HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— HARDY CLIMBERS 



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HOP VINES (Humulu* Lupulus) 



A useful climber. It is a rapid grower, and bears a profusion of seed-pods suit- 

 able for many domestic purposes. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



HARDY ENGI.ISH 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 suc- 

 ceed. Large plants, in 4-inch pots, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 

 Extra large plants, in 7-incli pots, 6 feet high, $1.50 each. 



HARDY JASMIIVE 



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

 phia; fragrant yellow flowers. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 



L,AXH YRUS (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. 



Latifolius. Deep-rosy-red. 

 Albus. Pure white. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



White Pearl. .*l 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, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



I^YCIUM BARBARUM (Matrimony Vine) 



A very ornamental shrubby climber, which has appropriately been called " the 

 general utility vine," of strong growth, bearing small purplish flowers in summer, 

 lollowed by a prodigious crop of scarlet berries, which remain on the vine until 

 late in winter. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 



POLYGONUM 



Auberti. A splendid climber, producing great foamy sprays of white flowers at 

 the extremeties of the brashes during the late summer and autumn; a two- or 

 three-year-old established plant when in flower is a pleasing sight. 50 cts. each. 



PUERARIA THUNBERGIANA (KudzuVine) 



The most rapid-growing vine in cultivation, attaining, after once being estab- 

 lished, a height of 50 feet or more in one season. Its foliage is large and fur- 

 nishes dense shade; it bears small racemes of rosy-purple, pea-shaped blossoms 

 towards the close of August. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



SCHIZOPHHAGMA H YDK ANGEOIDES 



Polygonum 



SCHI^OPHRAGMA HYDRANGEOIDES 



(Climbing Hydrangea) 



A most desirable plant for covering the trunks of trees, rough stone walls or simi- 

 lar rough surfaces where it can support itself naturally. While of slow growth when 

 first planted, it makes rapid progress after it Becomes thoroughly established at the 

 root, and while it prefers a partially shaded position it will do very well in full sun. 

 It blooms in July and August, in large terminal cymes of white hydrangea-like flow- 

 ers, and a large plant with hundreds of blooms is very attractive. Extra strong 

 plants, $1.00 each. 



VIXIS 



lienryana. 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 green ground color changes to red. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



Humulifolia [Tvrquoise-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 



One of the best hardy climbers, producing their great trusses of flowers in abund- 

 ance during the month of May with some scattering bloom in August and Septem- 

 ber. 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. The favorite variety, producing thousands of pendulous clusters of deli- 

 cate violet-blue blossoms, richly perfumed. 

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



Price, any of the above, strong plants, 50 cts. each. 



