Ornamental Annual Climbing Flowers. i71 



but at the end of the next ten days those watered with 

 guano had thrown up strong suckers, and the fohage pre- 

 sented a deep green and healthy hue ; showing at once 

 its superiority over the poudrette. This is the only experi- 

 ment we have yet tried ; but having obtained another small 

 parcel of the guano, we shall try other experiments, and 

 we hope to have the pleasure of laying before our readers 

 their results, together with some account of the numerous 

 trials which have been made with this article in England. 

 Ed. 



Art. IV, List of the most Ornamental Annual Climb- 

 ing Flowers, with Remarks on their Cultivation and 

 Treatment. By the Editor. 



No plants among the great number of annual flowers 

 possess more interest or beauty than many of the climbers, 

 and yet few are more neglected or unappreciated. The 

 morning glory, the sweet pea, the scarlet flowering bean, 

 and the common nasturtium are admired sorts, found in 

 most all gardens; but these have so long been known, that 

 we do not include them among the kinds which, though in- 

 troduced within the last eight or ten years, have not yet 

 seemed to receive that attention that they merit from the 

 elegance or brilliancy of their flowers. We have reference 

 to the new sorts of Tropse^olum, the thunbergias, lophos- 

 permums, maurandyas, Calampelis, &c. 



One cause of the limited cultivation of the latter, is the 

 difficulty attending the growth of the seeds, which, from 

 their smaller size or greater delicacy, in comparison with 

 others, are more difficult to vegetate, unless greater atten- 

 tion is given to them than to the common kinds. Their 

 great beauty, however, compensates for any extra care 

 which may be required to ensure their successful growth. 



The maurandyas, the thunbergias, and the lophosper- 

 mums are very desirable plants for cultivation in pots ; 

 trained to fancy-shaped trellises, they form highly orna- 

 mental objects for the parlor, and, if well managed, may 

 be kept in bloom for a long time. These trellises may be 

 made of wire, or of split rattan, the latter being much the 

 cheapest, and may be formed in any shape the cultivator's 



