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CLIMBING VINES 



Asparagus Plumosus Nanus 



ADLUMIA (Allegheny Vine). A hardy climber, feathery foli- PUt. 



age, rose-colored flowers ; 15 ft $0 10 



AMPEIiOPSlS Veitchii (Boston Ivy)- Valuable hardy climb- 

 er, clingiiia: to stone or brick walls ; dense foliage ; 30 ft 10 



ASPARAGUS plumosus nanus. A beautiful greenhouse 



climber, with fern-like 

 foliage. Very largely 

 used by florists for 



decorations 



per 100 seeds, 75c. . . 15 

 plumosus robustus. 



Height 10 ft 



100 seeds, 75c. . . 15 

 Sprengeri. A deco- 

 rative perennial vine 

 for vases and pots, 

 with drooping fronds 



4 feet long 



100 seeds, 50c. . . 10 

 BALLOON VINE. 

 Rapid-growing an- 

 nual climber ; white 

 flowers, followed by 

 a balloon-like seed- 

 pod ; 15 feet 05 



CANARY BIRD VINE ( Tropaolum peregrinum ). Grace- 

 ful annual climber, with yellow flowers ; look like a butter- 

 fly ; i,s feet 10 



CLEMATIS. Hardy perennial climber. 



Flammula. Feathery white fragrant flowers ; 25 feet 05 



Paniculata. One of the finest hardy climbers. Fragrant 



white flowers; 30 feet peroz.,$i.. 10 



Jackman's Large-flowering Hybrids. Large flowers 3 



to 4 inches in diameter; white, purple, blue, etc 10 



Cocclnea. Scarlet, tubular flowers 10 



COBAEA scandens. A beautiful, rapid-growing climber. 

 Tender perennial, with hell-shaped flowers, green at first, 



changing to a beautiful deep violet-blue ; 20 to 30 feet 10 



CYPRESS VINE. A climbing annual, with fine, feathery 

 foliage and pretty, star-shaped flowers. 



Crimson ' per 02., 25 cts. . 



White " 25 cts. . 



Scarlet. Ivy-leaved '' 25 cts.. 



Mixed Sorts " 25 cts. . 



DOLICHOS (Hyacinth Bean). Annual climber of rapid 

 grow th, with clusters of bean-like f.owers ; 10 feet. 



Lablab. Mi.\ed, white, red, etc 05 



Giant. Crimson wistaria-like clusters 10 



Purple Soudan. Purple stem, with beautiful, sweet pea- 

 like flowers, white and rose in color; and following the 

 flowers there come beautiful glossy, dark red seed-pods. 



\'ery ornamental 10 



GOURDS. Rapid - growing climbers, with beautiful orna- 

 mental foliage ; also, the curious fruits are very useful ; the 

 interior of the Luffa takes the place of sponges, dishcloths, 

 etc. ; the egg-shaped can be used in place of the glass eggs 

 in nests. There isn't any variety but what can be made 

 useful if so desired. Cultivate the same as melons or 

 squashes. Height from S to 15 feet. 



Dishcloth, or Luffa. per oz., 25 cts. . . 10 



Dipper, Nest Egg, Sugar Trough, Hercules Club, Bot- 

 tle, Mock Orange, Mixed .per oz., 20 cts... 05 



HUMULUS Japonica (Japanese Hop) Rapid-growing an- 

 nual climlier, with dt-nse foliage ; 25 feet 05 



Japonica variegata. A beautiful variety of the above, 

 with variegated foliage 10 



JAPANESE KUDZU VINE. See page n. 

 KENILWORTH IVY. A very neat climber, clinging to 



walls. Valualile for hanging-baskets, vases, etc 10 



LATHYRUS. These are everlasting, or hardy Sweet Peas, 

 growing 6 to 8 feet high, with flowers borne in large clus- 

 ters Valuable for growing over rock or rock trellis. 



Latifolius. Red; flowers a beautiful scarlet 10 



Latifolius albus. Pure white flowers 10 



Splendens. A fine variety from California, bearing large 



clusters of brilli.ant deep rose-colored flowers 10 



Pink Beauty. An e.xquisite shade of pink on the standards, 



being paler in the center per oz. , 20 cts. . . 10 



, Crimson " 2octs. .. 10 



Mixed Colors " 20 cts... 10 



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MOONFLOWER Upomcea grandiflora noctiflora). White- pkt. 

 seeded Moonflower. No one who has a trellis or ar- 

 bor to cover should neglect to plant the Moonflower — the 

 most rapid-growing of all annual climbing vines. The vines 

 are literally covered with thousands of immense pure white 

 fragrant flowers, opening in the evening and remaining 

 open until noon the following day, and if cloudy, all day, 

 many of them measuring over 7 inches across Planted in 

 rich ground, in a sunny situation, and given plenty of wa- 

 ter, the vines attain a height of 75 feet. Plants, 10 cts. each, 

 by mail 15 cts $0 10 



MORNING-GLORIES 



IMPERIAL JAPANESE. We had to wait for the little Jap- 

 anese to show us what a beautiful plant the Morning-Glory 

 could be One great charm of these plants lies in the great 

 variety and infinite beauty of its foliage, as well as the size 

 and beauty of the flowers, the latter varying from pure 

 white to rose, crimson and carmine, through blues and pur- 

 ples of everj' shade. The vines are vigorous, growing to a 

 height of 30 or 40 feet in rich soil 3 pkts. , 25 cts.. . 10 



Japanese Single Fringed. These are beautiful, velvety 

 fringed varieties. The colors of the flowers are almost in- 

 describable 10 



Tricolor roseus. Rose-color, with white center and bands 

 of golden yellow 05 



Major, Mixed (Common Morning-Glory) oz., 15 cts... 05 



DWARF MORNING-GLORIES 



Mauritanicus. Trailing plant for baskets ; blue 10 



Minor, Mixed 05 



MAURANDIA Barclayana. An annual half-hardy climber, 

 6 feet, with purple gloxinia-like flowers; blooms the first 



season from seed 10 



Mixed Colors 



PASSION FLOWER (Passiflora). Tender perennial vine 

 for greenhouse or summer garden. 



Coerulea. Large; violet and blue 



SCARLET RUNNER BEAN. Not only an ornamental 



climber, but makes a delicious edible bean 



Pint, by mail, 25 cts. . . 

 SMILAX. A tender perennial climber, with small, glossy 

 green leaves. \'ery beautiful ; used by florists for decora- 

 tions per ViOz., 15 cts. ; oz., 50 cts. . . 



WILD CUCUMBER. A very rapid-growing climber which 

 reaches a height of 30 feet in one season. It is covered with 

 beautiful clusters of white sweet-scented flowers, followed 

 by an abundance of ornamental prickly seed-pods and w ill 

 reproduce itself from self-sown seed every year Hardy 

 annual per oz., 25 cts... 



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Japanese Morning-Glory. Pkt. 10 cis. 



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