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MISS MARY E. MARTIN", FLORAL PARK. NEW YORK. 



THE FAMOUS CHINESE KUDZU. 



"JACK AND THE BEAN STALK VINE." 



WATCH IT 

 GROW!! 



(Pureraria Thunber^iana.) 



" It is a veritable Jack and the Bean Stalk Vine."— 

 A. H. Olmsted, Esq., in Meghan's Monthly. 



" There is possibly nothing; like it in the whole vege- 

 table kingdom. It is extremely valuable for rapidly 

 eovering anything in one season, and interesting- to 

 the lover of the wonderful. It has grown on our 

 grounds 70 feet in one seasou." — Mr. Thomas 

 Meehan. 



If you wish a vine that will grow anywhere, in the best or poorest 

 soil, then plant the Chinese Kudzu. It will flourish where nothing 

 else will grow, and will last for twenty-five years or more. 



The large, bold leaves of the brightest green afford a dense 

 shade. The clusters of purple Wistaria-like flowers, 6 to 7 inches 

 long, are deliciously fragrant, but its greatest feature is its wonder- 

 fully strong growth (12 inches in a day), which makes it 

 invaluable for rapidly covering arbors, fences, porches, 

 dead or old trees, rockeries, etc. As such it was recom- 

 mended by " Garden and Forest," "American Gardening." 

 " Meehan's Monthly," and otherreliable journals, as well 

 as by such eminent authorities as Mr. Watson, of the 

 Royal Kew Gardens; Mr. Olmsted, of World's Fair fame, 

 and Mr. Thomas Meehan, in whose garden it has been 

 growing since 187G! The Kudzu Vineis a nativeof China, 

 where it is grown not only for the beauty of the plant, 

 but also for the commercial value of its roots as a deli- 

 cate food, Its young branches furnish material for mak- 

 "ng a fine cloth, hammocks, mattings, and fancy-work. 

 In tbe Hakone Mountains, much visited by tourists, the 

 Kudzu fills the air with fragrance. The vine is, of course, 

 very hardy, grows to a height of 50 feet, if permitted, 

 and is well filled with dense foliage close to the 

 ground, but may be kept down by cutting back. 

 1'kt., 15 seeds, 1 Or. — Soak the seed in warm 

 water for 6 hours before planting. Start inside 

 in pots or boxes, and transplant outside where 

 it is wanted to grow when the plants are 3 or 4 

 inches high, if the weather is suitable. The enor- 

 mous growths referred to by these various au- 

 thorities of course refers to established plants, 

 and not to seeds the first year, although the 

 second year they make enormous growths. 

 Good plants are 40c. each; 3 for SI. 00. 



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Kudzu Vine growing on house. 



(^limbing Lily of the Valley. & 

 ^ (Withania Origanifolia.) 



Also catalogued by some as " Salpichroa." 

 Its slender, profusely branched stems attain in 

 a few months 20 to 30 feet in height, covering a 

 large surface. The small, dense, dark-green foli- 

 age, which defies dust,, disease, and insects, pro- 

 duces a thick, impenetrable shade; persistent 

 until frost. It is enhanced by hundreds of white 

 flowers, similarto those of the Lily of the Valley. 

 It is of the easiest culture. 

 Plants, 15c. each ; 3 for 40c, postpaid. 



Qifoer-Sfoeet Vine. (Actinidia Polygama.) TRUE. <£ <£ <£ <£ <£ <£ 



*-* A new, hardy climber of remarkable beauty, from Japan.^ The foliage on the ends of the flowing e ^?°* 8 i! °l. 

 silverv white color. 



o-ivin"- the whole vine, from a little distance, the appearance of being covered with large white flowers 



e middle of June7la.8tihg from two to three weeks, are creamy-white in color, with numerous stamens with 

 bright yellow anthers, and resemble the Lily of the Valley in fragrance. The sweet-scented blossoms are followed by 

 bunches of edible fruit. Strong plants, 40c. each; 3 for *1. 00. 



