Rustic Adornments . 
{T. Lobbianum ), morning glory ( Convolvulus major ) canary creeper ( Tropceolum 
canariense), and the Japanese hop (. Hamulus japonicus), all of which may be 
raised from seed sown in ordinary soil in April, in the boxes or pots they are 
intended to grow in. 
We have by no means exhausted the list of climbers. There remains yet 
to be mentioned the Chilian Glory Flower ( Ecoremocarpus scaber) ) the Cup 
and Saucer Flower (Cobcea scandens ), and two other pretty, though somewhat 
tender kinds ( Thunbergia alata and Lophospermum scandens). These must 
THUNBERGIA ALATA. 
be raised from seed, or increased by cuttings in a heated greenhouse, or, 
failing this, be purchased in June from a florist’s. The cobsea has handsome 
foliage and purplish flowers, and the eccremocarpus finely-cut foliage and 
orange-red flowers. Both are charming plants, adapted for balcony railings, 
or for pillars or trellises. 
Now we come to the question of plants for hanging baskets. Variegated 
ivies make the best permanent plants, and next to these the Periwinkle ( Vinca 
major) and the Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia RFummularia). There is a golden 
