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Swanley White. A pure white double 

 violet exquisitely pretty and sweet. 5c 

 each; 50c doz. 



VELVET PLANT. No other name would 

 be so appropriate as Velvet Plant, for so 

 close is the resemblance that on first 

 sight the plant is almost invariably taken 

 to be artificial. Its stems and leaves are 

 entirely covered with glistening purple 

 hairs, and to the touch are as soft as 

 velvet. 15c to 25c each. 



RARE CLIMBING AND TRAILING 

 PLANTS. 



We make a specialty of rare and beau- 

 tiful climbing plants. Many of them are 

 hardy in the South, while some only grow 

 in conservatories; we have endeavored 

 to indicate their character in our descrip- 

 tions. 



Antigonon Leptopus. The Rosa de Mon- 

 tana of Mexico. A beautiful climber with 

 tuberous roots; produces freely large ra- 

 cemes of rose-pink flowers of the most 

 exquisite color; leaves heart-shaped. It 

 is a magnificent vine for the South, as it 

 can be set out in the spring and blooms 

 long before frost. Here it seldom stops 

 blooming; east it can be wintered in the 

 cellar. 25c. 



ASPARAGUS Deflexus Scandens. A distinct 

 and beautiful variety, fine for decoration 

 and effective for baskets, vases or droop- 

 ing over walls in courts. The stems are 

 wiry with dainty, arching branches, from 

 which grow the pretty, light green filmy 

 leaves. 20c, 50c and $1 each. 



Decumbens. Another pretty, filmy, 

 drooping Asparagus, fine for baskets. 25c 

 to 50c; seeds, 20c. 



Cormorensis. Resembles plumosus, but 

 is a heavier grower, having light green 

 foliage, more plumey than plumosus; very 

 handsome and useful for bouquets. 25c, 

 50c; seeds 15c pkt. 



Plumosus Nanus. A charming dainty 

 climber with leaves that are finer than 

 fronds of some delicate fern. A beautiful 

 vine for the house, for bouquets, and ef- 

 fective for decoration. Small plants 25c; 

 strong, 50c, 75c and $1.50; seeds 25c pkt. 



Sprengeri. One of the most valuable. 

 It grows rapidly and forms handsome 

 plants in a short time. The branches start 

 from the ground and attain a length of 6 

 feet or more. For decorative purposes it 

 is unequaled. One of the most effective 

 for hanging baskets. 10c, 25c to 50c each. 

 75c to $2.50 doz. 



AMPELOPSIS Tricolor or Japanese Treas- 

 ure Vine. Perfectly hardy; fine for trel- 

 lises, fences, buildings, etc. The stems 

 of the young growth are pink and white. 

 The foliage, which is shaped like finely 



cut miniature grape leaves, is prettily 

 variegated pink, green and- white. In the 

 autumn it bears clusters of berries the 

 size of small currants; color of these the 

 most beautiful metallic purple. It is ef- 

 fective as a basket or vase plant. 25c. 



Veitchii or Boston Ivy. Hardy in the 

 most exposed places, attaining a height 

 of 20 to 30 feet in 2 or 3 years; clings to 

 stone, brick or wood with great tenacity. 

 In summer the foliage is a rich shade of 

 green, but in the fall it assumes the most 

 gorgeous tints of scarlet crimson and or- 

 ange. Perfectly hardy. 25c. 



Roylei. The old foliage is large, leath- 

 ery, dark green. The new growth is a 

 shining bright red; foliage small and 

 hangs in long, beautiful festoons or creeps 

 in long wreaths equally valuable and 

 handsome. It is gorgeous in the autumn. 

 15c to 25c each. 



BIGNONIA Alba. A rare and beautiful vine, 

 hardy in California with graceful foliage 

 and bearing clusters of flaring tubular 

 white flowers with a yellow throat. 

 Hardy in the South, greenhouse climber 

 north. 50c each. 



: Venusta. Nothing can exceed the mag- 

 nificence of this brilliant climber in 

 Southern California. It is evergreen and 

 has handsome foliage with large clusters 

 of trumpet-shaped orange-salmon flowers 

 at the axil of every leaf; graceful branch- 

 es hang in long wreaths of blossoms, and 

 the effect is almost barbaric in its gorge- 

 ous masses of orange and green. It 

 blooms through the winter and spring 

 months. All these bignonias are hardy in 

 California and the South. 75c each. 



Speciosa.. Has shining green foliage 

 and long drooping branches. The large 

 flowers are maurandia-like, of a soft vio- 

 let shade, beautifully veined with purple 

 and black; blooms through the spring 

 and summer; half hardy. 25c to 50c 

 each. 



Tweediana. One of the most beautiful 

 climbers in existence. The old foliage is 

 dark green, the young growth pale yel- 

 lowish-green, which gives a soft filmy 

 look that is most enchanting. Flowers 

 come in spring, and xt continues for two 

 or three months; they are borne in pairs, 

 at the axils of the leaves and gem the 

 masses of foliage which adorn the trailing 

 branches, making an exquisite picture. 

 They are bright canary-yellow, shaded 

 darker in the lobes and throat. The vine 

 clings by tiny tendrils, growing close to 

 the surface of walls, roofs, or trees, and 

 is beautiful to trail over the ground. 25c 

 to 50c each. 



BOUGAINVILLEA Braziliensis. A splendid 

 new variety, hardy and luxuriant; blooms 

 most of the year, but is especially fine in 

 winter. The floral bracts are one-third 

 larger than Sanderiana and Glabra, the 



