50 



Class 4.— CLIMBING AND TRAILING SHRUBS. 



A most useful class of plants for this country, for covering cottage verandas, 

 walls, trellises, <fec. 



PRICE 50 CENTS, EXCEPT OTHERWISE XOTED. 



Ampelopsis, American. Ivy, OR 



VIRGINIA CREEPER, (Ampelop- 

 sis hederacea.) Has beautiful digi- 

 tate leaves, that become rich crim- 

 son in autumn — a very rapid grow- 

 er ; like the Bignonia and Ivy it 

 throws out roots at the joints, by 

 which it fastens itself to anything 

 it touches. 



PEPPER VINE, (bipinnati.) One 

 of the best of the Ampelopsis for 

 covering walls, arbors, <fcc. 

 Birthwort, TUBE FLOWERED, (Aris- 

 tolochia sipho.) A very rapid 

 climber, with magnificent dark 

 • green foliage 10 to 12 inches in di- 

 ameter, and curious pipe shaped, 

 vellowish brown flowers. $1. 



DOWNY LEAVED, (tomentosa.) 

 Has downy, heart-shaped leaves. 

 81- 

 Bignonia, or Trumpet Flower, 

 RADICANS. A splendid, hardy 

 climbing plant, with large trumpet 

 shaped, scarlet flowers in August. 



DARK RED, or PURPLE, (atrOsan- 

 guinea.) A new variety from 

 France, with purplish crimson 

 flowers. 



TENDRILLED, (capreolata.) A 

 beautiful southern species, flowers 

 reddish yellow, tender. 

 Celastrus, or Staff Tree, (scandens.) 

 A native climbing or twining plant, 

 with fine large leaves, yellow flow- 

 ers, and clusters of orange capsuled 

 fruits. It grows 10 or 12 feet in a 

 season. 

 Cissus, (Quinquefolia Variegata.) A 

 handsome running vine like a 

 grape, with variegated leaves, and 

 small clusters of <}ark colored fruit. 

 Clematis, or Virgin's Bower. 



EUROPEAN SWEET, (flammula.) 

 Flowers white and very fragrant. 

 25c. 



BLUE FLOWERED, (viticella.) 

 Flowers purplish red, very showy; 

 an abundant bloomer from June to 

 September. 25c. 



Clematis, or Virgin's Bower. 



VITICELLA VENOSA. Flowers a 

 rich purple, each petal veined with 

 crimson, a constant bloomer ; one 

 of the finest. $1. July to Octo- 

 ber. 



VITICELLA FL. PL. A much es- 

 teemed variety ; flowers deep pur- 

 ple, double. June to October. $1. 



SWEET SCENTED, (odorata.) One 

 of the finest of this class; flowers 

 light purple and fragrant. June to 

 October. 81. 



LARGE AZURE FLOWERED, 

 (azurea grandiflora.) Very large 

 and showy, azure blue flower. 



SOPHIA. Very showv. flowers pale 

 blue with a broad green band down 

 the back of each septal ; very large. 



HELENA. Flowers very' large, 

 white, with yellow stamens; dis- 

 tinct and fine. 



LANUGINOSA. Pale blue, very 

 large and fine. 



AMERICAN WHITE, (Virginica.) 

 A remarkable rapid climbing plant ■ 

 growing to the height of 20 feet, 

 producing an immense profusion of 

 flowers in AugiTst. 25c. 

 The Clematis are elegant slender branch- 

 ed Shrubs, of rapid growth, pretty flowers 

 of various colors, white, blue, purple and 

 two colored, and some of them are quite 

 fragrant, especially the flammula and its 

 'varieties. 

 Honeysuckles, (LONICERA.) 



MONTHLY FRAGRANT OR 

 DUTCH, (Belgica) Blooms all 

 summer, verv sweet. 



COMMON WCJODBINE, (periclyme- 

 na.) A strong, rapid grower, flow- 

 ers very showy, red outside, buff 

 within.' June and Julv. 



YELLOW TRUMPET, (aurea.) A 

 well known variety with yellow 

 trumpet flowers. 25c. 



CHINESE TWINING, (japonica.) 

 Holds its foliage nearly all winter ; 

 blooms in July and September, and 

 is very swe et. 



