FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
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ers small, white with a dark center, open¬ 
ing about noon. 
Rhynchospermum Jasminoides, some¬ 
times caller Star Jassamine is a woody 
evergreen vine of strong growth and har¬ 
dy throughout this State. In the spring 
it is covered with small, pure white flow¬ 
ers that are quite fragrant. 
I have a vine of this plant that stands 
about ten feet high by six or eight wide 
and three feet through, that has been in 
bloom for a month. During that time the 
foliage has been nearly or quite, hidden 
by the dense sheet of flowers which have 
covered it. In the evening the fragrance 
is so strong as to be almost overpower¬ 
ing. 
I cannot cover the entire list of desir¬ 
able vines, but there is one more to which 
I wish to call attention. It is Pereskia 
aculeata, sometimes called “lemon vine,” 
from that fact that the leaves are shaped 
like those of a lemon tree, and are thick 
and glossy. This plant is one of the few 
members of the true cactus family that 
has leaves. It is really a cactus, though 
few would suspect it, on account of its 
vigorous growth and profusion of leaves. 
It is sensitive to frost and is often killed 
to the ground, but sprouts up quickly. 
Where a screen of vines is wanted, this 
is one of the best. If killed to the ground 
it will not bloom that season, for the flow¬ 
ers come on new growth that starts from 
last year’s wood. When not hurt by cold, 
it will literally cover itself with a cloud 
of small flowers about one and one-half 
inches in diameter. The color is peculiar, 
being an almost transparent waxen white, 
sometimes with a slight greenish tinge. 
The blossoms resemble small single roses 
in general appearance. They have a pow¬ 
erful odor which is unpleasant to some 
people. 
I have barely touched upon the list of 
desirable plants for home adornment, and 
have not mentioned any of the more com¬ 
mon species. The subject is so vast that 
it is impossible, within the limits of a 
paper that would be suitable on such an 
occasion, to do more than skim over the 
surface. 
DISCUSSION. 
Mr. Henderson.—When I first came to 
this part of the State I saw in Gaines¬ 
ville a very beautiful vine on a veranda, 
I called at the lady’s door and asked for 
some and she called it the coral vine. 
This seems to be the common name for it. 
It begins blooming in June but is killed 
by frost. One thing I think of value 
about it is that it is the very best flower 
for bees that I have ever seen. It does 
not seem to^be very fragrant but the bees 
will work on it while it is in bloom. The 
flowers are shaped something like the 
sweet pea and are of a dark pink color. 
I would like to know what it is. I think 
it worthy of consideration. 
Mr. Steele.—There is a common vine 
here known as Rosa Montana, I thought 
probably, from your description that it 
was your coral vine. But from the dark 
pink color it is not the same. The proper 
name of the vine (rosa montana) is anti- 
gonon leptopus. 
