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flowers have gone, prune — but very lightly — 
for the greenhouse varieties are mostly of the 
cerulea type; 7. ¢., they flower on the ripened 
wood. Of these, the best are Lord Lanesborough, 
a lilac and purple variety, which if started early 
can be had in flower by March; and Lady Lanes- 
borough, very similar, but of a grayish shade. 
Louis van Houtte flowers early, and is a good, 
rosy white. This type of clematis can be culti- 
vated and made to flower in pots, using bamboo 
stakes for a support. C. florida is another very 
desirable species with white blooms, barred with 
purple; C. individa and C. crassifolia are the best 
of the several fine, pure white species. 
The tender varieties of true trumpet vine 
(Tecoma sp.) are excellent rafter plants and will 
furnish quantities of cut flowers. The plants 
in the border of a well-lighted house will do well 
even if the temperature goes as low as 50° during 
winter. They should be sprayed daily except 
when in flower, and fed freely when beginning 
to bloom; moreover, they should have plenty 
of room in order to flower freely. The best 
method of training is on wires stretched about a 
foot from the wall, although the vines will cover 
the roof also if so desired. ‘The trumpet vine is 
a very late bloomer, at which time it needs 
