Tropaeolums
JARRATTI (scarlet, orange, and black) are remarkable for a slender and graceful growth. Well adapted for covering wire globes, trellises, etc.
LOBBIANUM (various colours). – Elegant dwarf climbers, suitable either for the conservatory or for outdoor culture. They may also be used for bedding if planted thinly and kept pegged down; or may be grown in window-boxes. Height, 6 ft.
PENTAPHYLLUM (red) is slender and graceful, and an elegant climber.
POLYPHYLLUM (yellow) succeeds best against a south wall. It is hardy, has rich abundant glaucous foliage, and is a particularly fine climber.
SPECIOSUM (scarlet). – Of wild, graceful, luxuriant and slender growth. Fine for covering walls and fences, festooning arches, etc. Plant at the beginning of October in an eastern aspect or at the base of a north wall, the soil and atmosphere being moderately moist. Bury the roots 4 in. deep.
TUBEROSUM (yellow and red) is quite hardy, and may be planted in any situation.
Generally a light, rich soil is most suitable. The greenhouse varieties may be increased by cuttings placed in sandy soil under glass. The tuberous-rooted kinds should be taken up in winter and kept in sand till spring, when they may be planted in a sheltered part of the garden. The annuals merely require to be sown in the open in spring. They flower in July, August, and September. Height, 1 ft. to 10 ft. (See also “Canary Creeper.”)
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