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gate posts, boundary walls, etc, it has no equal. In summer the foliage is a rich 

 shade of green, but in the fall it assumes the most gorgeous tints of scarlet, crim- 

 son and orange, so dazzling as to be seen at a great distance. 



Royalii. The old foliage is large, dark green, leathery. The new growth is 

 a shining, bright red; foliage small, and hangs in long, beautiful festoons, or 

 creeps in long wreaths. It is gorgeous in autumn. Each 15c to 25c. 



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

 for hanging baskets. It grows well outside and is very handsome in bouquets. 

 Each 25c. 



AKEBIA Quinata. A very beautiful, perfectly hardy, graceful, fast- 

 growing, Japanese vine, with magnificent foliage; producing flowers in large 

 clusters, of chocolate -purple color, possessing a most delicious perfume Unsur- 

 passed for covering trellises and verandas, the foliage never being attacked by 

 insects. Each 15c to 35c. 



A QUARTETTE OF GRAND BEGONIAS. 



Yenusta. Nothing can exceed the magnificence 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 beau- 

 ful of all climbers, and is very effective for decoration; blooms through the win- 

 ter and spring months. Each 25c, 50c and 75c. 



Speciosa. As the flowers of Bignonia venusta begin to wane, this fine variety 

 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. Each 25c to 50c 



Siderafolia. The next bignonia on the list follows in the wake of Speciosa; 

 a summer and fall bloomer, with the most rampant growth of all vines; the flow- 

 ers come out in spikes, buds quite round, flowers gloxinia- like, of velvety text- 

 ure, soft cream color, lined with yellow, exceedingly beautiful and graceful. Each 

 25c to 50c, 



TWEEDIANA. One of the most beautiful climbers in existence. The foli- 

 age is very beautiful at all times ; the young growth being a pale yellowish green, 

 which gives a soft filmy look that is most enchanting. The flowers come in early 

 sprmg and continue to bloom for two or three months; they are borne in pairs,, 

 opposite at the axils of all the leaves ; they gem the masses of foliage and adorn 

 the trailing branches, making an exquisite picture; are a bright canary-yellow, 

 shaded darker yellow 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. Each 25e to 50c. 



BOTJGAINVILL.EA Glabra. One of the most brilliant -flowering climb- 

 ers 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 green- 

 house, or outside, in Southern California. Each 35c to $1.00. 



CLIANTHUS Puneceus, or Parrot's Beak. A magnificent scand- 

 ent shrub, with long, spreading branches ; handsome, light-green pinnate foliage. 

 Remarkable for its large, showy flowers, borne in axilary racemes, of the most 

 brilliant crimson- scarlet color, resembling in shape a parrot's bill. It grows well 

 outside in California, and is especially fine for planting on the back wall of a con- 

 servatory. Each 15c and 25c. 



1POMOEA Iiearii. "Blue Dawn" Flower. The flowers are the most 

 intense violet-blue, with reddish-purple rays, and are 6 inches across; there is 

 nothing of its color that exceeds in richness the flowers of "Ipomcea Learii." 

 Each 15c; dozen $1.50. 



