

PLANT DEPARTMENT. 



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Clematis 



Within the past few years great attention has been given to the cultivation of these valuable plants, and a large 

 number of elegant varieties have been obtained, bearing magnificent showy flowers of large size and superb coloring. 

 For garden and conservatory decoration, either as climbers on walls, trellises or verandas, old trees or ruins, or as 

 specimens on the lawn or in borders, or for massing in large beds on the lawn, they have scarcely an equal, certainly 

 no superior, as they embrace nearly every shade of color. The following is a most desirable collection in every respect : 



Alba Magna. Pure white, with purplish brown an- 

 thers; one of the finest white varieties in cultivation. 

 Albert Victor. Deep lavender. 

 Anderson Henrye. Creamy white, large and hand- 



s irae. 

 C:>mtess Lovelace. Bluish lilac, rosette-shaped, 



forming a double flower. 

 Duchess of Edinburgh. Very fine, pure double white, 



scented. 

 Duchess of Teck. Pure white, with delicate mauve 



bar d°wu the centre. 

 Duke of Norfolk. Deep 1 mauve color with broad pale 



bar, dark colored anthers. 

 Fairy Queen. Large flowers, pale tlesh with a pink 



bar in centre of sepals, shaded purple at base. 

 Gloire de St. Julien. White, flushed with mauve 



while young; large and showy. 

 Hybrida Perfecta. White, tinted purplish lilac. 

 Jackmani. Large rich violet purple; very fine. 

 Iiawsoniana. Rosy purple, with darker veins; dis- 



t net and very large. 

 Lanuginosa Candida. Tinted grayish white. 

 Liorl Netille. Rich dark plum, well formed, edgings of 



s'pals finely crimped. 

 Magmfica. Reddish purple, with red bars. 

 Ma I. Eiiza Suhenck. Blue; very free flowering. 

 Mrs. Janes Bateman. Pale lavender. 

 Mrs. tie j. Jack man. Satiny white, with creamy bar; 



one of the very best early white. 

 Otto Froebel. Grayish white ; very large. 

 Prince of Wales. Deep purple. - 

 Purpurea Eieguns. Deep purple violet; fine. 

 Heine Blanche. Light mauve, with lighter bar; a fine 



bedder. 

 Rubra Violacea. Large, rich purplish violet. 

 Star of India. Reddish violet purple, with red bars; 



distinct. 

 Sensation. Rich satiny mauve, large and showy. 

 Tunbridgeusis. Deep bluish purple. 

 Velutina Purpurea. Blackish mulberry. % 



Venus Victriv. A fine double variety, delicate laven- 

 der, beautifully formed flowers. 

 Victoria. Deep reddish mauve; distinct and handsome. 

 50 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz. 



CLEMATIS CRISPA. 



A beautiful and distinct species, the flowers of which 

 resemble in shape some of the elegant bell-shaped Lilies, 

 and are 1J to 2 inches in width and about 1J inches long. 



The color is a beautiful lavender-blue tint on the surface 

 and margin of petals ; the centres of the petals are an 

 opaque wdiite, are of a thick leathery texture, perfumed 

 with a delicious piquant bergamot flavor. Remarkable 

 for its free growth and robust habit; it is hardy and very 

 free flowering, continuing in bloom from June until frost. 

 3D cts. each ; 4 for $1.00 ; free by mail. 



CLEMATIS COCCINEA. 



This remarkably handsome climbing plant has proved 

 to be one of the most desirable climbing plants. The plant 

 is a herbaceous perennial, the stems dying to the surface 

 each winter; the vines attain the height of from 8 to 10 or 

 12 feet, beginning to flower in June and continuing until 

 frost; single vines have from 20 to 30 flowers on each, and 

 frequently as many as 10 vines will start from one crown 

 each season. 



The flowers are bell-shaped, in color a rich deep coral- 

 scarlet, shining as if polished, and lasting a long time 

 when cut. The plant grows freely in any soil, requiring 

 only one or two hours' sunshine to strengthen the vine 

 sufficiently to make a successful flowering season, and 

 above all is perfectly hardy, standing exposure in our 

 severest winters without harm. 



Free by mail, 30 cts. each ; 4 for SI. 00. 



Clematis Jackmani. 



CLEMATIS FLAMULA. 



(Virgin's Bower.) 



A general favorite, where a hardy, rapid growing, grace- 

 ful vine is desired. Its small bright green foliage is almost 

 hidden by large clusters of small fragrant white flowers. 

 30 cts. each ; 4 for $1.00. 



For $i.oo we will send free by mail i Crispa, i Coccinea, and i of the 50 ct. Hybrids. 



