VINES, Continued 
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^een with medium-sized heart-shaped foliage. 
The pendant flowers, from which it gets its com¬ 
mon name, are white on the surface, while the 
center and lobes are beautifully marbled purple 
black like a pattern in brocaded velvet. 
ASPARAGUS [3] africanus. A slender more twin¬ 
ing form of the Asparagus that resembles A. 
plumosus very much, but is more rapid in growth 
and a darker more blue-green in color. Not so 
suited for cut greenery but makes a handsome 
feathery green vine for porch or pergola. 
A. falcatus. Sickle Thorn. Tropical. Africa. A very 
large stemmed rank-growing type of the Aspara¬ 
gus with heavy curving thorns along the stem 
and masses of slender “bamboo-like” foliage of a 
rich dark green. The tiny white flowers are 
borne in great profusion during the late spring 
and are very fragrant. A very handsome vine 
and one that will cover quickly. 
A. plumosus. Sub-tropical. More commonly grown 
as a source of greenery for use with cut flowers, 
this type will, if allowed to do so, make a hand¬ 
some low growing vine with delicate lace-like 
foliage. Makes a splendid pot plant in the north. 
BEAUMONTIA [4] grandiflora. Herald’s Trumpet. 
Chalice Vine. Tropical. China. This is a very 
woody vine with large rather rough leaves that 
must have a good support for best results. Flow¬ 
ers are borne in the early spring about Easter 
time. The blooms are large, pure white and quite 
fragrant, resembling a large loose cluster of 
Easter lilies. Quite rare. 
BUDDLEJA [5] (Buddleia) madagascariensis. 
Sub-tropical. Madagascar. A very rank growing 
climber with large dark green leaves that are 
silvery underneath, and terminal clusters of small 
very fragrant yellow flowers in the spring. A very 
lovely vine but it must have plenty of room for 
its best development. 
BUGINVILLAEA [6] (Bougainvillea). The most 
brilliant and popular flowering vines for South 
Buginvillaea, showing flowers and colored bracts 
Florida planting, useful in numberless ways. They 
may be successfully grown for wall covering, on 
pergolas, trellises, trees, or walls; they may be 
trained as standards for accent plants or for 
formal gardens; and most of them can be pruned 
for use in large shrubbery borders. Following is 
a list of the best known varieties. 
Afterglow. Bracts yellowish-orange, changing with 
age to salmon and finally light rose. Sometimes 
the large sprays show all three colors at the same 
time. Fine for conservatory growing as they 
color well under glass. 
brasiliensis. The individual bracts of this variety 
are large and of rich magenta-purple coloring. 
Habit of growth is good. 
Chrisman. A vigorous grower with dark green leaves 
and large, dark magenta flowering bracts. 
Crimson Lake. Probably the most popular of all the’ 
group. A very vigorous grower with very distinc¬ 
tive rich, dark green foliage and magnificent 
trusses of brilliant crimson floral bracts, overcast 
with purple as they age. Does not handle well as 
a shrub as it is intolerant of restraint. 
Daniel Bacon. A hybrid of Rosa Catalina and lateri- 
tia, with smaller leaves and bracts than Margaret 
Bacon, and the latter of a deeper pink color. 
Everglades. Another hybrid, very vining in habit 
with rather small leaves and very dark magenta 
bracts. 
glabra Sanderiana. The tropical “paper flower,” 
from Brazil. The most common form of the group, 
rather woody in growth and particularly valuable 
for growing as a shrub in borders and training for 
very formal effects. Foliage glossy green, smaller 
than most types. Floral bracts borne in great pro¬ 
fusion throughout most of the year, and of rich 
magenta-purple coloring. 
Margaret Bacon. A strong-growing hybrid of Rosa 
Catalina and lateritia with large foliage and al¬ 
most shell-pink bracts. Requires little pruning, 
though it can be easily grown as a standard. 
Panama Pink. From the Canal Zone. Somewhat 
resembles Crimson Lake in growth and foliage, 
but with floral bracts of a lovely mauve-pink. One 
of the loveliest of recent introductions. 
Praetorius. Resembles Afterglow in form and color. 
refulgens. An old form from Brazil with large, 
rather hairy leaves and purplish-mauve bracts. 
Rosa-Catalina. One of the finest for conservatory 
use, it blossoms in the middle of winter. In full 
sun the bracts are a rich jacqueminot-rose, but 
under glass they are a lovely light pink and borne 
in overwhelming profusion. 
spectabilis. The largest individual floral bracts of 
the group, of a rich deep purple and borne in im¬ 
mense trusses. The foliage is rather large and 
heavy and very dark green. Unfortunately this 
type does not bloom when small as do the others, 
but it is well worth waiting for its later splendor. 
spectabilis lateritia. One of the very finest of the 
group, vigorous in growth, excellent in foliage, 
and with very large floral bracts of a glorious 
brick-red color, strikingly individual. “Rich but 
not gaudy”—the true patrician of them all. 
Wilson’s Orchid. Similar to glabra Sanderiana, but 
with bracts lighter in color. 
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