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parts of South Florida as “red pea-tree/' 
is a handsome evergreen flowering shrub 
or small tree. It blooms about twice a 
♦year, covering itself with long clusters 
of large pea-shaped flowers, bright orange 
red in color. It is beautiful when in 
bloom, but the blossoms are destitute of 
fragrance. 
Duranta plumieri, golden dew-drop, iS' 
also an evergreen shrub. It is most 
showy when in fruit. The flowers are 
small, a delicate lilac in color and are 
borne in long racemes. They are quite 
pretty, but when the large yellow berries 
are grown the bush is quite showy. The 
fruit hangs on for months, often until 
new growth begins again the next season. 
There is a desirable class of shrubs that 
is but little cultivated in this State. I 
refer to the list of hardy shrubs common¬ 
ly grown at the North, many of them 
will do as well, or better, in Florida as 
anywhere. There is only one objection to 
them, that being that they bloom but once 
a year and are deciduous. There is one 
exception, one of the best of these old 
favorites, the lilac, syringa vulgaris, can¬ 
not be successfully grown in Florida, or 
at least I have failed and have never heard 
of any one that has made them do well 
or even live, for any length of time. 
I can recommend the Japan quince, cydo- 
nia japonica, common S3^ringa or mock 
orange, philadelphus coronarius, weige- 
lia rosea and other varieties of Weigelia. 
The different varieties of Spirea should 
also be included. All of these are showy 
flowering shrubs. The blossoms of the 
syringa or mock orange, are almost as 
fragrant as true orange flowers. 
I am exceeding the limit and must omit 
many equally valable species, but I can¬ 
not bear to stop without speaking of a 
few vines. First the Ipomoeas, the peren¬ 
nial varieties are all desirable. Ipomoea 
learii is a strong grower and profuse 
bloomer, flowers large, dark purple. 
Like the morning glory, on hot days 
these blossoms fade by noon or soon 
after, but in cool weather, I have seen 
them stand up until nearly or quite noon 
of the second day. A curious fact about 
them is that when they last until the sec¬ 
ond day, the color fades into a dull red. 
Ipomoea mortoni is, if possible, a more 
rampant grower than I. learii, but is not 
so free a bloomer. Flowers red and 
smaller in size. 
Both of these species may become 
pests if allowed to escape into land that 
you wish to cultivate. They run on the 
surface of the soil and root along every 
inch of their length. In that case, the 
more you plow or cultivate them the more 
you scatter the roots and the more plants 
you have. The only effectual way to 
destroy them is to cut them off, just below 
the surface, with a hoe, as the roots alone 
will not sprout. An ounce of prevention 
is worth not only a pound of cure, but 
many of them, do not allow the vines to 
run on the ground at all. 
Ipomoea Michauxii, of Chapman’s 
Southern Flora, but I. jalapa of the 
Cyclopedia of American Horticulture, has 
received the name of “blushing beauty 
moonflower.” It grows from a large 
tuberous root, often a foot or more in 
diameter, and has been called “potato- 
vine.” It is a strong grower and a free 
bloomer, flowers open about four o’clock 
p. m.. color delicate pink. Ipomoea sin- 
uata is known in some localities as “noon¬ 
day glory.” This species can be easily 
recognized by its foilage, which looks 
much like that of the rose geranium. It is 
a vigorous grower, thought the stems 
are quite slender. It blooms freely, flow- 
