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Bignonia capreolata, Linn. (B. crucigera, Linn., in part. Anisostichus capreolata, Bur. Doxantha Miers). Trumpet-flower. Cross-vine. Quarter- Vine. Climbing to great heights (often 50 ft. or more), glabrous, evergreen: Lvs. stiffish, ending in a branched tendril that clings by small disks; lfts -. stalked, oblong- acuminate, cordate, entire: fls. in many 2-5-fld. short peduncled cymes, yellow-red and lighter within, tubular (2 in. long), with a stout limb. Native from Md. south and west, and often a pest in orchards, climbing on the trees. B.M. 864. Gng. 1:370-1 .—Handsome vine for outdoor use. Good for covering walls. Sometimes grown in conservatories. Not hardy N., but will survive in Mass, as a creeping plant.
Var. atrosanguinea, Hook. f. (B. atrosangitinea, Hort.). Lvs. longer and narrower: fls. dark purple, the lobes short and triangular-ovate. B.M. 6501. F.R. 2:27.—Handsome.
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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