390 



CLIMBERS 



ORNAMENTAL CLIMBERS ADAPTED FOR 

 GROWING IN POTS 



SUITABLE FOR Low ELEVATIONS. 



[C.=cuttings ; S.=seed ; Tu.=tubers ; Div-=division]. 



Dichorisandra thyrsiflora. i Comnielinaccae C or Div. 



Brazil! 



Dioscoreaargyrea. Colombiaj Dioscoraccae \ Tu. 

 D. multicolor. Trop. 



America 

 Gloriosa superba. Trop. Liliaceae ., 



Asia and Africa 



Hoya carnosa. i Asch'piadcae \ C 



" Wax Flower." Trop. Asia ; 

 Manettia bicolor. 



Beautilul deep-blue fl's. 

 Large variegated leaves 



Fl's large, beautiful 



orange-red. 

 Fl's in clusters, wax-like; 



also a variegated variety 

 Small twiner. Fl's scarlet 



and yellow. 

 Large handsome flat 



leaves, closely adhering 



to walls. 

 Small twiner ; leaves very 



like Adiantum. 

 L. lobed, petioles with 



fleshy pinkish spines. 



