CLIMBERS FOR WALLS, PERGOLAS AND TRELLIS. 



Climbers. Time of 



Flowering. 



MADAME EDOUARD ANDRE, is of the 

 Jackmanii type, but eclipses it in 

 colour which is brilliant crimson, a 

 colour hitherto unknown amongst 

 Clematis. Very hardy, and a rapid 

 grower ... ... ... ... ... July to Oct. 



MARCEL MOSER, beautiful mauve vio- 

 let, with red bar July to Oct. 



MONTANA. Although a small-flowered 

 variety, this is one of the most useful 

 of climbers, growing almost anywhere. 

 It is inclined to get ragged in appear- 

 ance if not trained or pruned ... May to June. 



M. RUBENS, a red form of the above 



MRS. GEORGE JACKMAN, satin white, 



very beautiful ... ... ... June to Oct. 



Miss BATEMAN, white, red anthers ... May to July. 



Time of 



Flowering. 

 July to Oct 



NELLY MOSER, pink 



PURPUREA ELEGANS, deep violet pur- 

 ple, one of the best of its class ; very 

 effective planted in conjunction with 

 C. Anderson Henryi ... ... ... July to Oct. 



PRINCESS BEATRICE. A variety of 

 merit. The flowers, 6 to 8 inches 

 across, are of great substance, the 

 petals being broad and overlapping 

 each other. The colour of the flower 

 is silvery lilac ... ... ... ... July to Oct. 



SIR GARNET WOLSELEY, slaty-blue ... May to June. 



VENUS VICTRIX, a fine double-flowered 

 variety, lavender-blue, and very beau- 

 tiful July to Oct. 



WILLIAM KENNETT, deep lavender ... June to Oct. 



Other good species are C. alpina, C. aromatica, C. campaniflora, C. crispa, C. florida, 

 C. orientalis, C. paniculata, C. patens and C. viticella. 



CYDONIA JAPONICA, the " Japanese Quince," is a great favourite for training against a 

 wall, and has red flowers. There are numerous other varieties with different 

 coloured blooms. It is also useful as a shrub. 



ESCALLONIA. A popular climber for seaside gardens, excellent for clothing low buildings 

 or walls. The best are E. macrantha, reddish pink ; E. Philippiana, with white 

 flowers ; and E. langleyensis, (E. Philippiana x E. macrantha) bright scarlet. E. 

 exoniensis is a very beautiful white form. 



EUCRYPHIA BILLARDIERI. This species is generally treated as a greenhouse shrub, but 

 is quite hardy grown in peat and sand against a South wall. It bears very showy 

 white flowers in great profusion. Other species are E. cordifolia .and E. pinnatifolia. 



GARRYA ELLIPTICA. This, although usually considered a shrub, makes a most excellent 

 wall plant, its foliage resembling that of an evergreen oak. Its specific beauty is 

 to be attributed to the numerous pale green hazel-like catkins which hang 

 from the plant throughout the Winter months, thus adding interest to the walls at 

 a time when most climbers are dormant. 



HEDERA (Ivy). H. helix, the Common Ivy, is well known, and everyone realizes its 

 usefulness. The most distinct forms from the trailing sections are H. H. algerien'sis 

 variegata, H. H. atropurpurea, H. H. angularis, H. H. foliis aureis, H. H. canariensis, 

 the " Irish Ivy; " H. H. Cavendishii, H. H. Crippsi, H. H. maderiensis, H. H. variegata, 

 H. H. palmata aurea, H. H. rhombea, and a host of others. H. H. arborescens, H. H. 

 foliis argenteis marginatis, H. H. canariensis arborescens, H. H. digitata, and H. H. 

 Raegneriana, are worthy examples of the tree section. 



HELICHRYSUM ROSMARINIFOLIUM. " Snow in Summer." A beautiful shrub admirably 

 adapted for training over a terrace wall, but it is also hardy in the open border in 

 the South of England. 



J \SMINUM. A beautiful genus of well-known climbers, the most useful being J. officinale, 

 the " Jessamine," with the variety J. o. afnne. Interesting species are J. nudiflorum, 

 with yellow flowers, which open in the Winter months ; also J. humile and J. 

 fruticans, while J. primulinum, an introduction from Yunnan, should be given a very 

 sheltered position. 



LONICERA PERICLYMENUM, the "Honeysuckle" or "Woodbine," is well known in Europe 

 as a beautiful climber. A great variety of forms is offered by nurserymen, the best 

 being L. P. belgica, L. P. serotina ; also the nursery forms of late and early Dutch 

 Honeysuckle ; L. sempervirens, the " Trumpet Honeysuckle ; " L. Caprifolium, L. 



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