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Gloriosa (Full of Glory) A^. O. Liliaceae: — A curious genus of 

 plants climbing by means of the apices of the leaves which are modified 

 into tendrils. Flowers axillary in racemes, terminal. Roots bulbous. 

 Propagation by seeds and offsets. The genus is impatient of root 

 ■disturbance on account of the brittleness of therhizome. 



G. Superba: — Flowers deep rich orange and red ; perianth segments 

 narrow, deeply undulate and crispate, erect. Height 6 feet. 



G. virescens: — Flowers deep orange and yellow: perianth segments 

 •spathulate, margins not crispate but slightly undulated. Height 4 

 feet. 



G. Rothschildianum : — A hybrid Gloriosa of which there are now 

 many. 



Ipomoea N. 0. Convvlvulaceae : — A very large genus of creeping 

 or climbing plants of wide distribution. Flowers purple, violet, scar- 

 let, pink, blue or white and yellow; corolla salver-shaped, campanulate 

 or tubular; limb spreading, entire or angular. Leaves alternate, 

 •entire lobed or divided. Propagation by seed or cuttings. 



/. Bghu-Nox (Good-night) : — flowers white, corolla undivided; tube 

 very long; peduncles one to three flowered and deliciously scented. 

 Leaves cordate, entire or angular. Requires frequent renewal. Pro- 

 pagation by seed. 



/. digitata:-A strong growing climber of great beauty. Flowers 

 pinkish produced in great abundance. 



/. HorsfalUae : — Flowers deep, rich, glossy rose-colour, the pedun- 

 cles bearing dichotomous cymes of flowers: leaves quintately digitate 

 and leaflets lanceolate, entire with undulated margins. A showy and 

 useful variety, admirably adapted for pot culture. 



/. QiianwcUt: — Flowers dark red, solitary. Leaves pinnate, pinnae 

 filiform. 



Jacquemontia N. O. Convolvulaceae: — Flowers blue, white or rarely 

 violet, sometimes loosely or densely cymose, sometimes capitate, rarely 

 solitary or loosely racemose. Leaves entire. Propagation by cuttings. 

 Very little, if any, pruning is required. 



/. violacea : — Flowers pale blue, sessile, peduncles umbelled, five 

 flowered. Leaves oblong-cordate, acuminate. One of the most useful 

 -of all climbers being extremely floriferous and of easy culture. 



Pdssiflora N'. 0. Passifiorae: — A very large genus of beautiful clim- 

 bers, many having delicious edible fruits. In some species the flowers 

 are very beautiful and in all they are of singular form and extremely 

 interesting, many of which may be profitably included in all collecfions 

 of climbers. 



P. LaurifoUa (Sweet cup or Jamaica Honeysuckle) : — Flowers red 

 and violet, sweetscented: bracts obovate, glandular serrate at the 

 .apex. Fruit yellow, about the size of a duck's egg. Leaves glabrous, 



