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FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Trumpet vines are worthy of men¬ 
tion, there being a number of varieties 
of which the following are a few of the 
most desirable: 
Bignonia Radicans: A strong grow¬ 
er, deciduous with dark green com¬ 
pound leaves, bearing large clusters of 
brilliant orange-colored flowers during 
the summer months. 
Bignonia Tweediana: An elegant 
vine of delicate appearance, clinging 
closely to brick, stone or wooden walls, 
bearing attractive chrome-colored flow¬ 
ers in spring. 
Bignonia Speciosa: Glossy green 
leaves, producing clusters of purple 
trumpet-shaped flowers in early spring. 
Bignonia Venusta: Dark green 
leaves, enormous clusters of orange 
colored trumpet-shaped flowers. This 
is a strong grower, too tropical for lat¬ 
itude much north of 29. 
Alamanda Hendersonii: Climbing 
shrub, glossy green leaves, with yel¬ 
low trumpet-shaped flowers. 
Alamanda Williamsii: Smaller than 
the above; flowers very handsome, 
though tropical, and are not grown in 
open ground north of latitude 29. 
Bougainvillea, Glabra Sanderronea, 
or Paper Flower: Very conspicuous, 
shrubby vine with masses of magenta- 
colored flowers, mostly during winter, 
but showing some bloom most of the 
year. Like the Alamandas, are too 
tropical for outdoor culture north of 
latitude 29, but are most desirable ev¬ 
ergreen vines for the extreme southern 
portion of the State. 
Dutchman's Pipe, or Aristolochia 
Elegans: Perennial, green leathery 
leaves, odd-colored as well as odd¬ 
shaped flowers, being mottled brown¬ 
ish purple with bright yellow center, 
shaped like a Dutchman’s pipe. Grows 
from seeds which are produced in quan¬ 
tities in pods which open at the stem or 
upper end and are held by threads, 
forming an odd little basket in which 
the seeds rest till blown out by the wind 
or gathered. 
Solanum Jasiminoides : Very green, 
glossy leaves, white flowers in bunches; 
almost constant bloomer. 
Solanum Seafortheanum: Delicate, 
compound leaves, flowers sky-blue, 
followed with scarlet berries. 
Solanum Wendlandii: Large vine 
with coarse pinnate leaves, elegant 
bunches of large lilac-blue flowers; 
perhaps more tropical than the above 
varieties, but is also a perennial. 
Honeysuckles are so well known that 
it is unnecessary to more than make 
mention of them. 
Clematis, of which we have several 
varieties, for quick, dense covering or 
shades, are very satisfactory. One of 
the most beautiful and satisfactory is a 
native of this State. 
We have innumerable annuals which 
are not to be despised, such as morn¬ 
ing glories, cypress vines, thumberger, 
and even the velvet bean and kudzu, 
are valuable as ornamental vines, for 
which purpose they were first used in 
this country before their economic 
value became known. 
It has been said that money and time 
spent for ornamentals is squandered. 
With this I take issue. Next to that 
dearest name on earth—Mother—is 
Home. The more beautiful and attrac¬ 
tive, the dearer, and the most pleasant 
