Noticing an article by Mr. Parnell on Ipomaea Learii being valuable as an out-door summer flowering climber, I thought that mentioning a few others which like Ipomoea Learii are grown in England, as stove and greenhouse climbers, but whose mission in this country is to embellish our rural and city gardens with their beautiful foliage and lovely flowers, might interest some of your readers, as 1 believe they are not generally known. I refer to the following :

Ipomoea Insignis

This species has purplish, rose-colored flowers, which are produced abundantly; the leaves are five-lobed, the buds before opening resembling a small bunch of grapes; has tuberous roots, and propagates freely from cuttings made at a joint; when touched by frost can be cut back and kept dormant during the winter months in a cellar or greenhouse.

Ipomoea Horsfalliae

This beautiful species is very similar in appearance to the preceding, with this difference, that the leaves and buds have a bright glossy look as if varnished, and the flowers are a fine crimson; is also very hard to propagate from cuttings, but unites readily grafted on its own tubers or those of Ipomoea insignis; can be wintered over in the same manner.

Ipomoea Michauxii

Another tuberous rooted species, has beautiful satin rose colored flowers, which are produced in great quantity; very handsome foliage; propagates freely from cuttings; would ripen seed in the Southern States, and can be wintered over like the two preceding varieties.

Ipomoea Grandiflora

(The Queen of the Night.) It is a native of the East Indies; is called by the Hindoos the Moon flower, and is as much admired by them as is the sunflower by Oscar Wilde and his disciples. Too much can hardly be said in praise of this grand Ipomaea; it will without doubt cover more space and produce more flowers than any other summer flowering climber; it is a gross feeder, and a barrowful of well rotted manure is not too much for it; it can be planted with the finest effect in a great many positions, summer houses, verandas, fences, outhouses, etc., which are improved by a covering of its cool, green foliage, and large white deliciously-scented flowers. It is not uncommon in Washington to see it covering a three-story front, run up on wire or stout' string. This and Ipomoea Learii are first-rate varieties for florists to handle, as they both strike as easy as coleus from single eyes and can be wintered over in two-inch pots in a temperature of 550 or 6o°.

Stigmaphyllon Ciliatum

Has beautiful yellow flowers, resembling an Oncidium, from which it derives its popular name of the Butterfly Vine. The leaves are fringed with hairs and are a bronzy green color; is tuberous rooted and can be wintered over like the tuberous rooted Ipomaeas; propagates freely from cuttings.

Antigonen Leptopus

Has beautiful racemes of rose-colored flowers borne on the end of the young shoots, is tuberous rooted and can be wintered over like preceding; propagates freely from cuttings.

Manettia Cordzfo/Ia

Bright scarlet tube-shaped flowers; small dark green leaves, which are almost hid by its multitude of flowers; does splendid on low fences, trellis, balloons, etc.; propagated easily from root cuttings.

Clitoria Ccerulea

Fine blue pea shaped flowers; free flowering; of medium growth; has a fine effect on a fence. There is also a white flowering variety, C. alba, which is good, but not so showy as its blue brother; are chiefly got up from seed, which they produce freely.

All the vines named like good rich soil and a warm sunny situation.