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CI^EMATIS PANICUI^ATA. 



(Japanese Virgin's Bower-) 



[See colored illustyation of sprays on front cover of this Catalogue.) 

 '^ his handsome hardy climber is one of the choicest and most satisfactory 

 climbing flowering plant we know. The plant is of strong, rapid growth, with 

 small, dense, cheerful green foliage, giving it a grace and elegance possessed by 

 no other hardy climber, and, even did it not flower at all, it would be one of our 

 most desirable vines The flowers appear in the greatest profusion during Au- 

 gust, and continue until late in the fall, are of a white color and most deliciously 

 fragrant. The plant succeeds in almost any position ; not only is it well adapted 

 to run up all kinds of supports, Init is just as useful for planting among rock- 

 work, sloping banks, covering graves, or, in fact, any position where a graceful 

 \ine is desired. 

 Strong i=year=old plants (these will 



(lower freely this season) 15c. each; §;i.50 per doz ; JilOOO per 100. 



Strong 2=year=old plants 25" " 2.50 " 15.00 



Extrastrong3=year-old plants. .. .50 " " 5.00 " 35.00 " 



I^ARGE FLOWERING CEEMATIS. 



The following is a select list of varieties that succeed best in our climate. 

 Many failures in growing this type of Clematis are distinctly traceable to shallow 

 planting. The crown of the roots should be set at least three inches below the 

 surface of the soil. 



Anderson HenryJ. Creamy while, large and handsome. 

 Boskoop Seedling. Extra large lavender. 

 Fairy Queen. Pale flesh, with a pink bar. 

 Duchess of Edinburgh. The best of the double pure white, deliciously 



scented. 

 Gypsy Queen. One of the very finest of the rich purple varieties, a strong 



grower and free bloomer. 

 Jackmani. The best known and most popular variety. Color dark, rich, 



royal jiurple. 

 Jackmani Superba. A deeper-flowered form of the popular Jackmani. 

 Lilacina Floribunda. Satiny blue. 

 M. Koster. Bright rosy carmme; very free-flowering. 

 Mme. Baron Veillard. One of the strongest growing varieties, large light 



rose flowers, with lilac shading. 

 rime. Van Houtte. Pure white ; extra fine. 

 fliss Bateman. White, with chocolate-red anthers. 

 Standishi. Lavender blue. 

 The Qem. Deep lavender blue. 

 The President. Bright bluish purple. 

 40 cts. each ; $4 00 per doz.; set of 15 varieties for $5.00. 



'Ta/ia.7tsse 







Clematis Paniculata. 



NEW^ 



Type of Lakge-flowering Clematis, 



MARnV HVBRID 



CEEMATIS COCCINEA. 



An entirely new and distinct type of Clematis, the result of crosses be- 

 tween C. coccinea and Star of India, combining all the good points of 

 their parents in hardiness, vigorous, robust growth and freedom of bloom, 

 which, together with their novel coloring and shape, make them valuable 

 additions to the list of hardy climbers. 



Countess of Onslow. Bright violet-purple, with a broad band of 

 scarlet through the ceniie of each petal ; of open, bell-shape form, with 

 four to six petals to each flower, which are thick in substance, and will 

 be found useful for decorative purposes, and when cut will keep fresh 

 in water for several days. 



Duchess of Albany. A beautiful bright pink; deeper down the 

 centre, softening to hlac-pink round the margin ; campanulate in shape. 



Duchess of York. A delicate and pleasing shade of pale pink, with 

 a deeper tinge in the centre of each petal, of which there are from four 

 to six to each bloom; campanuiate form. 



Strong plants any of the above $1.00 each; the set of 3 for $2.50. 



VARIOUS TVPES OE CLEMATIS. 



Coccinea. A very handsome, hardy climber, bearing thick, bell-shaped 

 flowers of a bright coral-red color; blooms with wonderful profusion 

 from June until frost. 15 cts. each ; $150 per doz. 



Crispa. A very beautiful species, bearing an abundance of pretty bell- 

 shaped, fragrant, lavender flowers with white centre. Blooms from 

 June until frost. 15 cts each; SI. 50 per doz. 



Flammula ( Virgin'' s Bo7ver). A general favorite, where a hardy, rapid- 

 growing vine is desired Its small, bright-green foliage is almost 

 hidden by clusters of small, fragrant white flowers. 15 cts. each; 

 $1.50 per doz. 



Virginiana {American White Cle?natis). A remarkably strong-growing 

 variety, attaining a height of 20 feet, and producing a profusion of 

 white flowers in August. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 



