82 CLIMBING PLANTS. [April. 
many situations, being likewise of luxuriant growth. 
It will cover in a few years an area of fifty feet; 
flowers of an orange scarlet colour, blooming from 
May to August. 
B. grandijlbra, now given to Tecdma, has large orange- 
coloured flowers, blooming from June to August, and 
grows very fast. It is perfectly hardy, and a most 
magnificent plant. 
B. rddicans is likewise given to Tecdma, 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. 
Peripldca 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 colour, and hairy iuside ; 
leaves smooth, ovate lanceolate, wood slender, twin- 
ing, and elastic. 
Hedera 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. 
Ampelbpsis 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. 
Jasmimtm officinale, garden Jasmine. This delightful climb- 
ing shrub has been in common use all over Europe 
for covering arbours 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 Jasmfmm, : revolMttm 
grow luxuriantly and bloom profusely, and even •/. 
grand ijidrum is a hardy shrub in South Carolina and 
Georgia. 
