The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-05-18

state.
AItheas a nearly related family to
the Hibiscus, are entirely hardy aud
viii bloom throughout the entire sea.
son There are varieties Of several
colors but not the range Of shades
that may be found lu the Chinese
Hibiscus. | can especially recommend
the double white as being the best Of
all
Tabcnaemontana coronara, that is
a long name, but it has no common
name in this country. so far as 1 have
ever heard. Henderson. In his Hand.
| book Of Plants. says that il is known
as East Indian Rose Bay, quite as
long name ana but little castor 10
remember This shrub is one Of the
| most desirable that have ever seen.
1t Is very tender, easily killed by
frost, but has grown at my home for
| about IS years, without protection.
/ except that few times it has been
/ banked about the base with earth. and
It has not failed to bloom each year.
/ When killed by frost II sprouts up
/ quickly In the spring and soon begins
/ to blossom ana keeps It up until cold
weather comes again. The flowers re.
Scmble those Of the Cape Jessamlnc
| CGardenia tloridal, but are not over
one.fourth to one-thlrd the size, and
are more delicate in appearance. They
are very double pure white and have
delicate fragrance.
Bauhinnia acuminata Is also quite
tender but in my many years Of ex-
pcrIence with II, it has not once failed
to sprout mp AMI bloom freely.
The flowers are single, pure white.
without fragrance. and from two to
three inches in diameter. have only
had Bauhinnia GalpiniI for about
three years, it comes into bloom carl-
or i'm the season. The Towering sea
son. as with the other, lasts until
cold weather. The blossoms are smal.
Ior and are orange red I'm color.
buutiutpnil puu.cca known i'm some
parts of south Florida ms Red Pea.
tree is handsome evergreen flower
u" shrub or small tree. It blooms
about twice a year. covering itself
with long clusters of large pca-shaped
flowers. bright orange red i'm color.
It is beautiful when i'm bloom but the
blossoms are destitute of fragrance.
Durantu plumier. Golden Dew-drop.
Is also am evergreen shrub II is most
snowy when in fruit. The flowers are
small, delicate lilac in color and are
borne i'm long raccmes. They are
quit" pretty, but when the large vel |
low berries are grown the bush is |
quite snowy. The fruit hangs on for
months. often until new growth he |
gins again the next season
There is desirable class Of shrubs |
that is but little cultivated i'm thi, !
state. | refer to the list Of hardy /
shrubs commonly grown at the North. /
many Of them will do as well. or bet |
ter in Florida as anywhere. There |
is only one objection to them, that /
being that they bloom but once year
and are dcciduOus. There is one on /
coption, one of the best Of these old .
favorltes, the Lilac. Syringa vulgaris.
cannot he successfully grown in Flo
have never heard Of any one that has
made them do well or even live. for
any length Of time. | can recommend
the Japan Ounce, Cydonia Japunlca,
common Syringa or mock orange.
Philadelphus coronarlus. Wlgelia rosca
and other varieties of Wigelia. The
different varieties Of Spirca should
also he included. All Of these are
snowy Towering shrubs The bios.
sons Of the Syringa or Mock orange.
are almost as fragrant as true orange
flowers.
| am exceeding the limit and must
omit many equally valuable species.
but | cannot bear to stop without
speaking OF few vines First. the
Ipomoeas, the perennial varieties are
all desirable. Ipomoea Lcarii is a
strong grower and profuSe bloomor.
flowers large. dark purple Like the
Morning Glory, on hot days these bios.
SONS fade by noon or soon after, but
In cool wea ther, | have seen them
stand up until nearly or quite noon of
the second day. 4 curious fact about
them is that when they last until the
second day, the color fades into a dull
red.
Ipomoea MOrtonl is, IL possible, Il