452 FLOWERS OF GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE 



B. CHERERE (native name). Stems slender, 10 to 20 feet long. 

 Leaflets oval, in pairs or threes. Flowers orange-red, 4 inches long, in 

 axillary cymes; June to November. Introduced from Guiana, 1824. 

 A magnificent climber for a warm conservatory. 



B. Clematis (Clematis-like). Stems about 15 feet long, with square 

 branches. Leaflets heart-shaped, pinnate, with an odd one. Corolla- 

 tube white, yellowish within, with red rounded lobes, in axillary 

 panicles. Introduced from Caraccas, 1820. 



B. PURPUREA (purple). Habit of B. speciosa, but flowers of a rich 

 red-purple colour. Stove ; July. Brazil. 



B. FLORiBUNDA (abounding in flowers). Stem 12 feet long ; branches 

 covered with white wurts, and powdery. Leaflets oblong - elliptic, 

 shining, witli unbranclied tendrils. Flowers funnel-shaped, purplish, 

 in axillary panicles. Introduced from Mexico, 1824. 



B. SPECIOSA (showy). Stem slender, 12 feet long. Leaflets lance- 

 shaped. Flowers mauve-purple; June to August. Introduced from 

 Santa Cruz, 1820. 



B. VARIABILIS (variable). Branches four-sided; tendrils three- 

 branched. Leaves three-lobed ; upper ones in paire. Flowers 3 inches 

 long; corolla-tube greenish yellow, limb becoming white; in tenninal, 

 many -flowered sliort racemes; June to August. Introduced from 

 Caraccas, 1819. 



B. VEXUSTA (charming). Stems 10 to 30 feet long, wiry. Leaves 

 ternate. Flowers, in large branched panicles, bright scarlet. A grand 

 chmber for a warm house ; June. Brazil. 

 Cxutivation. ^^'^*^ ^^^^ exception of B. capreolata, these plants 



should be grown in the stove or warm greenhouse. 

 They re(|uire plenty of room, and are therefore more suited for planting 

 in the borders of these structures. There is, however, a danger of their 

 becoming too large, and to prevent this the roots must be restricted, and 

 the branches freely pruned. They must be so trained as to allow as 

 nmeh sunlight as possible to all parts of the plant, or the wood will not 

 npen sufficiently. The bed or pot must be well drained, and the compost 

 should consist of rough fibrous loam and coarse sand. They are most 

 useful plants for furnishing pillars, rafters, etc., in large houses. They 



may also be 



grown so as to form a curtain-like screen. In habit they 



resemble Clematis, but they are as a rule evergreen. Propagatic 

 eflected by means of cuttings of two or three joints, made in spring from 

 strong shoots. These are inserted in sandy soil, covered with a bell-glass, 

 and placed m bottom heat. They may also be increased bv layering the 

 lower shoots. 



