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ovate-oblong entire. As previously mentioned, discretion must be 
exercised in the planting of this species owing to its exceedingly robust 
habit of growth. 
P. trifasciata : — Flowers white, fragrant ; leaves trilobate, mark- 
ed down the centre of each lobe by a broad irregular band of reddish 
purple. One of the few showy variegated climbers. 
P. Watsonii: — An exceedingly floriferous species. Flowers blue 
and sweet, and scented. Admirably adapted for covering fences, etc. 
Very little pruning is required for any of the passifloras except the 
necessary amount for regulating the growth to space available. 
Pergularia odoratissima ( Asclepiadoe ) Small greenish yellow flowers 
very fragrant. Tonkin creeper. 
Stephanotis N. O. Asclepiadeae : — Flowers white, large and 
simple in umbelliform cymes : leaves opposite, coriaceous. Propa- 
gation by cuttings. 
5. floribimda: — Flowers of the purest white, highly fragrant, borne 
freely in large bunches. This is one of the most popular climbers 
and may be grown successfully in large pots or tubs. 
Stigmaphyllon N. O. Malphigiaceae : — Flowers yellow and 
showy. Leaves usually opposite, of two forms, entire or denticulate, 
rarely lobed. Propagation by cuttings. 
5. ciliatum : — Flowers large, three to six in an umbel, petals fringed 
with long claws. Leaves opposite, cordate, oblique at the base, smooth, 
ciliated, glaucous. The flowers of this species somewhat resemble 
those of Oncidiums and in fact at first sight are often taken as such. 
Tristellateia N. O. Malphigiaceae: — A pretty climber found 
in Mangrove swamps. Propagation by seeds and cuttings. 
T. australis: — Flowers yellow, on terminal panicles. It is very 
floriferous and of easy culture, admirably adapted for trellis work. 
Thunbergia N. O. Acanthaceae : — A large genus of beautiful 
climbing plants distributed throughout the Tropics. Flowers purple, 
blue, yellow or white, shortly pedicellate, solitary in the axils or dis- 
posed in terminal racemes. Leaves opposite, ovate, lanceolate cordate 
or hastate. 
All are of easy culture and many are exceedingly beautiful. 
Propagation by seed and cuttings 
T. fragrans : — Flowers pure white and fragrant, one or rarely 
two in each axil. Leaves ovate or oblong, acute or obtuse, cordate or 
hastate at the base. Stem slender, climbing retrorsely hairy or glabrate. 
T. laurifolia: — The flowers of thi^ species closely resemble 
those of T. grandiflora. Flowers blue. Leaves elliptic or oblong, 
acuminate. A more robust grower and requires to be pruned accord- 
ing to space available. 
A. W. Anderson. 
