Possible Clues:

• Outside a scientist's workplace there's brass pipe
• North Carolina town for which a noted Mrs. is reputedly named
• A learner in vehicle touching tree, a gourd
• Tropical native with money holding a party
• Tropical evergreen tree, might lash a cab, oddly
• Tree lily losing tip of leaf to slug
• Large gourd used for pipes
• A party in the money, evergreen
• Tree for a Socialist in the money
• Holding a party, get money for water-container