Vanilla Eggersi, Florida Vanilla

This curious vine is found in a few hammocks in the lower part of the state. It has thick round stems and almost scale-like leaves and clusters of purplish green, fragrant flowers. V. articulata, a closely related species grows wild over the same territory as eggersi. If planted at the foot of trees they will climb up them.

Rosa Setigera

Rosa Setigera, the common Prairie Rose found from Ontario to Texas, is also a native of northern Florida and is widely cultivated. It should do well anywhere in the northern part of the state.

Rosa Cherokeensis, Cherokee Rose

Rosa Cherokeensis, Cherokee Rose, is too well known to need any comment. It is hardy all over the state and is generally useful wherever a climbing plant is needed.

Guilandina Bonducella

Guilandina Bonducella is the Gray Nicker Bean, a strong growing climber, very prickly and bearing short, thorny pods containing the well-known Nicker Beans. Rather tender.

Guilandina Bonduc

Guilandina Bonduc is similar but has yellow beans, and the compound leaflets are larger. Both are quite ornamental. Tender.

Canavalia Obtusifolia

Canavalia Obtusifolia has purple, pea-shaped flowers and emarginate leaves; it sprawls mostly on the ground or near it.

Canavalia Gladiata

Canavalia Gladiata has larger, pointed leaves and is a high climber. These are the Jumby Beans of the West Indian Negroes, and are planted by them so that they may not be "Overlooked by the Evil Eye." Both are widely distributed along tropical shores and their roots furnish nitrogen for the soil.

Ampelopsis Quinquefolia, Woodbine

Ampelopsis Quinquefolia, Woodbine, wild throughout the eastern United States. Abundant in Florida, its leaves turning purple here in midwinter. It has become almost a nuisance in places.

Passiflora Incarnata

Passiflora Incarnata is one of the many passion flowers. It has purplish flowers and three- to five-lobed leaves. It is hardy all over the state.

Cereus Triangularis

Cereus Triangularis is a native of Tropical America but is naturalized in places in lower Florida. It has enormous white flowers which are nocturnal, and triangular stems. I have seen fifty of these great blossoms on a single vine at once, - a sight for the gods.

Gelsemium Sempervirens, Or Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium Sempervirens, Or Carolina Jessamine, is known and loved throughout the southeastern states. It grows wild in Upper Florida.

Rhabdadenia Biflora

A rampant, sprawling vine native of brackish swamps in the more tropical part of the state. It has opposite, elongate leaves and elegant funnel-shaped, fragrant white flowers. I have no doubt but that it would grow in high ground if it were well fertilized.

Philbertella Clausa

A twining herbaceous vine of swamps in the lower part of the state with curious fragrant white flowers.

The Goatsfoot Ipomoea (I. Pes-Caprae)

The Goatsfoot Ipomoea (I. Pes-Caprae) grows everywhere on tropical beaches. It will do well on high pine land.

Ipomoea Bona-Nox, Moonflower

Ipomoea Bona-Nox, Moonflower, grows everywhere in South Florida in the borders of hammocks. The I. tuba is confined mostly to the lower keys and is quite similar.

Ipomoea Dissecta

Ipomoea Dissecta is a species with finely dissected leaves and white and purple flowers.

Ipomoea Fuchsioides

Ipomoea Fuchsioides is now called Exogonium microdactylum. It grows among the rocky pine forests of lower Dade County, has elongated leaves and rosy crimson flowers an inch and a half across, and is one of the most exquisite vines I am acquainted with. I have it in fine condition in my grounds and it is almost equal to the famous Ipomoea horsfalli.

Jacquemontia Pentantha

Jacquemontia Pentantha is another beautiful contribution from Florida, belonging to the Ipomoea family. It is a native of the lower keys. It has cordate leaves and elegant blue flowers produced in profusion. It is not long lived when cultivated in pine land but does better in hammock.

Bignonia Capreolata

An evergreen vine of northern Florida climbing high by means of adventive roots and bearing dull crimson, trumpet-shaped flowers. Will grow well in pine land or hammock in the lower end of the state.

Tecoma Radicans, Or Trumpet Flower

Tecoma Radicans, Or Trumpet Flower, occupies the same area as the last and is a more showy vine. This will also do well in the southern part of Florida.

Chiococca Racemosa

This sprawling vine is common in the hammocks of lower Florida and bears exquisite, bell-shaped, honey-scented flowers in summer.

Lonicera Sempervirens

Lonicera Sempervirens is the common Trumpet Honeysuckle which is distributed throughout most of the eastern half of the United States and is too well known to need comment. It has been grown successfully in Dade County.