158 VINES 
as one of the best of the hardy vines for regions 
below Atlanta. The plant requires an abundance 
of water when in growth, but as it is tuberous 
rooted, it should be very sparingly watered during 
the winter, or resting period. 
Planted out in an inside border, it will do its 
best, but it can be grown very well in a large tub 
or pot, if given an abundance of liquid manure 
during the growing season. It climbs by means 
of tendrils and will grow to a height of twenty 
feet; but it needs attention, for, like all vines 
of the tendril type, it is apt to grow where it 
is not wanted. This plant can stand a great 
deal of drought and has been known to live in 
hot, arid places where rain has not fallen for 
months; it may also be used as a pot plant if 
trained on a trellis. During the growing season, 
the temperature in the house must not fall 
below 60°. 
Although, technically speaking, the bougain- 
villea is not a vine, still its merits as a pillar 
plant justify its inclusion here. It is valuable 
both as a flowering plant in the greenhouse and 
for cutting. The flowers are borne on branches, 
sometimes over three feet long, and are of a 
peculiar shade of purple —or, to be correct, 
the bracts supporting the insignificant flowers 
