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doors in the South-west of England. It likes a deep 

 aca moist but weU-drained soil. 



Lardizabala biternata.— A tall, rapid-gro-s?- 

 ing climter, with, glossy, dark green, twice or some- 

 times thrice ternate leaves. The flowers are home 

 in drooping racemes in the axils of the leaves, and 

 are of a peculiar purplish-red 

 colour. It should be shaded 

 from intense sunshine, and 

 though hardy enough to stand 

 ordinary winters in the milder 

 parts of the kingdom, it should 

 be protected in severe weather. 

 The fruit is edible, and is sold 

 in the Chilian markets. 



Iiathyrus odoratus. — 



The annual Sweet Pea may 

 now be had in many distinct 

 colours, and is as easily grown 

 as the ordinary edible garden 

 Pea. The ground should be 

 well manured, and the seeds 

 sown early and not too 

 thickly, for when too thick 

 they starve each other. They 

 should be liberally watered 

 in dry weather, and if a long 

 succession of bloom is de- 

 sired, all the old flowers 

 should be removed as soon 

 as they fade, thus prevent- 

 ing the plants from exhaust- 

 ing themselves by seeding. 



LOASi LATEBIIIA. 



Xioasa lateritia. — A 



handsome annual climber, 



with slender hispid stems 



and pinnate leaves, with 



deeply notched divisions. 



The leaves are, like the 



stems, covered with stinging 



hairs, like the Nettle. The 



flowers are large, orange-red 



in colour, and each borne on a distinct peduncle. It 



is a native of Uruguay, and hence likes a warm 



sunny situation. In good soil it will grow several 



feet high, flowering profusely until cut down by 



frost. It may be sown in heat and planted out when 



all danger of frost is over, or sown in the open 



ground during May. 



Maurandia Barclayana. — A slender-stemmed 

 and very handsome herbaceous climber, attaching 

 itself to its support by twisting the leaf-stalk round 



Maurandia Barclayana. 



it. It grows several feet high in a sunny sheltered 

 situation, producing triangular cordate leaves, and 

 large deep purple flowers. It continues to bloom 

 for a considerable period during the summer and 

 autumn. It is only suitable for out-door cultivation 

 in the summer, and young plants should be ob- 

 tained by means of cuttings. 



M. erubeaeens. — Another 

 very handsome climber, re- 

 quiring similar treatment to 

 the preceding, both of them 

 being natives of Mexico. It 

 has heart - shaped, toothed, 

 hairy leaves, and showy rosy- 

 purple flowers. It grows 

 several feet high, and when 

 well bloomed is a very effec- 

 tive plant. It is also known 

 as Zophospermum eruhescens 

 and X. scandens; the latter, 

 however, being incoirrect, as 

 the true L. scandens is quite a 

 distinct plant. 



Mutisia decurrens. — 



A very handsome scandent 

 climber, belonging to the 

 Composite family, with large 

 flower - heads, measuring 

 four and a half inches in 

 diameter, and of a brilliant 

 orange-colour. The leaves 

 are lance -shaped, and the 

 midrib is prolonged into a 

 tendril, by means of which 

 it climbs. It should be 

 planted against a sunny wall 

 in a good loam, and well 

 protected in winter. Un- 

 fortunately, it does not suc- 

 ceed well everywhere. 



PasBiflora ccerulea.— 

 The common Blue Passion- 

 flower is one of the most 

 beautiful half-hardy climbers in the South of Eng- 

 land, and is especially suited for high walls or the 

 fronts of houses ; indeed, in the latter position it is 

 very commonly met with in many of the London 

 suburbs. It should be planted in a good border. In 

 fine summers an abundance of orange-coloured egg:- 

 shaped fruit is produced, which hang in festoons till 

 the winter, producing a most charming effect. In 

 the winter the branches should be well pruned back. 



SoUya heteropliyUa. — This elegant green- 



