78 THE BOOK OF CLIMBING PLANTS 



Ternatea and heterophylla are perhaps the best to grow. 

 Clianthus puniceus, referred to among hardy climbers, 

 another plant of the same natural order, may be 

 mentioned again as a reminder of its beauty in the 

 greenhouse or conservatory ; as well as the Cobaeas, 

 also mentioned there. 



The shrubby Daturas, called Brugmansias in gardens, 

 are fine for pillars and may be planted out in lofty 

 houses or grown in pots in lower ones, and they thrive 

 in a good loam. Propagation may be performed in 

 spring by striking cuttings of the young growths about 

 six inches in length, with a heel of the old wood 

 attached. After the main branches have reached the 

 desired height the side ones may be cut in close after 

 flowering. 



The best of the Hibbertias for use as a greenhouse 

 climber is dentata, a pretty, dark-yellow flowered species 

 with flowers almost two inches across. It likes peat 

 and loam with some sand, and is propagated by cuttings 

 under a glass in heat. Unless the weak shoots are 

 removed in time this Hibbertia is apt to become untidy. 



The Dipladenias rank among the highest of our warm 

 stove twining plants, and well repay the efforts of the 

 cultivator to secure their brilliant flowers by the effect 

 they produce under glass. They are propagated by eyes 

 or by cuttings of the young shoots, of one or two joints, 

 struck in bottom heat under a bell-glass, in sand and 

 peat in spring, and like a well drained border or sixteen- 

 inch pot filled with fibrous peat with a good dash of 

 sand. They have a fine effect either on a trellis or the 

 rafters or roof of the stove. "When the flowers are 

 over the current year's growth may be removed, as the 

 Dipladenias flower on the new wood. Heat and frequent 

 syringings are recommended by the most competent 

 authorities. When grown in pots remove as much as 

 possible of the old soil in October, replacing with fresh. 



