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►SELECT LIST OF ORNAMENTAL CREEPERS. 
will grow and flower finely, if the soil be made a little rich by the addition of dung. 
On trellis in a south aspect I have seen the J. officinale fill a situation,, fifteen feet 
high and six feet broad, beautifully. J. fruticans is a good one to plant against the 
front wall of a conservatory or greenhouse. 
The hardy species and varieties of Passi flora are delightful plants to train in 
the front of a house, intermixed with the Glycene and China roses. They love a 
light rich soil, and may very readily be increased by cuttings. Just before the 
deciduous kinds commence growing in the spring, it is a good plan to cut them in 
a little. 
The Lath ye us grandijlorus is such a well known plant, that we need only say 
that a good rich soil suits it, and seeds is the best way of propagation. 
The Lophospermum erubescens is a very fine creeper, and deserves growing 
by every lover of plants. It grows in a light rich soil, and is excellent for verandahs. 
On the approach of winter it may either be matted up to preserve the stem from 
frost, or, what we have found better, to cut it down within a few inches of the 
ground, place a pot over the root, and fill the pot with either old tan or sawdust. 
Stop up the hole of the pot to prevent the rain from getting in, then place a larger 
pot over this, which will entirely prevent the frost or rain injuring the roots or 
remaining stem. When severe weather is over, and on the approach of spring, 
remove the pots, clear away the sawdust, and replace one empty pot over the stem 
again until the young shoots begin to grow ; then give air to the plant by propping 
up the pot on one side, and finally remove it altogether. This system is much 
neater and, upon the whole, safer than any other we have practised. It is very 
easily increased by cuttings. 
The Glycene frutescens and Sinensis are beautiful plants, particularly the 
latter. A mixture of loam and peat suits them best. They readily grow from 
cuttings. Their flower buds are liable to be injured early in spring by the sudden 
frosts ; to prevent this we would recommend sheltering them with a piece of canvas 
or netting, such as is used for sheltering wall trees. This should be strained 
at a suitable distance from the wall, so as not to damage the plant in times of strong 
winds. If this precaution be used, they will be in flower about the end of April, 
and will continue flowering till late in the autumn. 
The Maurandia Barclayana. — This beautiful climber has generally been 
grown as a hardy greenhouse plant, but it appears to be nearly, if not altogether, 
hardy. A very large one has stood this last winter out of doors at Chatsworth, and 
seems to have received very little damage. It grows very luxuriantly in summer, 
and continues flowering until the frosts of winter. It is increased by seeds, which 
should be sown early in the spring in a hotbed, and afterwards potted into a light 
rich soil. About the beginning of May these plants may be turned out into the 
open borders, where they will begin to flower by the end of the month, and by the 
end of summer will grow so as to cover a space eight or ten feet high and two or 
three feet broad. 
Rpiodochiton vol urn le will require the same management as the Lopho- 
spermum. 
