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diameter round and fiat. The leaves are large broad and oval, nine 
inches to one foot long on long petioles. 
This is an excellent shrub for wet situations and forms large 
symmetrical clumps. It is seen at its best on the edge of > * « 
river. Propagated by suckers which are produced freely round the base 
of the plant. 
Climbing Shrubs. 
By climbing shrubs is meant climbing or twining plants of a 
woody nature valuable for their flowers and foliage. 
The number of plants belonging to this section is not so large as 
that of the preceding section but nevertheless some of our finest garden 
flowers are found amongst the climbers. 
I will not attempt to give more than a few of the best and easiest 
to cultivate. The hints already given on propagation and general cul- 
tivation will also suit this class. 
Antigown leptopus. Is a slender stemmed Mexican climber 
familiar in every garden as the “ Honolulu Creeper.” One of the most 
useful of all our climbers and equally at home in any position. I he 
flowers are numerous in racemes ending in a branched tendril. The 
outer three sepals are of a beautiful rose colour, the centre is of much 
deeper tint. The bracts are bright pink- The leaves are alternate, cor- 
date and petiolate. There is a white flowered variety which is very 
effective grown in conjunction with the type. They are readily pro- 
pagated by seeds which are generally produced in abundance. 
The different species of AUamanda make excellent climbers but 
as they have already been dealt with in the preceding section a pass- 
ing reference is all that is necessary here. 
Bignonia magnified. Is amongst the most handsome of our climb- 
ing plants and has already been described as a shrub for which purpose 
it is admirably adapted, although it is naturally of a climbing natiue. 
The Bougainvillaeas. Are perhaps the most popular climbers we 
possess They delight to ramble over trees. In such positions they 
are displayed to the best advantage. They are well adapted tor train- 
ing over arches or up pillars. For description and culture see preced- 
ing section. 
Camoansia maxima. Is a handsome climber first introduced from 
Angola. It is probably the largest flowered leguminous plant known. 
The flowers are creamy white from nine inches to one foot in length 
in short axilliary racemes. The foliage is large and dark green. 
Plants thrive well if planted in a rich loamy mould and trained 
over an arch or pergola. Naturally a rank grower and requires to be 
cut back to induce it to flower freely. Propagated by well ripened, 
short, lateral shoots taken with a slight heel of older wood. 
CUrodcndron scandens. Is a useful plant for training as a climber 
on fences or trellises. The flowers are white and produced in corymbs 
along the current years’s shoots. The leaves are cordate-ovate, acumin- 
ate, entire and downy. The old wood should he occasionally pinned. 
