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Tricolor. Small foliage, prettily variegated with white and pink, beautiful forhang- 

 ing baskets. It grows well outside and is very handsome in bouquets. 25 cts. 

 each. 



ANTIGONON Leptopus. A magnificent climber, rivaling the bougainvillea in color 

 and abundance of its flowers ; the foliage is very handsome and the flowers, which 

 are the most exquisite shade of pink, are produced in tendril-like racemes ten to 

 twelve inches in length; their profusion and beauty elicit the most enthusiastic 

 admiration. 25 to 50 cts. 



ARISTOLOCHIA ELEGANS, 



A rapid growing vine, bearing large and elegant flowers of a rich purple color 

 ornamented throughout with irregular branched markings oi a creamy white, and 

 having a golden-yellow eye surrounded by rich velvety purple. Its blossoms are pro- 

 duced in great profusion, even on small plants, and are entirely free from any objection- 

 able odor. 25 to 50 cts. 



AREBIA Quinata. A very beautiful, perfectly hardy, fast-growing Japan vine, with 

 magnificent foliage, producing flowers in large clusters, of chocolate purple color, 

 possessing a most delicious perfume. Unsurpas ed for covering trellises and 

 verandas, the foliage never being attacked by insects. 15 to 35 cts, each. 



oA Quartette of (§rand Bi£nor\ias. 



Venusta. Nothing can exceed the magnificene of this brilliant climber in Southern 

 California; it is evergreen, has handsome foliage, with large clusters of trumpet- 

 shaped, orange-salmon flowers at the axil of every leaf; graceful branches hang like 

 long wreaths, and the effect is wonderfully gorgeous; it is the most beautiful of all 

 climbers, and is very effective for decoration; blooms through the winter and spring 

 months. 25, £0 and 75 cts. each. 



Magnifica. As the flowers of Bignonia venusta begin to wane, this variety, truly 

 called "Magnifica," comes on in its beauty; it has shining green foliage and long, 

 drooping branches. The large flowers are maurandya-like, of a soft violet shade, 

 beautifully veined with purple and black; blooms through the spring and summer. 

 25 to 50 cts. each. 



Siderafolia. The next bignonia on the list follows in the wake of Magnifica; a sum- 

 mer and fall bloomer, with the most rampant growth of all vines; the flowers come 

 out in spikes, buds quite round, flowers gloxinia-like, of velvety texture, soft cream 

 color, lined with 3 ellow, exceedingly beautiful and graceful. 25 to 50 cts. each. 



Tweediana. A charming variety, with smaller foliage than other sorts, which sends 

 out tendrils with tiny feet that attach themselves to any support, causing the vine 

 to cling perfectly flat against a surface, like the ivy. I have seen the roof of an old 

 house completely covered with this vine, its dainty sprays falling over the eaves, the 

 whole a mass of canary-yellow, gloxiana-like flowers, woLderful to behold. 25 to 50 

 cts. each. 



BOUGAINVII.I.EA. 



Named after the French navigator, De Bougainville. Gorgeous plants, compris- 

 ing some of the most striking climbers in cultivation. In Southern California they 

 grow to the greatest perfection; they are shrubby climbers, making rapid growth; they 

 blooom nearly every month in the year. Their great beauty is in the brilliant bracts 

 which surround the small tubular flower; they are of a brilliant magenta-rose. The 

 long branches are a perfect mass of color. 



Glabra. One of the most brilliant flowering climbers in existence, and one that 

 attracts all eyes and calls forth more admiration than any other. The foliage is 

 shining green, the plant always covered with brilliant magenta-rose bracts, that 

 enclose the dainty flowers. Fine for greenhouse, or outside, in Southern California. 

 35 cts. to $1.00. 

 Spectablis. Of much more robust habit than the above; foliage furzy on underside; 

 the long branches are furzy, and have strong thorns; the bracts exceedingly brilliant 

 and very deep color. Small plants, 50 cts. 

 OAMPSIDIUM Pilicifolium . Very graceful, hard-wooded and rapidly growing fern- 

 like creeper, from the Fiji Islands. 10 to 25 cts. each. 



