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Vines 
Bignonia venusta. One of the strongest-grow¬ 
ing vines, climbing to a great height; ever¬ 
green with bright, glossy foliage; flowers 
borne in great profusion, tubular, bright 
reddish orange; very showy. Tender; 
adapted to south Florida. 
BOUGAINVILLEA glabra Sanderiaiia. A 
showy evergreen vine, bearing large masses 
of purple flow^ers. A strong grow-er and 
reaches a great height. While tender, with 
care it does quite well even in north Florida. 
CLERODENDRON Thomsons. A high- 
climbing evergreen, free-flow^ering vine, 
adapted to southern Florida and similar 
climates. Leaves dark green, opposite; 
flowers w’hite, with red centers; very fine. 
ENGLISH IVY {lledera helix). The well- 
know^n English Ivy. An excellent covering for 
walls_ and tree trunks. In Florida succeeds 
best in shaded locations. Evergreen. 
FICUS repens (Evergreen Climbing Fig). No 
other vine is (luite so satisfactory for covering 
foundations of buildings or w^alls. Small¬ 
leaved evergreen vine; quite hardy. 
HONEYSUCKLE (Lonicera). Rapid-growing 
vines, with handsome flowers. Make a 
dense covering adapted for porches, trellises 
and for hiding unsightly places. 
Trumpet {Lonicera sempervirens). A beau¬ 
tiful, strong-growing vine, with oval leaves, 
bluish green in color. Flow'ers showy, scar¬ 
let on the outside, yellow^ within, large and 
produced nearly the whole year with us. 
Even in winter it continues in bloom. 
White (Lonicera japonica). A rapid-growing 
vine, stems slender, leaves dark green. 
Flow^ers sw’eet-scented, wiiitc, changing to 
yellow. Produces a dense covering. 
JAPAN IVY (Ampelopsis Veitchii). A beautiful, 
rapid-growing deciduous vine, with three- 
lobed or three-parted, dark, glossy green 
leaves. A very beautiful vine, especially 
adapted for covering brick and stone walls. 
(See page 70.) 
JASMINUM pubescens. An evergreen vine 
or scrambling shrub, with beautiful green 
foliage and showy, white, star-shaped flow¬ 
ers. It may also be grown in shrub form. 
Quite hardy and a satisfactory vine. 
RHYNCOSPERMUM (Rhyncospernium jas- 
mmoides). Leaves rounded, rather small, 
thick, shiny: flow^ers produced freely, wiiite, 
star-shaped, small, very fragrant. A very 
desirable vine. Hardy and evergreen. 
VIRGINIA CREEPER (A^npelopsis quinque- 
folia). A hardy, rapid-growing, clinging 
vine; leaves deciduous, dark green, five- 
parted, gorgeously colored in fall. A splen¬ 
did vine for walls, arbors, and porches. 
WISTARIA (Wistaria chinensis). Magnificent, 
strong-growing, woody vines, hardy through¬ 
out the country. Leaves deciduous; the 
flow'ers are borne in large, pointed clusters, 
with or before the leaves in spring. Wis¬ 
tarias make handsome specimens wiien 
staked and growm as trees. 
Purple. A very strong-growing sort, pro¬ 
ducing large panicles of purple flowers. (See 
page 70.) 
White. A very fine variety, with large clusters 
of delicately scented w^hite flowers. 
YELLOW JESSAMINE (Gelsemium semper- 
vire 7 is). A slender, rapid-growing ever¬ 
green vine. Flowers yellow', fragrant, [)ro- 
duced in profusion during the spring 
months. (See page 70.) 
i'lcus repens is one of the finest Vines for covenng brick, stone or cement 
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