FLOWERING SHRUBS, continued 
Thunbergia erecta. KINGS MANTLE. A dense, 
low-growing shrub with dark green leaves, con- 
tinuously bearing very dark blue, gloxinia-like, 
tubular flowers 2 inches across. Small plants 35c, 
medium 50c, large $1.00. 
Tibouchina semidecandra. PRINCESS-FLOW- 
ER. A wonderful rich royal purple flower 3 inches 
across. Soft velvety foliage of rich green. Small 
plants 50c, medium $1.00, large $1.50. 
Viburnum odoratissimum. A hardy, rapid-grow- 
ing, large-leaved shrub with fragrant white fiow- 
ers. Suitable for use in damp places or partly 
shady locations. Makes a wonderful background 
plant or a large hedge subject. Small plants 35c, 
medium 75c, large $1.50 
V. suspensum. A low-spreading, dwarf type of 
Viburnum with very sweet-scented, white flowers 
freely produced. Small plants 50c, medium $1.00, 
large $1.50. 

Vitex Agnus-castus. LAVENDER-TREE. A 
large bush resembling V. Negundo but with a 
strong aromatic lavender-like odor. Known in 
Florida as the Lavender-tree. Small plants 35c, 
medium 50c, large $1.00. 
V. Agnus-castus variegata. VARIEGATED 
CHASTE-TREE. Fragrant, variegated green 
and white foliage and lilac-colored flowers. Grows 
rapidly and presents a beautiful appearance, 
especially if pruned to keep the plant shapely. 
Small plants 35c, medium 75c, large $1.25. 
V. Negundo. Quite hardy. Blooms profusely dur- 
ing summer months when the fragrant flowers are 
constantly visited by large numbers of honey- 
bees gathering nectar from the large open bunches 
of lilac-blue flowers. Planted by many bee-keep- 
ers. Small plants 35c, medium 60c, large $1.00. 
Seed, 20c per pkt. 
VINES 
Allamanda Williamsi. CANARY-FLOWER. A 
rapid-growing, free-blooming vine with large yel- 
low flowers about 3 inches across, constantly pro- 
duced. Exceedingly floriferous. Small plants 50c, 
medium $1.00, large $1.50. 
Antigonon leptopus. CHAIN-OF-LOVE or 
PINK-VINE. See colored illustration on second 
cover. Vigorous grower with heart-shaped leaves. 
Produces large graceful racemes of pink flowers 
most of the year in Florida. Easily grown as a 
pot plant. Small plants 35c, medium 50c, large 
$1.00. Seed, 20c per pkt. 
Abrus precatorius. CRABS-EYE-VINE or 
WEATHER-PLANT.  Fast-growing vine with 
fine pinnate leaves hanging vertically in dark 
cloudy weather. Rose to white flowers followed by 
very hard, glossy scarlet seeds, each with a jet- 
black eye ‘from which it gains its common name 
of Crabs-Eye. Seed frequently used as beads. 
Plants 50c. Seeds, 20c per pkt. 
Aristolochia elegans. CALICO-FLOWER. A 
dwarf type with leaves 2 to 5 inches across and 
showy flowers 3 to 4 inches wide and 4 to 5 inches 
long, richly blotched with white and velvety dark 
brown. Yellow eye near center of flower topped 
with a large spot of rich chocolate-brown. Seed 
pod an inverted parachute. The flower is not 
strong scented like many members of the Dutch- 
mans-Pipe family. Can be grown and will flower 
in a large pot provided with a trellis. Small 
plants 50c, medium 75c, large $1.25. Seeds, 20c 
per pkt. 
Aristolochia sp. BIRD or ROOSTER-VINE. A 
much stronger growing vine than A. elegans, with 
a flower of entirely different shape, resembling a 
bird with a Jong tail. Color mostly rich light to 
dark brown. Will cover a large trellis rapidly. 
Small plants 50c, medium 75c, large $1.25. 
Asparagus Vines. See Ferns. 
Bignonia speciosa. LOVE-CHARM-VINE. A 
very hardy Bignonia with attractive large ever- 
green foliage and large, trumpet-shaped lavender- 
pink flowers. Small plants 50c, medium $1.00, 
large $1.50. 
B. Unguis-cati. CATS-CLAW-VINE. A hardy 
vine clinging with cat-like claws. Bright golden 
flowers about 2 inches across. Will cling closely 
to any support. Small plants 35c, medium 75c, 
large $1.25 to $2.00. eed, 20c per pkt. 

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Bignonia venusta. FLORIDA FLAME-VINE. 
See colored illustration on third cover. Probably 
has attracted more attention than any other vine 
in Florida because of its great masses of orange- 
flowers in late winter and spring, sometimes 
completely hiding the foliage. Small plants 50c, 
medium 75c, large $1.50. 
Eougainviliea, Afterglow. A new type which 
grows just like the Crimson Lake variety. The 
flowers are an attractive salmon to salmon-pink. 
Small plants 50c, medium $1.00, large $2.00. 
B., Crimson Lake. See colored illustration on front 
cover. The finest coloring of all—a rich glowing 
crimson, beautiful beyond description. More 
vine-like than the well-known B. glabra Sanderi- 
ana or purple Bougainvillea. Small plants 50c, 
medium $1.00, large $2.00 to $10.00. 
glabra Sanderiana. CHINESE PAPER- 
FLOWER. This heavy woody vine produces 
great masses of striking magenta-purple flowers 
the greater part of the year, especially m winter. 
Can be trimmed as a bush and is the most hardy 
of its family. AIl Bougainvilleas will flower in a 
pot even if the plants are small. Small plants 50c, 
medium 75c, larger $1.00 to $10.00. 
B., Mallow-Purple. Another new type resembling 
Crimson Lake in habit of growth, with mallow- 
purple flowers fading to a delicate light pink. 
Small plants 50c, medium $1.00, large , 2.00. 
CHEROKEE ROSE. A very rapid-growing climb- 
ing Rose bearing single pure white flowers with 
striking yellow stamens. Flowers 3 to 4 inches in 
diameter, produced in the spring, followed by at- 
tractive dark reddish brown seed pods. Valuable 
for covering dwellings and fences during the en- 
tire season. Hardy in the. Southern States. 
Plants 75c to $1.50. 
Clerodendron Thomsonz. TROPICAL BLEED- 
ING-HEART VINE. A dense, rapid-growing 
vine of unusual merit. The bright scarlet flowers 
enclosed partly 1 in a sack-like, pure white calyx 
are produced in quantity and last for weeks. Will 
bloom in a pot. Small plants 35c, medium 50c, 
large $1.00. 
Dioscorea sp. AIR POTATO. Rampant-growing 
vine suitable for producing a quick covering. 
Large heart-shaped, strongly nerved leaves pro- 
vide dense shade. Tubers develop on the vines 
above the earth. Tubers 25c, 10 for $2.00. 

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