EUONYMUS  radicans.  Creeping  Euonymus. 
An  evergreen  species  with  small  glossy  leaves 
and  low,  trailing  habit.  It  is  valued  for  run- 
ning over  rocks,  training  to  walls  and  as  a 
ground  cover.  Also  described  among  Ever- 
green Shrubs,  page  20. 
var.  variegata.  The  plant  is  similar  in  habit 
to  the  above  and  is  used  for  much  the  same 
purposes.  The  creamy  white  markings  on 
the  leaves  are  conspicuous  and  valued  for 
color  contrasts.    See  page  20. 
FORSYTHIA  suspensa.  Golden  Bell.  Some- 
times used  as  a  climber.    See  page  52. 
HEDERA  Helix.  English  Ivy.  A  familiar 
evergreen  vine,  with  thick  dark  green  leaves. 
It  grows  in  almost  any  soil  and  is  fond  of 
shady  places.  The  young  and  immature 
wood  sometimes  winterkills  in  locations  much 
north  of  Philadelphia.  Much  used  to  cover 
buildings,  rocks,  trunks  of  trees,  trelliswork, 
graves  and  as  an  evergreen  carpet  beneath 
trees  in  places  where  grass  will  not  grow. 
25  cts.  each,  ^2.50  per  doz. 
IPOMCEA  pandurata.  Hardy  Moonflower. 
Dark  green,  heart-shaped  leaves  forming  a 
dense  mat  of  foliage.  Satiny  white  flowers, 
blotched  with  purple.  Grows  rapidly.  Often 
seen  covering  stumps  and  fences.  10  cts. 
each,      per  doz. 
JASMINUM.  The  two  varieties  described  on 
page  55  are  sometimes  trained  over  arbors 
and  trellises. 
LONICERA.  Honeysuckle.  Favorite  vines 
of  strong,  rapid  growth  in  any  soil  or  location. 
They  are  well  adapted  for  all  trelliswork,  for 
climbing  over  arbors  and  verandas,  for  train- 
ing to  posts  and  along  fences.  They  are  beau- 
tiful when  allowed  to  ramble  over  trees  and 
bushes  in  a  wild  and  natural  way.  The  vines 
take  root  where  they  touch  the  ground,  and 
this  habit  suits  them  for  creeping  over  dumps 
and  unsightly  places  as  well  as  for  retaining 
purposes  on  slopes  and  banks.  They  with- 
stand shade  and  make  a  ground  cover  in 
places  where  grass  will  not  grow. 
L.  Japonica,  var.  brachypoda.  Sometimes  known 
as  the  Evergreen  Honeysuckle,  because 
its  leaves  remain  well  into  the  winter.  Flow- 
ers yellow  and  fragrant.  2-year,  25  cts.  each. 
$2  per  doz. 
var.  aurea  reticulata.  Golden  Honeysuckle. 
The  leaves,  netted  with  golden  yellow,  are 
beautiful  in  themselves  and  are  valuable  for 
color  contrasts  with  the  other  kinds.  Fra- 
grant cream-colored  flowers,  i-yr.,  25c.  each, 
$2  per  doz. 
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Lonicera  Japonica,  var.  Chinensis.  The  leaves 
are  reddish  green,  often  with  purplish  veins 
beneath.  It  is  darker  than  the  other  kinds, 
foliage  is  half  evergreen  and  the  buds  are 
tinted  with  pink  and  open  into  very  fragrant 
white  and  pink  flowers.  2-year,  25  cts.  each, 
$2  per  doz. 
var.  Halliana.  Hall's  Honeysuckle.  The 
most  popular  variety.  Glossy,  light  green 
leaves  ;  strong,  vigorous,  half-evergreen  habit 
and  a  wealth  of  bloom  in  June  that  is  suc- 
ceeded by  very  fragrant  flowers  until  frost. 
White  and  buff  in  color.  ^.^^^  j^^^ 
2-year  $0  25    $2  50 
3  year   35     3  50 
L.  sempervirens,  var.  f uchsioides ;  syn.,  L.  puni- 
cea.  Scarlet  Trumpet  Honeysuckle.  Dif- 
fers widely  from  the  Japanese  forms  above 
and  is  brilliant  in  bloom  with  its  clusters  of 
tubular  scarlet  flowers  that  continue  all 
summer.    Bluish  green  leaves.      ^^^^  ^q^. 
2-  year   $0  30   $3  00 
3-  year   40     4  00 
LYCIUM  Chinense.  ]\Iatrimony  Vine.  Very 
hardy  and  grows  anywhere.  The  slender, 
drooping  branches  are  somewhat  thorny  and 
bear  grayish  green  leaves.  The  small  flowers, 
varying  from  pink  to  purple,  are  noticed  from 
June  to  September  and  are  then  succeeded 
through  the  fall  and  winter  by  a  profusion  of 
bright  scarlet  and  orange  fruits.  A  good 
plant  for  trelliswork  and  bowers,  it  is  desir- 
able in  neglected  places  and  to  creep  over 
walls  and  rocks. 
2-  year 
3-  year 
EACH  DOZ. 
$0  20   $2  00 
30     3  00 
PERIPLOCA  Graeca.  Silk  Vine.  A  rapid 
grower,  with  dark  green,  silky  leaves.  Small 
purple  flowers  in  July.  Valued  for  covering- 
trees,  stumps,  etc.  ^^^^  doz. 
2-  3'eai-  $0  25   $2  00 
3-  year   35     3  00 
ROSES.  Some  of  the  most  beautiful  climbers 
are  roses.  For  description  and  prices,  see 
page  68. 
VINCA  minor.  Periwinkle  ;  Blue,  Running, 
or  Trailing  Myrtle.  A  low  evergreen 
creeper  that  bears  blue  flowers  in  early  spring 
and  is  common  as  a  green  carpet  beneath  the 
shade  of  trees,  and  as  a  vine  for  rockeries  and 
a  cover  for  graves,  i-y r. ,  loc.  each,  $1  per  doz. 
WISTARIAS.  Strong-growing  vines  that  wrap 
themselves  tightly  about  any  support,  and  are 
valued  most  for  covering  bovvers,  porches  and 
training  over  tree  trunks.    In  May  they  bear 
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