VENTURA-BY-THE-SEA, CALIFORNIA 



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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 descriptions. 



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 varie- 

 gated pink, green and white. In the aut- 

 umn it bears clusters of berries the size 

 of small currants; color of these the most 

 beautiful metallic purple. It is effective as 

 a basket or vase plant. 25c. 

 Roylei. The old foliage is large, leathery, 

 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 gorg- 

 eous in the autumn. 15c to 25c each. 



Veitchii or Boston Ivy. Hardy in the 

 most exposed places, attains 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 orange. Perfectly 

 hardy. 25c. 



ASPARAGUS Decumbens. A pretty, filmv, 



drooping Asparagus, fine for baskets, 25c 



to 50c. 



Deflexus Scandens. A distinct and beau- 

 tiful variety, fine for decoration and effec- 

 tive for baskets, vases or drooping over walls 

 in courts. The stems are wiry with dainty 

 arching branches, from which grow the pret- 

 ty light green filmy leaves. 50c each. 



Plumosus Nanus. A charming dainty climb- 

 er with leaves that are finer than fronds 

 or some delicate fern. A beautiful vine for 

 the house, for bouquets, and effective for 

 decoration. 25c and 50c. 



Robustus. A new variety of climbing aspar- 

 agus from Europe, of much more robust 

 habit than plumosus. Equally fine for decor- 

 ation and valuable outside. Grows very fast 

 and tall. 25c. 



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 lengtn of 6 feet or 

 more. For decorative purposes it is unequal- 

 led. One of the most effective for hanging 

 baskets. 10c, 25c to 50c each. 75c to $2.50 doz. 



ANTIGONON LEPTOPUS. The Rosa de 

 Montana of Mexico. A beautiful climber 

 with tuberous roots; produces freely large 

 racemes 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. 



Bignonias (Trumpet Vine) 



Speciosa. Has shining green foliage and 

 long drooping branches. The large flowers 

 are maurandia-like, of a soft violet shade, 

 beautifuly veined with purple and black; 

 blooms through the spring and summer; half 

 hardy. 25c. 



Syderifolia. A most rapid and vigorous 

 grower; flowers in clusters with broad tubu- 

 lar base, creamy white outside, the texture 

 being like the finest velvet. Inside a delicate 

 lemon yellow. 50c. 



Tweediana. One of the most beautiful 

 climbers in existence. The old foliage is 

 dark green, the young growth pale yellow- 

 ish green, which gives a soft, filmy look 

 that is most enchanting. Flowers come 

 in spring, and continue for two or three 

 months; they are borne in pairs, at the 

 axils of 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. 



Venusta. Nothing can exceed the magni- 

 ficence of this brilliant climber in Southern 

 California. It is evergreen and has hand- 

 some foliage with large clusters of trumpet- 

 shaped orange-salmon flowers at the axil of 

 every leaf; graceful branches hang in long 

 wreaths of blossoms, and the effect is almost 

 barbaric in its gorgeous masses of orange 

 and green. It blooms through the winter and 

 the spring months. 35c. 



All these bignonias are hardy in California 

 and the South. 



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 

 steins are longer, the color deeper and 

 more intense. In two years plants attain 

 the height of 20 feet with a corresponding 

 spread. All bougainvilleas are exceeding- 

 ly fine for conservatories. 25c. 

 Glabra. One of the most brilliant flower- 

 ing climbers. The foliage is shining green, 

 and the plant is always covered with masses 

 of brilliant magenta-rose bracts. In Southern 

 California it makes splendid specimens out- 

 side. Fine for greenhouses. 25^ All bougain- 

 villeas must be sent with soil. 



Laterita. Scarce, owing to difficulty in 

 propagation, it was impossible to secure 

 stock last season. We have a limited sup- 

 ply at present. It is a most beautiful climb- 

 er, a rapid grower, and a winter bloomer. 



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