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We grow two Clerodendrums : one, the Clerodendrum splendens 

 (fig- 599). which has splendid scarlet flowers, invaluable for a fern-house ; 

 another, the C. Balfourii (fig. 600), which flowers in the fern-house 

 about midsummer. 



Fig. 599. — Clerodendrum splendens. 



Fig. 600 a, — Thunbergia 

 alata,' 



Wherever a southern aspect can be afforded, no plant can surpass 

 the Steplianotis floribunda (fig. 601). Large quantities come to Covent 

 Garden Market for wedding bouquets. The plant has a pure white 

 blossom, and no garden can dispense with such an exquisite flower. It 

 does no't grow very well in my fernery, which has a northern aspect. 



Fig. 601. — Stephanotis floribunda. 



Fig. 602 a. — Bougainvillea 

 speciosum. 



Fig. 602.— MandeviUa suaveolcns. 



A lovely climber, which should be absent from no garden, is the 

 MandeviUa suaveolens (fig. 602). The Bougainvilleas (fig. 602 a) are 

 extraordinary flowers of considerable beauty. They require, however, 

 space for their successful culture. 



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