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HENRY A, DREER, PHILADELPHIA— HARDY CLIMBERS 



HONEYSUCKLES 



Chinese Evergreen {14^'oodbine). Very fragrant, red, \-ellow 



and white variegated flowers ; dark green foliage. 

 Halleana (Hall's Monthly). Flowers pure white, turning to 



3-ellow ; fragrant, hard}- and almost evergreen ; flowers 



freely. 

 Variegated (Aurea Reticulata). Foliage beautifully mottled 



yellow and green. 

 Price. Any of the above, 50 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz. ; $25.00 



per 100. 



HOP VINES (Humulus Lupulus) 

 A useful climber. It is a rapid grower, and bears a pro- 

 fusion of seedpods suitable for many domestic purposes. 25 

 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. ; $15.00 per 100. 



HARDY ENGLISH IVY 



Invaluable evergreen variety, used for covering walls, etc.. 

 and has become very popular for covering graves, especially 

 if in the shade, where grass will not succeed. Large plants, 

 in 4-inch pots, 30 cts. each ; $3.00 per doz. ; $20.00 per 100. Extra 

 large plants, in 7-inch pots, 6 feet high, $2.00 each. 



HARDY JASMINE 



Nudiflorum. Favorite climber for sheltered positions ; hardy south of Phila- 

 delphia ; fragrant yellow flowers. 35 cts. each ; $3.50 per doz. 

 Officinale. Pure white fragrant flowers. 35 cts. each ; $3.50' per doz. 



LATHYRUS (Hardy Everlasting Pea) 

 One of the best and most desirable flowering hardy climbing plants, attractive 

 both in flower and foliage, growing to a height of 8 to 10 feet, and producing 

 clusters of large flowers the entire summer; fine for cutting; lasting well. 

 Latif Olius. Deep-rosy-red. \ ,- , . , „ , 

 Albus. Pure white. / ^ "^- ''^''^ ' *-^" ^" '^°^- 



Honevsuckle 



White Pearl. A magnificent pure white variety, with individual 



flowers fully double the size of the ordinary sort and produced 

 throughout the entire summer and early fall. Strong roots, 50 cts. 

 each ; $5.00 per doz. 



LYCIUM BARBARUM (Matrimony Vine) 



A very ornamental shrubby climber, which has appropriately been 

 called "the general utility vine," of strong growth, bearing small pur- 

 plish flowers in summer, followed by a prodigious crop of scarlet ber- 

 ries, which remain on the vine until late in winter. 50 cts. each ; 

 $5.00 per doz. 



VITIS 



Henryana. A recent introduction from China, with foliage similar 

 to but not as large as the Virginia Creeper, the leaves being of 

 greater substance, and prettily variegated. The ground color is a 

 deep velvety-green, the midrib and principal veins of silvery white. 

 The variegation is most pronounced in the autumn, when the gn-i-n 

 ground color changes to red. 75 cts. each. 



Humulifolia (Turquoise-berry Vine). One of the most desirable very 

 hardy climbers, with glossy-dark green leaves, which are insect and 

 disease proof, always presenting a clean, fresh appearance. In late 

 summer and fall the plant is loaded with berries, which are very 

 attractive in the various stages of ripening, passing through many 

 shades of blue, finally turning blue-black. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per 



doz. 



WISTARIAS 



Hardy English Ivy 



One of the best hardy climbers, producing their great trusses of 

 flowers in abundance during the month of May with some scattering 

 bloom in August and September. While they succeed in any kind of 

 soil they should be liberally fed when first planted to give them a 

 vigorous start. 



Multijuga. A Japanese variety, bearing loose panicles frequently 3 

 feet long of deep purple flowers. 



Sinensis Alba. Of similar habit to Sinensis, with pure white flowers. 

 Price, either of the above, strong plants, CO cts. each. 



