The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-08-14

to forty-fve days earlier, has much larger
flowers, which are produced in even greater
profusion and have charming fragrance,
open earlier in the evening and remain ex
banded until the next forenoon. Both foil
age and flowers vary in form in different
plants, some flowers being scallopped. 9TH
ers perfectly round, while others are five
pointed or star-shaped the foliage varies
from the original shape to oak-leaved and
heart-shaped FORMS which lends an added
charm and interest
Blushing Beauty Moonfower Il. Mich
auxii), another native Florida species,
| is a tuberous-rooted Ipomoea of the
greatest beauty. though hardly known in
cultivation The flowers are of exactly the
same shape as those of the White Moon
| flower, but in color are the most exquisite
shade of blush, turning into deep purple
at the throat The flowers which are
borne in the greatest profusion, open just
before sunset aud the effect is as If the sun
had cast most beautiful roseate hue over
them. The vine is most rampant grower
and its leaves large and very curiously
wrinkled or crimped. The seeds are COW
cred with beautiful gray silky down, and
terminate very easily.
Still another species Of great beauty is
the hardy tuberous-rooted I. Pandurata
Its growth is very neat and graceful, the
leaves heart shaped and flowers very large
three and one half to six inches across,
pure satiny white. with a pinkish-purple
throat shading off deeper in the tube.
Many flowers are produced on the same
peduncle, greatly prolonging the season of
bloom and increasing the number Of flow
ers The flowers, which are bell shaped |
not fat as are those of the two preceding
species, together with the leaves. are pro-
duced from the ground up.
The Noon Glory e. Sinuata) is frequently
met in the gardens of the State 1t is i'm
possible for the pen to describe its grace
| full beauty. The vines are slender and ex
ceedingly graceful covered their entire
length with leaves which are as exquisite |
as lace work. They are deeply cleft all
around, much like skeleton leaved gera-
MUM but more beautiful, and with stems
and branches completely covered with fine
hairs 1T reminds me constantly of lace
scarf thrown over lady's shoulders, says |
a gentlemen in this State who had a wood
pile and shed completely covered with it,
The flowers are SMALL bell-shaped. pure
white with a purple throat and remain
| open all day-hence its common name.
We have an African Moonfower raised |
from seeds received from West Central |
African Missionary Station, with the state
ment that the vines would grow 100 feet in |
season and produce blood-red flowers the |
size of quart bowl. While the flowers
fail to come up to description, either in size
or color, the vine is wonderfully rampant,
with very large heart-shaped leaves which,
when young, look as if cut out of purplish,
wine colored velvet. 1t is very tropical
looking vine and valuable to plant where
quick shade is wanted.
The Blue Dawn Flower Il. Learii) is as
much at home here as in its native soil,
growing luxuriantly and blooming the year
round l. Mexicana is also equally at home
and with its distinct foliage and violet