Ipomoea

An immense genus, mostly climbers and generally known as morning glories. The commonest is I. purpurea, cultivated widely and now escaped in many places where its lovely purple flowers gladden the eye. Another, I. quamoclit, the Cypress Vine, has dissected leaves and scarlet flowers. One of the queens of the genus is I. horsfalliae with lobed leaves and splendid rosy crimson flowers. I. tuberosa has five- to seven-lobed leaves and yellow bloom; I. sidifolia from Cuba has clusters of white flowers at Christmas; all of these are tropical.

Jasminum, Jessamine Or Jasmine

The South is often called "The Land of the Jessamine" and we naturally associate these beautiful and fragrant plants with home life throughout the Southern States. All do well in Florida, most of them being more or less hardy; among these are J. simplicifolium, J. pu-bescens, J. officinale and J. grandiflorum with white flowers, and J. humile and J. primulinum with yellow blossoms. J. sambac, Arabian Jessamine, with fragrant white flowers, is tender. All of these are sprawlers but may be grown as shrubs by proper trimming.

Lonicera, Honeysuckle

A few species do well in the cooler part of the state and among these is L. japonica which is too well known to need comment.

Mandevillea Suaveolens

Mandevillea Suaveolens which does so well in southern California has totally failed with me after repeated trials. It should be somewhat hardy.

Mucuna Urens

Mucuna Urens and other species called Sea Beans have been repeatedly raised in lower Florida and in some cases grow wonderfully and bloom and bear, but they have been short lived with me. The former grows wild in Nixon's Hammock in lower Dade County.

Nepenthes, Pitcher Plant, From The Oriental Tropics

Some of these strange plants are vines and might grow in damp hammock in the extreme lower districts.

Norantea

Norantea is a genus of superb tropical climbers some of which might succeed in hammocks in the warmer part of the state.

Passiflora, Passion Flower

Several species do well in various parts of Florida besides the native forms. P. quadrangularis, the Granadilla, is a strong climber and has succeeded at Miami. P. princeps has lovely red flowers and there are a number of other fine species. They should have rich soil and shelter. The above are tropical but P. caerulea is quite hardy.

Pellionia Daveauana

Pellionia Daveauana is a charming trailer with oblong unequal leaves beautifully variegated with light green, olive and bronze. It is a native of Cochin China and should be grown in a moist, warm place. It is fine for fern pools in the lower region.

Pereskia

Pereskia is a climbing cactus which bears leaves and fine rosy flowers. P. aculeata and P. bleo are in my grounds and do well. Petrea is a lovely tender vine, very difficult to propagate. It bears loose spikes of exquisite purple flowers in late winter and spring and should be in every garden where the climate is suitable for it.

Philodendron

A genus of noble tropical Aroids, natives of the New World, most of which are scandent. P. lacerum from Cuba, the other West Indian islands and northern South America, has large, deeply cleft leaves; P. hederaceum has cordate leaves; P. verrucosum has cordate leaves variegated in bands of light and dark green; P. giganteum has immense cordate leaves twenty by thirty inches. I have a species which may be P. erubescens with elongated leaves more than a foot in length, rich green above and deep coppery red below. All of the above and several others are doing finely with me. They are tender and should be grown in a moist, shaded place.

Phyllocactus

A genus of flat-stemmed cacti of which C. latifrons is a sprawler. It has large white noctural flowers and is epiphytic. I have a fine plant growing on a live oak in my hammock.

Piper. Pepper, Black Pepper

One of the species, P. futokad-sura, has been tried in Florida and it is somewhat hardy as it is from Japan; P. porphyrophyllum is a beautiful climber with cordate leaves six inches long, deep bronzy green above with numerous pink spots, the under surface dull purple. It ought to be tried in lower Florida in moist hammock.

Pithecoctenium Clematideum And P. Muricatum

Pithecoctenium Clematideum And P. Muricatum are allied to Big-nonia and have white or whitish flowers. P. aubleti has pale rose flowers and large, rough pods which are quite striking. I have introduced this with many other interesting things from Cuba.

Porana Paniculata

Porana Paniculata is a rapid grower with small white flowers, related to the morning glories. It is cultivated by Professor Nehrling at Gotha.

Pothos

Two species are in cultivation here, P. aurea being a rampant grower with large cordate leaves often fourteen by eighteen inches, sometimes lobed, green, streaked and splashed with straw color. P. argyraea is more delicate with one-sided gray green leaves spotted white. Both climb by air roots and delight in warm, moist, shaded places.

Pueraria Thunbergiana, Kudzu Vine

Pueraria Thunbergiana, Kudzu Vine, is perfectly hardy and is a wonderfully vigorous grower with trifoliate leaves and purple flowers. It should succeed all over the state and is valuable for screens.

Quisqualis Indica

A climbing shrub from tropical Asia and Africa with opposite leaves and clusters of rather small handsome reddish flowers which change color throughout the day. It does well in lower Florida.

Rosa, The Rose

But little need be added to what I have already said of this genus. Among climbers Cherokee, Climbing Devoniensis, Lamarck, Macartney, Marechal Niel, Ramona, Solfaterre and a few others will be likely to do well in Florida.

Solandra Guttata

Solandra Guttata is considerably cultivated in lower Florida and is a sprawler with immensely elongated flowers with a swollen, yellow, purple-striped tube. I have never seen S. grandiflora in cultivation but presume it would do well here.