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The Hardiest of 

 Hardy Climbing Vines 



See page preceding for 

 colored-plate illustration. 



Mountain 

 Beauty. 



GROWS LIKE AMPELOPSIS VEITCHIL 

 BEARS IMMENSE CLUSTERS OF CARMINE 

 FLOWERS LIKE A WISTARIA. 



Rosa de 

 Montana. 



For... 



we have been in quest of this beau - 

 iTiany tiful hardy climbing vine, which 

 Years ^ig^t be well called the Carmine 



Wistaria, so similar are the lovely 

 clusters of flowers with those of the Wis- 

 taria. Apart from the similarity of the 

 flowers, it differs from the Wistaria in 

 many ways. Although it is a native of 

 Montana, we secured our original stock in 

 Germany, and after careful treatment have 

 succeeded in getting a quantity of it ready 

 for sale. We believe it to be one of the most 

 beautiful, as well as one of the rarest, hardy 

 climbers in existence, and we have the dis- 

 tinction of being the only house to offer it 

 at any price. 



Mountain Beauty is absolutely hardy and 

 once planted is practically everlasting. The 

 foliage, as well as habit of growth, resembles 

 Ampelopsis Veitchii, one of the most pop- 

 ular and valuable of hardy climbers. It sur- 

 passes A. Veitchii, however, inasmuch as 

 it produces immense clusters of the most 

 exquisite flowers imaginable. The flowers 

 are borne in prodigious profusion, and a 

 well-established plant, loaded with its gor- 

 geous carmine flowers, is one of the grandest 

 sights we have ever seen. Imagine a plant 



of Ampelopsis Veitchii with its magnificent, 

 large, deep-green foliage covering the en- 

 tire side of an ordinary dwelling, loaded 

 down with large clusters of carmine flowers, 

 and you can form an idea of the splendor of 

 Mountain Beauty. 



It grows with the greatest rapidity and 

 soon covers a large area. It is absolutely 

 hardy, and can adapt itself to any soil, local- 

 ity or exposure. For covering posts, pillars, 

 verandas, trellises — in .fact, for general 

 climbing purposes — it will supersede many 

 of the now popular hardy climbers. It cov- 

 ers all with an even, uniform mat of dark 

 green foliage, which in Autumn changes to 

 brilliant crimson. 



This is really a wonderful novelty, which 

 will excite the admiration -of the botanist, as 

 well as that of the amateur planter. It is one 

 of our grandest introductions, sure to become 

 immensely popular because of its handsome 



FOLIAGE, HARDINESS and, lastly, ITS SUPERB, 



brilliant flowers. 



We make the price low for strong plants. 

 This is one of the plants you will be sorry to 

 have missed getting when you see it grow- 

 ing and blooming. By all means take our 

 advice and include three plants at least in 

 your order. 



Strong Plants, 20 cts. each ; 3 for 50 cts.; 7 for $1 ; 

 $1.50 per dozen, by Mail, postpaid. 



The Dingee & Conard Company, 



WEST QROVE, PA. 



The Leading Rose Growers of America. 



