MATRIMONY VINE (Lycium) 



Matrimony Vine (L. barbamm) . 10 to 12 

 ft. Violet flowers in June, followed by- 

 conspicuous red fruits. Good for river 

 banks and highly resistant to salt air, 

 hence perfect for a seashore planting. 

 2 yrs., each 30c, doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00. 



PERIWINKLE (Vinca) 



Periwinkle (V. minor). 4 in. Evergreen 

 trailer with glossy foliage and lilac-blue 

 flowers in spring. Good ground cover in 

 sun or shade. Strong plants from pots, 

 each 25c, doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00. 



Periwinkle, Bowles' Variety. 4 in. Greatly 

 improved form with more and much 

 larger blue flowers. A treasure for lawn 

 carpeting. Strong plants from pots, each 

 35c, doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00. 



SILVER LACE VINE 



(Polygonum auberti) 

 12 to 15 ft. This vigorous, adaptable 

 and quick-growing vine is an object of 

 breath-taking beauty in late summer and 

 fall, when its foliage is covered with great 

 foamy sprays of silvery white bloom. 

 2 yrs., each 45c, doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00. 



SWEET PEA VINE (Lathyrus) 



Sweet Pea (L. latifolius). 8 to 10 ft. Deep 

 rosy red flowers in June on a prostrate 

 plant with climbing tendencies. 



Sweet Pea, "Pink Beauty." 8 to 10 ft. 



A lovely sort, with large racemes of 

 pleasing rose-pink blooms throughout 

 the summer. 



Sweet Pea, "White Peart." 8 to 10 ft. 



Best of the white-flowered hardy Sweet 

 Peas. 



All varieties: 2 yrs., each 30c, doz. S3. 00. 

 100 S20.00. 



TRUMPET VINE 



( Bignonia radicans) 



30 to 40 ft. This robust vine bears many 

 deep scarlet trumpet-like flowers with 

 orange throats, in late summer. Good for 

 covering unsightly spots. 2 yrs., each 40c, 

 doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00. 



VIRGINIA CREEPER 



(Ampelopsis quinquefolia) 



35 to 45 ft. Hardiest and most charm- 

 ing of our native vines, the woodbine or 

 five-leaved ivy is a rapid and vigorous 

 grower, holding lovely large leaves which 

 turn bright crimson in the fall. 2 yrs., 

 each 30c, doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00. 



WINTERCREEPER (Euonymus) 



Best of the evergreen ground covers for 

 semi-shaded spots, also splendid clinging 

 vines. 



Bigleai Wintercreeper (E. radicans vege- 

 tus). 4 ft. Evergreen with showy, yel- 

 low-podded red fruit in winter. Hardy 

 and reliable. 3 yrs., stocky, each 60c; 

 doz. $6.00, 100 $40.00. 



Purple Sharpleaf Wintercreeper ( E. radi- 

 cans coloratus) . 3 to 4 ft. Bears long, 

 narrow, purple-red-tinted leaves, a strik- 

 ingly different sort. 3 yrs., stocky, each 

 50c, doz. $5.00. 



Sharpleaf Wintercreeper (E. radicans acu- 

 tus). 3 to 4 ft. Strong growing, with 

 long, slender deep green leaves veined 

 attractively with gray. 2 yrs., each 50c, 

 doz. $5.00. 



Variegated Wintercreeper (E. radicans 

 variegata). 3 to 4 ft. Small leaves of 

 glossy green are attractively variegated 

 with white. 3 yrs., stocky, each 50c, 

 doz. $5.00. 



CHINESE WISTERIA 



WISTERIA 



Gracious Gifts from the Orient 



Chinese Wisteria ( W. sinen- 

 sis). 40 to 50 ft. Rapid 

 growing, with soft, dainty, laven- 

 der-blue flowers, highly perfumed, 

 in May, borne in long pendulous 

 racemes. 2 yrs., each 50c, doz. 

 $5.00, 100 $35.00. Extra strong, 3 

 yrs., each 75c, doz. $7.50. 



Fringe or Lacy Wisteria (W. Shiro 

 Noda). 30 to 40 ft. One of the best 

 of the white-flowered Wisterias, 

 the bloom clusters frequently meas- 

 uring 24 to 30 inches in length. 

 Of strong growth, and free flower- 

 ing. Strong 5-yr.-old vines, each 

 $2.50, doz. $25.00. 



Rosy Weeping Wisteria (W. flori- 

 bunda rosea). 35 to 50 ft. Fra- 

 grant, clear pink flowers in big 

 racemes from 1 V2 to 2 feet in 

 length, in late spring. Strong 5-yr.- 

 old vines, each $2.50, doz. $25.00. 



White Chinese Wisteria (W. sinensis 

 alba). 40 to 50 ft. White-flowered 

 form of the Chinese Wisteria, 

 equally dainty and glamorous. 

 2 yrs., each 75c, doz. $7.50. 3 yrs.. 

 each $1.00, doz. $10.00. 



BOSTON IVY 



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SWEET PEA VINE 



[20] Hardy Vines 



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