66 VINES 
is red before expanding, but becomes finally a 
clear blue, sometimes splashed with red. The 
plant is much branched, and is among the most 
serviceable of the annual vines for screens, as it 
grows very rapidly. Beside the grand colouring 
of the flowers, a reddish purple is often seen here 
on the stems. If grown for its flowers, it should 
be treated as a greenhouse plant. When grown 
outdoors it should be planted in a large box 
or tub and ina rich soil, if its flowers are wanted, 
because, if the roots are not restricted, the 
plant will run to vine. The Heavenly Blue 
variety is the only morning glory of that 
colour. 
The most vigorous grower among the morning 
glories, and certainly one of the most beautiful, 
is the Brazilian (J. setosa). The tubular flowers, 
about four inches across, are of rich rose shades, 
and the foliage is very heavy and thickly set. 
When given an early start, the Brazilian morning 
glory will climb thirty feet. The variety North- 
ern Light, which has lavender-pink flowers, has 
been known to reach fifty feet. 
The most freely flowering of all the morning 
glories is the star ipomoea (J. coccinea). This 
is a mass of bloom, although the flowers are very 
small, even smaller than those of the cypress 
