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Ampelopsis .Veitchi i 



(Boston Ivv; 



Hardy Ivies 



That Climb and Cling 



JAPAN or BOSTON (Ampelopsis Veitclili). Clings fast to the 

 walls and will soon cover them with a sheet of handsome, deep green 

 foliage; exceedingly beautiful. Is entirely hardy and will grow and 

 thrive any where. Set 12 to 18 inches apart. 30 cents each; 2-year-size, 

 35 cents; extra strong, 2-year size, 50 cents, postpaid. 



AMERICAN (Ampelopsis qulnquefolia) . The true Virginia 

 Creeper; hardy and noted for Its brilliantly colored foliage in Autumn. 

 20 cents each; 2-year-size, 35 cents each; 3-year-size, 50 cents each, 

 postpaid. 



HARDY ENGLISH. A hardy, evergreen, climbing vine, with dark, 

 glossy green leaves, Much used for covering the walls of churches, etc., 

 and for cemetery work. It is a true evergreen; retains its bright green 

 leaves all winter. 30 cents each; 2-year-size, 35 cents each, postpaid. 



Magnificent Wistarias 



MULTIJUGA. Distinguished from the other varieties by the longer 

 and looser clusters and somewhat smaller purple flowers. The clusters 

 are immense, 2 to 3 feet long. 



MAGNIFICA. The most vigorous of all wistarias. A well-started 

 plant will often grow 30 to 40 feet in a season. It blooms rather later 

 than the others, in beautiful clusters of soft lavender blue. 



CHINESE WHITE. Pure white flowers, borne in long, drooping 

 clusters; one of the most beautiful of all. 



CHINESE BLUE. Bears splendid, long, drooping clusters of lovely 

 violet purple flowers, deliciously sweet. 



Any of the above Wistarias, by express, not prepaid, 35 and 

 60 cents each, according to size. We cannot supply mail size Wistarias. 



By express, not prepaid, one each of the above four, in first size, 

 $1.35; in largest size, $3.35. 



Kudzu Vine 



(Dolichos Japonica) 

 A new, hardy climber, will run 30 to 40 feet in a season, and quickly 

 cover porches, fences, tall trees, etc. Bears rich, purple flowers in 

 handsome clusters. Strong roots, 30 cents each, 6 for $1.75; larger 

 size, 50 cents each, 6 for $3.50, postpaid. 



Bignonia Grandif lora 



The mammoth-flowered Trumpet Creeper. A splendid climbing vine; 

 will grow 8 to 10 feet in a season, and is perfectly hardy. All through 

 July and August it bears immense quantities of great orange red, 

 trumpet-shaped flowers. Very showy. No mail size. By express, 

 not prepaid, extra size, with heavy stems, 50 cents each. 



Chinese Matrimony Vine 



A strong, hardy climber. Bright rosy purple flowers, followed by 

 brilliant scarlet berries; makes a dense, thick growth; a nice shelter for 

 birds. 35 cents each; postpaid; by express, not prepaid, 2-year-size, 

 35 cents each. 



Akebia Quinta 



One of the prettiest hardy vines we offer. Produces, in early spring, 

 numberless bunches of violet brown flowers which have a pleasant cin- 

 namon fragrance. 2-year-size, 35 cents; 3-year-size, 50 cents each, 

 postpaid. 



Maule's Hardy Vines 



Clematis 



JACKMANII. A rare and beautiful hardy climbing vine of slender, 

 twining growth, and bearing great wreaths and clusters of splendid 

 purple flowers, 5 to 6 inches in diameter. 



VILLE DE LYON. A new red variety. Color is a beautiful wine 

 red. Flowers large, with heavy petals. 



HENRYII. Elegant, large flowers, rich, creamy white ; enormous 

 bloomer; very fine. 



COCCINEA. Scarlet, bell-shaped flowers. 



Any of the above, 2-year-size, 50 cents each, 3 for $1.35; 3-year- 

 size, 65 cents each, 3 for $1.75 postpaid. 



Special Offer 



One each of the above four plants, 2-year-size, $1.50; 

 3-year-size, $2.25, postpaid. 



SWEET SCENTED JAPAN (Virgin's Bower, Clematis panicu- 

 lata). Flowers rich, creamy white, borne in beautiful clusters, com- 

 pletely covering the vine with beautiful, star-shaped blossoms; exceed- 

 ingly fragrant, the sweetest of all clematis and one of the hardiest and 

 easiest to grow. Good, strong plants, 15 cents each, $1.50 per dozen; 

 2-year-size, 30 cents each, $3.00 per dozen, postpaid; by express, 

 not prepaid, 3-year-size, 50 cents each, $5.00 per dozen. 



Honeysuckles 



EVERBLOOMING HECKROTTII. Considered the finest yet pro- 

 duced. Color is crimson carmine on the outside of the flower, which 

 contrasts beautifully with the golden apricot of the inside as the flower 

 opens. It is very vigorous. 



THE BEAUTIFUL HALLIANA. This variety is intensely sweet- 

 scented. It is a stroug, clean, neat grower, perfectly hardy, almost 

 evergreen, with leaves that shine as if varnished; a constant and most 

 profuse bloomer; flowers buff yellow, passing to white. 



EVERGREEN SWEET SCENTED. A hardy, vigorous grower, 

 deliciously sweet; flowers buff, yellow and white. 



GOLDEN LEAVED. Slender, moderate grower, leaves beautifully 

 veined and netted with clear yellow, so tbat the prevailing color of the 

 foliage is bright yellow; flowers yellow and sweet scented; fine for pil- 

 lars and trellises. 



HENDERSONI. Brilliant orange red with bright yellow at the 

 mouth of the flowers that are produced throughout the growing season. 



RED CORAL. A hardy, rapid grower, suitable for rockwork, walls, 

 etc. Flowers coral red. 



Any of the above, 30 cents each, postpaid; by express, not pre- 

 paid, 2-year-size,35 cents each; 3-year-size, 50 cents each. 



Dutchman's Pipe 



(Aristolochia Sipho) 

 The flowers are long and pipe-shaped, and the large heart-shaped, 

 deep green leaves, for which it is most valued, seem never to be troubled 

 with either insects or diseases. Strong plants, 2 to 3 feet, 35 cents 

 each, postpaid; by express, not prepaid, 3 to 4 feet, 50 cents each. 

 We cannot supply mail size plants of this variety. 



Dutchman's Pipe vine makes a cool 



A HOT DAY. 



