ORNAMENTAL CUMBERS. 



Every garden. every cottase, every fence, wall, stump or old tree is LeautiHed by the frraccfnl and profuse flowering vines here 

 offered Vmes are nature's draperies and are essential to any and every attempt to Ijeauiifv one's home surroundiu-s Beauiif^ 

 beautiful vines, many an unsightly object do they cover, many a lovely screen, or fence, or iieilis. do tbev make nmsst-s of beTutifui 

 blossoms and graceful shade do they furnish. What could be more delighftul than some of thp follow ing useful and ornamenta 

 Climbers decorating your home? Sweet Pea.s M„r..ins iilories. Moon Fh.we.-, Ainpelopsis, Cent^sema Canar^^^^^ 



Gourds, Na.sturtiniiis, \Viltl t'ucuiiiber 



Flower 



ough cultivation, and in the instance of biennial or perennial varieties cover with straw or litter every fall to protect them from 

 sudden changes which may have a tendency to affect them. The following selection is all that can bejiesired among climbers : 



any 



ADLUMIA, Cirrhosa. 



Frequently called Mountain Fringe. "Wood Fringe, Alleghany 

 Vine. A beautiful and graceful climber and profuse bloomer; 

 beautiful flowers, white and pink. Hardv biennial. Height fif- 

 teen feet. Pkt. 5c. 



Ampelopsis Veitchii. 



Often called the Boston or 

 Japanese Ivy. The fashion- 

 able and most hardy wall 

 climber of the daj'. " Qlings 

 tightly to rock, brick, etc., and 

 it is a wall of livinsr sreea the summer through, turning in autumn 

 to flaming crimson, when it is certainly gorgeous. It stands the 

 dust and'dry air of cities admirably. Before sowing soak seed in 

 luke warm water; when large enough plant in permanent situa- 

 tion, giving very rich soil. Pkt. 6c. 



BALLOON VINE, 



Ca rdinsperm u m Ba licacahnm. 

 Remarkable for its inflatsd 

 membraneo^us capsule?. Some- 

 times called '-Love-in-a-Pufl." A 

 rapid and graceful climber. Ten- 

 der annual. Six feet high. The 

 flowers are white. Pkt. 3c. 



COCCINEA, Indica. 



A remarkably pretty climber. 

 Ivy like foliage, bright and luxur- 

 iant, never troubled with insects 

 and admirably adapted for trell- 

 ises, aroors, etc. Small flowers 

 soon followed by numerous fruits 

 two inches long which turn to 

 scarlet. Pkt. 15 seeds 6c. 



BRYONOPSIS. 



An ornamental c imber of 

 the gourd family, and bearing 

 green fruit, which changes in 

 color as the season advances 

 to bright scarlet striped with 

 white. Tender annual, ten 

 feet high; has tuberous roots 

 which may be kept over like 

 potatoes. Pkt. 10 seeds 4c. 



CALAMPELIS, Scabra. 



• Eccremocarpus. 



A beautiful climber from 

 Chili, with delicate foliage 

 and bright orange blossoms in 

 rLcemes, freely produced until 

 late in the season. Tender 

 perennial. Fifteen feet high. 

 Pkt. 4 cents. 



CANARY BIRD 

 FLOWER. 



Tropccoliiin Cana- 



7iense. 

 A very beautiful 

 climber, the cliarm- 

 iug little canary col- 

 ored blossoms bear- 

 ing a fancied resem- 

 blance to a bird with 

 its wings half ex- 

 panded." The plant tjj 

 has a luxuriant, ram- 

 bling character, and 

 if the seeds are to 

 be planted by the 

 side of an arbor or 

 trellis will run about 

 twenty feet and blos- 

 som from July tUl 

 frost comes. Tender 

 annual. Pkt. 4c. 



FREE^IFTS. 



This year I will give 

 away OME MILLION 

 packages of Seed for 

 trial. Everybody will 

 get something, even if 

 only 20 cents worth is 

 ordered. 



CLIMBING BEAN. 



A very valuable and beautiful climber of rapid growth 

 to please. Half hardy annual. 



Scarlet Flowered Pkt. 



White Flowered Pkt. 



Sure 



5 c. 

 5 c. 



CLEMATIS. 



Well known and universally admired climbers, some of the vari- 

 eties being remarkable for the beauty of their blossoms. Fine for 

 covering arbors, verandas, etc., as they cling readily to almost any 

 object. Most of the kinds are hardy, herbaceous perennials, but 

 some little protection in northern "latitudes, through winter, is 

 advised. Choicest INIixed. Pkt. 5c. 



CRUEL.. 

 ..PLANT. 



A beautiful and 

 a rapid growing 

 climber, bearing 

 an immense num- 

 ber of pure white, 

 bell shaped, fra- 

 grant flowers, 'and 

 derives its name 

 from the fact that ^ 

 various insects in tS~^ 

 sucking honey ofs( 

 its blossoms are^ 

 caught fast and 

 securely held until 

 they are dead. It 

 thrives best in 

 light soil. If it is 

 started early in 

 the house it" will 

 bloom all summer. 

 From fifteen to 

 1:wenty feet high. 

 Be sure and in- 

 clude it in your 

 collection. Pkt. 

 Sc. 



BKTONOPSIS. 



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