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CLIMBING PLANTS. 



[April. 



many situations, being likewise of luxuriant growth. 

 It will 'cover in a few years an area of fifty feet; 

 fiowers of an orange scarlet color^ blooming from 

 May to August. 



B. grand iflora^ now given to Tecoma, has large orange- 

 colored flowers, blooming from June to August, and 

 grows very fast. It is perfectly hardy, and a most 

 magnificent plant. 



B. rdd leans is likewise given to Tecoma, and is a native 

 plant. When in flower it is highly ornamental^ but 

 it requires great attention to keep it in regular order, 

 being of a strong rough nature; in bloom from June 

 to August. 



PerijjJdca grseca, silk vine, is a climber of extraordinary 

 growth. Well established plants grow thirty or forty 

 feet in one season; flowers in clusters from May to 

 July, of a brownish-yellow color, and hairy inside; 

 leaves smooth, ovate, lanceolate, wood slender, twin- 

 ing and elastic. 



Hed6ra Helix , Irish Ivy, is a valuable evergreen for cover- 

 ing naked walls, or any other unsightly object. The 

 foliage is of a lively green, leaves from three to five 

 angled. There are several varieties of it, all valua- 

 ble for growing in confined shady situations where 

 no other plant will thrive. 



Amjjcldpsis hederdcea. This plant is commonly employed for 

 covering walls, for which the rapidity of its growth 

 and the largeness of the leaves render it extremely 

 appropriate. There are several species of the genus, 

 all resembling the Vine in habit and in flower. 



Jasminum officlndle^ garden Jasmine. This delightful climb- 

 ing shrub has been in common use all over Europe 

 for covering arbors from time immemorial; its white, 

 delicate, and lovely fragrant flowers render it a great 

 acquisition. Unfortunately, with us, it is rather deli- 

 cate for our winters, unless well protected by a south 

 wall or other building, and even then, when in a 

 young state, must be protected: but, in the south, 

 this plant and also the yellow Jasminum revolatum 

 grow luxuriantly and bloom profusely, and even J. 

 grandlfldrum is a hardy shrub in South Carolina and 

 Georgia. 



