VINES, Continued 
SOLANDRA [33] guttata. The Chalice Vine. Trop¬ 
ical. Mexico. A very rapid growing vine with 
large fleshy foliage and queer cup-shaped flow¬ 
ers on long slender tubes resembling an old- 
fashioned water goblet. Creamy white when they 
open with deeper lines in the throat, they change 
to rich yellow before fading. A very unusual 
and showy vine that never fails to attract atten¬ 
tion. 
SOLANUM [34] Seaforthianum. Tomatillo. Tropi¬ 
cal. West Indies. A medium-sized vine of delicate 
appearance that does especially well in partial 
shade. Foliage compound, deeply cut, and the 
bunches of amethyst blue flowers are followed 
by bright red berries much liked by the birds. 
It is especially fine for small lattice or garden 
screen work as it blossoms over a long period of 
time. 
S. Wendlandii. Paradise Flower. Tropical. Costa 
Rica. A very heavy vine with coarse pinnate 
foliage and great clusters of lilac-blue flowers 
during spring and summer. Too heavy for trellis 
or fence, this vine is very lovely on a pergola but 
should be used in connection with other vines. 
STEMMADENIA [35] bella. Tropical. Mexico. A 
woody vine, bearing bignonia-like pure white 
flowers with a rich fragrance. 
STEPHANOTIS [36] floribunda. Madagascar Jas¬ 
mine. Tropical. Madagascar. Stephanotis has large 
rounded dark green leaves and clusters of pure 
white, fleshy tubular flowers with the odor of 
white hyacinths. Rather difficult to grow as it is 
subject to root knot, it is nevertheless a splen¬ 
did vine and especially good for conservatory use 
in the north. 
TECOMARIA [37] capensis (Tecoma capensis). 
Cape Honeysuckle. Tropical. South Africa. Used 
as a shrub as often as it is used as a vine. Hand¬ 
some shining pinnate leaves and terminal spikes 
of bright orange-scarlet flowers make an attrac¬ 
tive subject for wall or fence planting. Is very 
intolerant of wet feet and must have good drain¬ 
age to succeed. 
THUNBERGIA [38] fragrans. Tropical. India. One 
of the smaller types of the Thunbergia this does 
not grrow to a great height and is really more 
suited as a ground cover in shaded places. The 
foliage is medium in size, dark green, and the 
pure white flowers about an inch across are borne 
continuously. 
T. alata. Tropical. Similar to the fragrans but with 
flowers creamy yellow with dark throat. 
T. grandiflora. Sky Flower. Tropical. India. This is 
without doubt our loveliest blue flowered vine, a 
very rapid grower especially suited to pergola. 
Foliage is large, dark green, and the long pendant 
racemes of large lavender-blue flowers fully 3 
inches across are borne continually through the 
year. Does not stand much cold but comes back 
quickly if frozen down. 
T. grandiflora alba. A white flowered form of the 
preceding but with larger rough leaves and ex¬ 
tremely long racemes of pure white flowers with 
a yellow throat. Undoubtedly more showy than 
any white flowered vine we know, it is especially 
good on a pergola where the racemes of flowers 
can hang down. 
TRACHELOSPERMUM [39] jasminoides. Confed¬ 
erate Jasmine. Hardy. China. A splendid hardy 
vine that does equally well in the more tropical 
area of Florida. Leaves are dark green, waxy, of 
medium size, and the flowers borne in early 
spring are produced in the greatest profusion. 
Star-shaped, pure white in slender axillary clus¬ 
ters, they are intensely fragrant. A very lovely 
hardy subject it is always very popular. 
VANILLA [40] fragran<s. Commercial Vanilla. 
Tropical. A true orchid, this tall growing waxy 
vine with stout light green pointed leaves, is of 
more interest as a curiosity in Florida, though it 
is really the source of commercial vanilla. ^Suit¬ 
ed only to shaded situations, it climbs by aerial 
roots and will fasten itself to tree trunks or any 
rough support. 
Clerodendrum Thomsonae—Bag Flower 
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