THE LOVETT COMPANY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



HARDY VINES AND CREEPERS. 



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No home is complete Or satisfactory without a selection of hardy vines. Once planted they increase in 

 strength and beauty from year to year, lequiring but the slightest care to direct their growth. For lack of space 

 we name here but a few of the choicest kinds and describe them briefly ; for a larger assortment see our Manual 

 OF Ornamental Trees and Flants. All here named will be sent by mail, if desired, at the prices quoted. 



CLEMATIS. 



Clematis paniculata. 



One of the most beau- 

 tiful of all our hardy 

 flowering vines. Pm-e 

 white, h a Av t h o r n- 

 scented flowers borne 

 in great masses of 

 panicles or clusters 

 on long stems. The 

 bloom is so profuse 

 as to fairly cover the 

 plant with a sheet of 

 fleecy white, as is 

 shown in the illusti a- 

 tion. Its blooming 

 period is in August 

 and September when 

 most other vines 

 have ceased. It is a 

 particularly rapid 

 grower, soon reach- 

 ing a height of fif- 

 teen or twenty feet 

 and spreads out in all 

 directions. A vine 

 of this in full bloom 

 is a sight to behold. 

 Strong, field grown 

 plants, ea., 20c; 3 for 

 50c; doz., $1.50. 

 Clematis Jackmanni. 



jackmanni. jackmanni alba. paniculata. The pioneer of the 



large flowered improved Clematis, and v. ith few, if any, equals and no superiors. Vigorous, perpetual, very pro- 

 fuse and constant. Flowers large, in such masses as to form a cloud of bloom of intense violet-purple, having the 

 appearance of velvet, and remarkably rich. One of the choicest in cultivation. Ea., SOc; 3 for 75c; doz., $2.50. 



Clematis Jackmanni alba. Similar to the preceding in all respects, except that the flowers are pure white. A 

 very beautiful and choice variety, and should be more largely planted. Ea., 40c; 3 for $1.00. 



Clematis Coloradcnsis. A new variety of the Flammula type, but a great improvement. Its growth is so 

 rapid that it will frequently cover, the first season, the largest verandah or lattice with dense verdure, and for 

 several months give a veritable sheet of its pretty white flowers, which are small and borne in clusters, and fol- 

 lowed by tufted seed vessels, giving it the unusual and beautiful appeaiauce of being covered with down. Ea., 

 20c; 3 for 50c; doz., $1.50. 



AMPELOPSIS. 



Ampelopsis quinqsfolia. One 



of the finest of native plants, 

 a rank and vigorous grower, 

 rapidly covering old buildings 

 fences and other unsightly ob- 

 jects, and especially desirable 

 for draping large porches. 

 The foliage is larger than the 

 Japanese variety, a higher 

 green during summer, but 

 changes in autumn to brightest 

 crimson, maroon and orange. 

 Ea., 15c; 3 for 35c; doz., $1.25. 

 The famous Japan or Boston 

 Ivy, now well knovvm and indispensable for covering- 

 walls and buildings. One of the most useful of aU 

 vines, as it 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, as 

 shown in cut, thus shielding the biulding from the hot 

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



Ampeiopsis Veitchii. 



AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII. 



brilliant flaming crimson and gold at the approach of 

 frost. Strong plants, ea., 20c; 3 for 50c; doz., $1.50. 



