/. T. LOl'ETT, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



HARDY VINES. 



Tibm »c« indispensable in producing beautiful effects about the country home; and there arc i*mut«yable 

 position where nothing else can take their place. Those I offer are all entirely hardy and will thrive everywhere, o* 

 ordinary ioil. growing in grace and beauty every year. 



Hotb. — Mail plants are handsome, well formed, awl well rooted plants, as large as can be sent by mail, one year or 

 older— not the UW.e, puny things so often sent out by mail. Express plants are two and three years old, and are too large 

 to be gent by mail. 



Prices pei- fazen and per hundred will be given upon application. 



AMPELOPSIS 



CHINESE MATRIMONY VINE. 



Lycium Sinensis. 



AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII. Japan oe Boston Ivy. 

 The popuiar climber. Now considered indispensable for 

 covering walls and buildings; clings firmly to stone, 

 brick, and wood, or buildings of any material without 

 assistance, and is entirely hardy, it forms a perfect 

 robe of dark green, leathery leaves, overlapping each 

 other like tiles, thus shielding the building from the hot 

 sun. The foliage is dark, glossy green changing to a 

 brilliant flaming crimson and gold at the approach of a 

 frost. Mail, ea., 15c ; doz., $1.50. Express, ea., 25c ; 

 doz., $2.50. Seed, pkt., 5c. 



AMPELOPSIS QUINQUEFOLIA. American Ivy oh 

 Virginia Creeper. A well-known native climber of 

 luxuriant, vigorous growth, clinging firmly to walls, etc., 

 by strong tendrils. Beautiful, digitate foliage in dense 

 masses, turning to a bright crimson in autumn; highly 

 ornamental and very valuable for covering unsightly 

 objects. It thrives on any soil and is a rapid grower. 

 Mail, ea., 12c; 3 for 30c. Express, ea., 20c; 3 for 50c. 



BITTERSWEET. 



CELASTRUS SCANDENS. A handsome, well-known, 

 and popular climber of twining habit and rapid, strong 

 growth, with large, handsome foliage and beautiful, 

 orange-crimson fruit in clusters with pale orange cap- 

 sule*, which remain throughout the winter, producing a" 

 most delightful and ornamental appearance. Splendid 

 for twining about old trees, etc., producing a most 

 picturesque effect. Mail, 12c; 3 for 30c. Express, ea., 

 20c; 3 for 50c. 



VINCA.— Periwinkle. 



VINCA MINOR. A beautiful little evergreen creeper 

 with tubular flowers of a clear, bright blue, in summer. 

 Excellent for covering shaded ground, as under trees, 

 etc. Also Vinca minor alba, which differs only in the 

 flowers being pure white. Mail, ea.,10c; doz., 61.00. 



VINCA FOLIIS AUEEIS VARIEGATIS. Variegated- 

 leaved Periwinkle. A choice variety, with beautiful, 

 variegated, golden-yellow foliage. Mail, ea., 12c; doz., 

 $1.E5. 



A rapid and vigorous climber 

 ' covered with bright purple flow- 

 ers which are succeeded by 

 ; bright scarlet berries almost an 

 inch long. It blooms through- 

 out the summer and the fruit 

 remains on the vine until late 

 in winter. Of the easiest cul- 

 ture and thrives everywhere. A 

 very attractive and ornamental 

 vine. Mail, ea.. 15c. Express, 

 ea., 20c. 



TRUMPET 



FLOWER. 



Tecoma Eadicans. 



A handsome, showy vine, with 

 ornamental, fern-like foliage, and 

 magnificent, large, orange-scarlet 

 flowers, borne in clusters, each 

 flower being four or five inches 

 long. It is particularly useful for 

 covering dead trees and other un- 

 sightly objects. It adheres to bark 

 or walls with great tenacity, and is 

 exceedingly vigorous in growth. 

 In August," when in full bloom, it 

 produces a gorgeous effect with 

 the showv, trumpet-shaped flow- 

 ers. Mail, ea., 12c : 3 for 30c ; ex- 

 press, ea., 20c; 3 for 50c. 



WISTARIA. 



CHINESE BLTTE WIS- 

 TARIA. Wistaria Sinen- 

 sis. An exceedingly rapid 

 grower, and one of the 

 most beautiful of climbers. 

 The foliage is abundant and 

 neat, and the fragrant flow- 

 ers are borne in astonishing 

 profusion during May and. 

 June, in pendulous racemes, 

 often eighteen inches long, 

 of a beautiful porcelain- 

 blue. It is a favorite 

 climber, very hardy, and 

 grows to a great age and 

 size. Mail, ea., 15c; doz., 

 $1.50: express, ea., 25c: 3 for 

 60c. 



