purpureum. 

 Dipladenia amabilis 



Iponioea Leari. Rliyiicliospermiini jasminoides. 



Ly.;;oduim scandens. i Solanum jasmiiiifloriiin. 



Pasiiflora edulis and quadrangiilaris. Tacsnnia Van Volxenii. 



Stephanotis floribnnda. I Teconia jasniinoides splendens. 



Stigmapliyilon ciliatuni. I Acacia longitolia magnifica. 



'l"hunbergia Harrisii. I Plumbago capensis. 



For back walls in stoves, Ficus repens {stipitlata) forms an excellent covering, 

 and is remarkably well adapted where flowering-plants are not in demand. Such 

 are Bougainvilleas, Hoyas, the pseudo-climber Gloriosa, Vanillas, Night-flowered 

 Cereus, Dioscoreas, Echites, and Manettias ; are each very beautiful when ably 

 grown ; and, if cut-flowers are needed early, few things atTord a more abundant 

 supply when planted against the back walls of such houses than do the old 

 single-flowered camellias, or insure, when not in bloom, a more uniform furniture, 

 v/ith their deep-green leaves. 



For greenhouses in similar positions, perhaps Magnolia fitscata (a much- 

 neglected plant) is unsurpassed in the matter of constancy of garniture and 

 fragrance when in flower. Nor must the lovely LucuHas be overlooked. They 

 do well in such positions, together with Pleroma elegans, Camellias in variety, 

 Bougainvilleas, Citrus, and Daphnes, which all aflTord useful variety. In conclu- 

 sion, I advise all to plant out the climbing Devoniensis Rose in a light, sunny 

 position. If grown well, it cannot fail to aftbrd a good supply of bloom in suc- 

 cession, and to amply repay with its delicate and delightful fragrance the trouble 

 and attention expended on its behalf 



Alpine Strawberries for Table-Decoration. — Berry-bearing plants 

 have been very much sought after of late years for table-decoration ; and, in our 

 anxiety to procure novelties, we may perhaps sometimes have overlooked really 

 useful materials already in our possession. I think this may be truly said with 

 regard to the Alpine Strawberry ; for what can be more interesting and pretty 

 for the table, during December and the two following months, than a few pots of 

 these, nicely fruited, placed in vases or otherwise, according to the taste of the 

 decorator ? For this purpose, I select in May or June nice little plants of last 

 year's runners, and plant them in seventy-twos : I then plunge them in an open 

 border exposed to the sun, but never allow them to suffer for want of water. 

 They have an occasional watering with liquid-manure. The flowers are cut off 

 as they appear until it is thought necessary to allow them to fruit. They are 

 transferred to the fruiting-pots (forty-eights) in August, and placed with the 

 general stock for forcing. The Alpine forces better than any other strawberry 

 we have, requiring but little heat to bring it into fruit. An early vinery just 

 started is a capital place for it. — IV. Jiobhis, in Florist and Potnologist. 



