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Fred'k W. Kelsey, 150 Broadway, New York. 



Hardy Vines and Climbers— Conh'nurd. 



LONICERA sempervireus. Scarlet Trumpet 

 Honeysuckle. Strong, rapid growth, with 

 showy scarlet flowers, blooming all summer. 3.5c. 



liONICERA Sinensis. Chinese Honeysuckle. 

 Very late; dark green foliage. So cts. 



MEiMSPERMUM Canadense. Canadian 

 Moonseed. a curious, twining, slender-branched 

 shrub, with small yellow flowers and black 

 berries. 



PASSIFLORCE incarnata. Passion Flower. 

 .50 cts. 



PERIPLOCA Graeca. Virginia Silk or Silk 

 Vine. Glossy foliage and purplish-brown flowers. 



A rapid grower, and will twine around a tree 

 or other support, thus requiring little care. 



So cts. 



TECOMA or Bignonia radicans. Trumpet 



Flower. 25 to 35 cts. 



WISTARIA alba. The native variety, having 

 long racemes of white flowers. 75 cts. 



WISTARIA brachybotrys. From Japan. Fra- 

 grant light blue flowers. 50 cts. 



WISTARIA magnifica. The hardiest and best ; 

 of rapid growth and with immense clustei-s of 

 beautiful lilac or pale blue flowers ; a very hand- 

 some climber. Fine. 50 cts. 



Trailing Vines for Covering Ground Under Trees and in Shady Places. 



The following are the best of the Hardy Trailing Vines for covering bare spots or shady places in 

 lawns, etc. All can be easily and successfully grown. $2 and $3 per dozen, $5, $10 and $15 per 100, 

 according to size and variety. 



EPIG-^:A repens. Ground Laurel, Trailing 

 Arbutus, or Mayflower op New England. 

 Eveigreen, heart-shaped leaves ; rose colored 

 flowers early in spring. 



EUONYiUUS radicans variegata. Very fine 

 trailing viue with clinging tendrils. Handsome, 

 compact, variegated, small leaves. $12 to $20 

 per 100. 



IIERNIARIA glabra. One of the most valuable 

 of all the hardy trailing vines. Compact, dense 

 ^reen foliage, changing to a bronzy crimson and 

 red in autumn ; foims a solid covermg. 



HYPERICUM calycinum. See page 33. 



LYSIMACHIA IVnminularia. Monetworth. 

 '-Small round leaves, trailing habit. 



MITCHELLA repens. Shining round leaves, 

 often variegated with white. Creeping and com- 

 pact habit. 



NEPETA Gleehoma. Ground Ivy. Of com- 

 pact growth, and has a solid mat of pretty green 

 foliage. 



POLYGONUM celinodr. Very rapid growth, 



making a sohd mat of fine foliage. 

 VEROMCA cerca;oidcs. The best of all of the 



Trailing Veronicas. Grows but a few inchea 



high, but quite compact ; flowers bright blue, in 



spikes, iu early summer. 

 YIiVCA minor. Common Periwinkle or Blue 



Myrtle. Evergreen verdure and handsome, 



large blue flowers. Compact creeping habit, 



forming a solid covering. 



Press Comments on Chicago Exposition Exhibit. 1 



"Fred'k W. Kelsey, of New York, had a display of Rbododendrons that has never been equa'led in any 

 pouutrv ''''—( hicricn ffh>l.i> 



xfi"Tb e exintJt of Fnd'k W. KtlFf.v, of >'ew York, ccmrrifed seme good stanc'ard HcllicF, Yf w6, Eetirosporas, 

 etc., an f a very (ii c ci.erlav ol Ehcctdei dices, consitiint; of neaily »C0 varieties."— .<4nici icon J-loriit. 



"The Bho('cr!cndron exhihit of Fred k W. Kelfey at the World's Fair was one of the chief features or the flori- 

 cultural oxti.bit."— Aoii'ojia/ Nurseryman. 



"<^ne f f Ihf frcst (x) ib ts vas fbown tv Fred'k W. Kelsey, of New York. This exhibit of Phododendrons, id 

 quality and < \ ai.liif was one cf the fittssi, if net the fintst, display that ever greeted an apprfciative audience"— 

 Chicago Hcruld. 



•"Mr, Fred'l^ W. Ke sey. New Yoi k exhibited at Chicago a masmificf nt set of Ponifers and I hododerdrcns— an 

 erbibit whicl bad the adn in ti< n rf all spe. talors T he plants «eie placed uni^cr a tint, i nd siirpasst-d all that has 

 ever been seen ui this line in the United btates. "—Cor<eji/iora <,the leading horticultural publicaUon of Germany).!] 



