Dingee Beautiful Hardy Climbing Vines 



The various plants described on this page are all perfectly hardy and of exceedingly rapid and vigorous 

 growth. They are used extensively for covering old buildings, trees, fences, etc., which they completely cover 

 In the process of time. Some of them, like the Ivies, survive for ages and attain immense proportions. 



Clematis Paniculata 



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The Most W^onderful of All Flowering Vines. 

 Grower, Exquisite Fragrance 



The flowers are pure white and are borne in great 

 panicles or clusters of bloom, fairly covering the 

 plants, so that it is a mass or sheet of fleecy white 

 with an exquisite fgragrance. It begins to bloom late 

 In August the first year. Hardy in all sections of the 

 country. Strong plants in pots, 15c. each, 4 for .50c., 9 

 for $1.00; .strong two-year-old field-grown plants, 25c. 

 each, 3 for 70c., $2..50 per dozen, postpaid. 



Large Flowering I'ardy Clematis 



Broad, flat flowers of exquisite hues produced in 

 great festoons of wondrous beauty. We oflEer large, 

 strong, imported, two- and three-year-old plants, on 

 own roots, which are far superior to grafted plants, 

 lor 50c. each, 6 for $2.50, $4.00 per dozen, postpaid. 

 Jackmani. Immense flowers, 4 to 5 inches across, of 



exquisite, deep royal purple. 

 Henryi. Large creamy white flowers of large size. 

 Vllle de Lyon. Xew. Very free-growing variety. Bril- 

 liant carmine. 

 Madame Fdouard Andre. Resembles Jackmani, except 



that its flowers are beautiful carmine-red. 

 Fairy Q,ueen. Beautiful delicate pink, borne in great 



profusion. 

 New Coral Clematis, Clematis Coccinea. A handsome 

 climber with a profusion of bright coral red flowers 

 In constant bloom. 20c. each, 3 for 50c. 



Honeysuckle 



Ampelopsis — Boston Ivy 



Flther variety, fine plants, 15c. each, 4 for 50c., 9 for 



$1.00; three-yea?'-old plants, 3 feet in length, 40c. each, 



3 for $1.00, postpaid. 



VEITCHII (Boston or Japanese Ivy). It covers build- 

 ings and walls with a perfect mat of dark green, 

 leathery foliage, which changes to a brilliant crim- 

 son as fall approaches. Clings to either tree or 

 wood without support. 



QUIXQUIFOLIA (Virginia Creeper). Large, dark green 

 foliage. 



AMPELOP.SIS EXGELMAXXI. A greatly improved 

 variety of the Virginia Creeper with dense foliage of 

 a glossy light-green in summer, changing to. a bril- 

 liant crimson in the autumn. On a rough stone 

 surface it will cling without support in the same 

 way as the Japanese Ivy. 35c. each, $3.50 per dozen. 



Mammoth Flowered Trumpet Creeper 



BIGXOMA GRAXDIFLORA. One of the most .superb 

 climbing vines in existence. Grows with rapidity, is 

 perfectly hardy everywhere. The flowers are trum- 

 pet-shaped and warm orange-red. Strong plants. 20c. 

 each, 3 for 50c., 7 for $1.00; $1.60 per dozen, postpaid; 

 larger plants, 35c. each, 3 for $1.00; $3.50 per dozen, 

 postpaid. 



DUTCHMAN'S PIPE ( Aristolochia Sipho). A very 

 rapid-growing, hardy climber and well known in 

 some parts of the country as '"Chinese Yam." In a 

 short time its large heart-shaped leaves make a 

 dense shade. The flowers are long and pipe-shaped, 

 hence the name. Price, strong plants, 20c. each, 6 

 for $1.00: larger plants, 50c. each, postpaid. 



ENGLISH IVY. A splendid evergreen climber, with 

 dark glossy green leaves; clings firmly to stone, 

 brick or wood walls, without trellis or support; very- 

 desirable. 15c. each, 9 for $1.00. 



Price 15c. each; t-wo- and three-year-old plants, 25c. 

 each; assorted varieties, $2.50 per dozen. 



Chinese Sweet Scented. White and yellow flowers. 



Evergreen Sweet-Scented. Buff, yellow and white. 



Red Coral. Red, trumpet-shaped flowers. 



Yellow Coral. The only true golden yellow Honeysuckle. ' 



Golden-Leaved. Leaves beautifully veined and spotted with clear 



yellow. Flowers yellow and fragrant. 

 New Halliana. Evergreen and a constant bloomer; flowers pure white, 



changing to yellow. Very fragrant. 

 Ne^ Heckrotti. Clear rose, yellow at the base; sweet and fragrant: in 



constant bloom. 



Wistaria Magnificia 



The flnest "U^istaria of its color now known. Extremely vigorous, 

 growing 30 to 40 feet in one season when well established. The flowers 

 are pale lilac, and the immense clusters of drooping racemes, which 

 measure 12 to 18 inches in length, are of deliciously fragrant odor. A 

 most desirable climbing vine. 20c. each, 50c. for 3. 

 WISTARIA ALBA. There is nothing more striking or appropriate for 



pergolas and the ordinary trellises than this splendid vine. Pure 



white flowers, 20c. each, 3 for 50n. 



Hardy Ornamental Grasses 



For ornamental purposes these grasses are strikingly original in 

 effect, and impart a tropical brilliance to the landscape. The plumes 

 which these grasses produce are beautiful for interior decoration. 



Prices of all Eulalias and Erlanthus described below, 15c. each, 50c. 

 for 4, $1.00 for 9; large clumps, 25c. each, $1.00 for 5, by express. 

 Enialia Gracillima L'nivittata. Forms an exceedingly handsome plant, 



4 to 5 feet high. 

 E. Japonica Zebrina. Grows 4 to 7 feet high. The leaf blades are of 



deep green, distinctly striped crosswise with large bars of pure white. 

 E. Japonica Variegata. Blades are creamy white in the center, with a 



broad margin of bright green. Plumes 'are very beautiful. 

 Erlanthus Ravennae. Reed-like, ornamental grass, throwing up thirty 



to forty fine, erect flower-stalks, 8 to 10 feet high, the first season. 



The plumes are highly valued as parlor ornaments. 



Soecial Offer ^^ *" win send by mail, one each of the four grand _ . .'^ ->>>4MHHnKIUnMlflnW»k^ I 



" ornamental grasses described above for 50c.; one jEULALlA JAPONICA ZEBRINAl 



clump of each of the above, by express, for 90c. 



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