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until mid-May, when it is a glowing sheet of colour. 

 The finest plant Mr. Fitzherbert knows is at Stoke 

 Fleming, near Dartmouth, where it covers the side 

 of a large house. 



DiPLACus (MiMULUs) GLUTINOSUS. — California. 

 Another popular greenhouse plant, bearing buff 

 flowers, which succeeds admirably against walls in 

 many gardens, growing some 5 feet in height. 



El^ocarpus cyaneus. — Australia. An evergreen 

 plant of shrubby growth, bearing whitish-blue flowers. 

 Greenway. 



Ercilla (Bridgesia) spicata. — Chili. A self- 

 clinging evergreen climber, bearing inconspicuous 

 flowers. Fairly common, but scarcely attractive. 



Hibbertia DENTATA.^-Australia. An evergreen 

 climber, with foliage of deep bronze, bearing single 

 bright-yellow flowers in April. Trewidden. H. Reidii, 

 also yellow-flowered, Tregothnan. 



Hydrangea scandens. — Japan. A rampant-grow- 

 ing climber, bearing flat flower-heads, composed of 

 blooms the minority of which are sterile. It clings 

 naturally, and is displayed to best advantage when 

 allowed to ascend a bare tree trunk. At Menabilly, 

 Cornwall, a specimen planted twelve years ago has 

 ascended the columnar trunk of a Turkey Oak to a 

 height of almost 40 feet. 



INGA PULCHERRiMA. — Mexico. An evergreen shrub, 

 bearing bright-scarlet flowers in summer. A fine 

 plant covering a large expanse of wall is at Green- 

 way. 



Kennedya nigricans. — Australia. An evergreen 



