ALLAMANDA  , named after J . N . S . Allamand (1713-1787), of

Leiden, a genus of shrubby, evergreen climbers, belonging to the natural order Apocynaceae, and a native of tropical America . Several species aregrowninhot-houses for the beauty of theirfoliage and flowers; the latter, borne in many-flowered panicles, have a funnel-shaped corolla with a narrow tube, and often yellow in colour . The plants are of comparatively easy culture, and very effective when trained to wires beneath the roof of the house .