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chal Niel rose, the Cherokee rose (iJ. Sinica) and the 

 Banksian rose, S. BaHksi(X, are all excelleut as con- 

 servatory and cool greenhouse climbers. 



The following are among the choicest for warm house 

 culture: Allamanda Sehottii and ,1. ITrii(lerxoiii are 

 perhaps the best of thf :illrim:nic!;i.. 'I'lifv Ikivc no in- 

 sect enemies and :ti f .■■-- -i!"!- \m..iv' ■'•■i^to- 



lochias, 4. <!i«5ri///N :- ■ ' I '//..- 



eephalus and A. . . /■ ■I'KI 



Speciosa S.nd glabi" :i|-r ti:in'i-''mi -I..\c rlimln r-, ;uid 



should be included in eri-ry cuUectioii. Tht-y iire of 

 easy culture and will flower profusely if given a light, 

 warm position. Cterodendron Thomsotu^ is perhaps too 

 well known to require any comment. It should be in 

 every collection. Thiinbergia laurifolia is one of the 

 handsomest of the thunbergias. It should be grown 

 where it will be somewhat shaded during the warmer 

 parts of the day, as the petals .are so dnlicate that they 

 fade quickly. Among pas^iflnm- tho -r-nrlct Hi.wfred 

 P. racemosa is excellent; :ii ' '' - ' ,. , , 1'hi-ir 

 worst enemy is mealy Ihil. II - . , .md 



Plumbago Capensis are all ^ r >/i,«, 



sometimes catalogued as .)[■■ /■■■.jr^ r.., ^, ,-..,/,,, r , is a 

 good plant for climbing trunks of palms or tree ferns 

 or damp walls. Cissus discolor and Asparagus plu- 

 mosus are both excellent for training up the supports 

 of plant houses. Solaniim Wendlandii is one of the 

 best and showiest vines. Edward J. Canning. 



Vines for Southern California. The following list of 

 ues for this section places them very nearly in their 

 proper order as far as popular demand is concerned. 

 One much - used vine, the ivy geranium, is purposely 

 omitted for lack of knowledge as to its proper place in 

 the list, the demand for this vine being somewhat 

 spasmodic. The ivy geranium, being hardy here, is 

 used for a great variety of purposes, as hanging bas- 

 kets, hedges, and for climbing up the sides and on 

 the roof of a house. Passifloras are unpopular here by 

 reason of the numerous caterpillars that infest them at 

 certain times of the year. Of this list Solanum Wend- 

 landii is probably the most tender, with the bougain- 

 villeas a close second. For the covering of unsightly 

 objects in the least possible time, Ipomom Leari (Fig. 

 2678) easily takes first place and the loniceras will rank 

 next. Several species of jasmines are worthy of men- 

 tion, but space forbids, as the list could easily be ex- 

 tended to 100 or more. Vines occupy an important 

 place in the horticulture of southern California, as in 

 other warm and sunny countries. 



Bougainvillea, all species; Bignonia venusta; Sola- 

 nutn Wendlandii; Lonicera, several species; Ipomcea 

 Leari, Fig. 2678; Teeoma Sieasoliana; Jasminumgran- 

 diflorum; Bignonia Tweediana; Solanum Seaforthia- 

 num, var. aiureum; Wistaria Sinensis; Wistaria Si- 

 nensis, vtLr. alba; Solanum jasminoides; Teeoma gran- 

 diflora; Teeoma jasminoides ; PJiaseolus Caracalla; 



Tiromn fiJIdMifi: Hardenbergia t, rl>iV:': 77-./-?- 



riih.iyi.i r,.i,ii,tniiiana; MandeviV.i ' - I'Il-. 



2i;7',i : ][<■,!, I ,<inwsa; Clianthus r " I '---i 



t/iihni/'t: Kiinu'djia nigricans ; J/-'-- -- .- 



plijn: riijixi.iiithiis albens; Various \iic.-',ui:i.-, i'lys. 

 2457, 2-458, 2080. Ernest Braunton. 



Vines for Middle California. -The number of species 

 of climbing plants cultivated in California for orna- 

 menting town and country homes is large, but on ac- 

 count of the newness of the country and the recentness 

 of introduction of many of them, few species are com- 

 monly seen. In middle California (taking the San Fran- 

 cisco neighborhood as a center) the following are most 

 extensively grown as a covering for porches, arbors and 

 houses; (1) Ampelopsis tricuspidata ,{2) Bosa Banksi(p 

 and other species, (3) Clematis Jackmani and other 

 varieties, (4) wistarias, (5) tacsonias and passifloras, 

 (6) Lonicera Japonica, var. Halliana. 



For house adornment the tacsonias are not to be rec- 

 ommended, on account of their rampant and dense 

 growth, which tends to keep the building damp and cold 

 in winter. The Lady Banks rose is a general favorite 

 on account of its evergreen habit and the abundance of 

 blos.soms which it produces in spring. Wistaria Chi- 

 nensis is an old and well-tried friend. In spite of a 



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somewhat uutidy habit of growth aud need of yearly 

 training and trimming, it is probably as much loved in 

 California as in its native land, Japan, on account of 

 the exuberant, lavish freedom with which it showers its 

 wealth upon us in the form of immense trusses of fra- 

 grant flowers. Hall's Honeysuckle has such fragrant 

 blossoms, is so easily reproduced by cuttings and, 

 blooms so freely and for such a long period, that it is 

 more commonly grown in country places than perhaps 

 any other vine. 



The following lists are not intended to be complete, 

 but rather suggestive; they are believed to include all 

 the species generally grown in middle California. They 

 are thrown into special-purpose groups. 



Section l.~For houses and places where dense groivth 

 u-ould he ohjectionable. This list 'does not include all 

 the species at present grown in such places, as several 

 that are frequently so grown have proved unsatisfac- 

 tory. 



2679. Mandevilla suaveole 



TaU, suitable for covering the 

 B. Hardy. 



Akebia Qiiinata. Figs. 56. 57, 

 Ampelopsis heterophylla, 

 Ampelopsis quinquefolia. 



Fig. 80. 

 Ampelopsis quinquefoUa, vai 



Ampelopsis tricuspidata. 



Figs. 81, 82. 

 Araujia serieofera (consult 



Physianthus), 

 Bignonia Tweediana. 

 Boassingaultia baselloides. 



Fig. 250. 

 Clematis Henryi. Fig. 488. 

 Clematis Jackmani. Fig. 



489. 

 Clematis kermesina. 

 Clematis montana, 

 Clematis panieulata. Figs. 



485. 486. 

 Dolichos lignosus, 

 Gelsemium sempei 

 Holboellia latifoUa 

 Ipomoea Bona-nox. Fig. 117 

 Ipomoea Mesicana, 



Jasminum grandiflonim, 

 Jasminum humile, 

 Jasminum nudiflorum, 

 Jasminum oflBcinale, 

 Kennedya rubicunda, 

 Lantana Camara. Fig. 1239. 

 Lonicera Caprifolium. Fig. 



1316. 

 Lonicera Japonica, var. Hal- 

 liana. Fig. 1314. 

 Lonicera Japonica, var. 



aureo-reticulata. 

 LoniceraPericlymenum. Fig. 



1315. 

 Mandevilla suaveolens. Fig. 



2679. 

 Manrandia Barclaiana, 

 Maurandia erubescens. 

 Maurandia scandens. Fig. 



1378. 

 Melothria punctata, 

 Periploca Graeca, 

 Plumbago Capensis. Fig. 



1860. 

 Rosa BanksisB, 



