BEDDING, VASE AND WINDOW BOX PLANTS 291 



SENECIO. S.^ mikanioides, the German Ivy, is a useful, soft- 

 growing vine with leaves the shape of the English Ivy (Hedera). 

 Propagate a few plants in the Autumn, and from these a great 

 number of cuttings may be taken off early in Spring. The plants are 

 principally used for growing over the sides of baskets, vases, and also 

 for twining to supports. 



STROBILANTHES. S. Dyerianus, especially in a young 

 state, has foliage suggestive of some of the highly colored Bertolonias 



ViNCA ROSEA, WITH CLEMATIS IN BACKGROUND 



