BEAUMONTIA GRANDIFLORA. 



NATURAL ORDER, APOCYNACEyE. 



HIS is one of the most magnificent climbing shrubs to be met 



i^~ with in this countr}'. 

 k.^^>&: jl The stems are thick and woody, and the fohage very dense, 

 the shape of the leaves somewhat resembling those of the laurel, but 

 larger and more deeply veined. 



Ferminger remarks : " It spreads over an immense space its dense 

 foliage-curtain of noble, verdant, oval leaves, nine inches in length and 

 four broad." 



The flowers also may have the title ''noble" applied to them, for 

 they are trulv magnificent. Of a beautiful pure white, and long trumpet 

 form, sometimes about six inches long, growing out of a brownish calyx. 



There are several flowers close together, but seldom more than two 

 opening at the same time. 



It blossoms in January, continuing to put forth its lovely white 

 flowers well into March, when the heat begins to wither the flowers. 



It grows most rapidly. I planted one to cover an ugly well-pole, and 

 in a few months it had reached nearly to the summit, grasping the pole 

 with strong tendrils more like rope than anything else. 



The most pleasing way of seeing this plant is growing over a mango, 

 or some large tree, when the beauty of its numerous trumpet-flowers and 

 large green leaves mingle well with those of the tree. 



Being- an evergfreen is also an additional charm, as its leaves are 

 large, striking, and handsome, and look fresh and bright all the year. 



The leaves are very large, sometimes even nine inches long and four 

 or five broad ; the veins are well defined, and the texture of the leaf is 

 thick and leathery. 



It has been quite impossible to do justice to this lovely plant in so 

 small a space, but being so well known, and met with in every garden, I 

 have not liked to omit it altogether. 



The propagation of this plant is usually by cuttings, though it might 

 be raised from seeds. 



