Bignonia 



Tecoma, or Trumpet Vine 



Handsome, hardy vines often climbing 50 feet 

 high. Green leaves and large, showy flowers. 

 They thrive best in moist, rich soil and are well 

 adapted for climbing on walls or trunks of trees 

 or for training on arbors or trellises. 



Grandiflora. Chinese Trumpet Vine. This familiar, 

 strong-growing vine from China blooms in July with 

 orange-red flowers in large clusters. Decidedly larger 

 and earlier than B. radicans and a more bushy grower. 

 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 



Radicans. Scarlet Trumpet Vine. This is our native 

 species, bearing vivid scarlet llower-clustcrs from July 

 to September. It is a well-known, old-fashioned vine 

 that clings tenaciously and grows very high and rapidly. 

 Hardy as far north as Massachusetts. 35 cts. each, 

 S3. 50 per doz. 



Sanguinea praecox. This is a desirable acquisition 

 where winters are not too severe. Large, brilliantly 

 dark purple trusses of flowers. Very handsome. 50 cts. 

 each. 



Celastrus • Bittersweet 



Twining, shrubby vines of extreme hardiness 

 and with remarkably showy fruit. They are very 

 effective for covering rocks, walls, or trclliswork, 

 and for climbing trees or lattice. They thrive in 

 sun or partial shade in almost any kind of soil. 



Scandens. American Bittersweet. A native climbing 

 vine, distributed from Canada and Dakota southward 

 to Georgia and New Mexico. Capsules orange-yellow 

 with crimson arils, persisting throughout tlie winter. 

 The unopened, mature capsules will quickly open when 

 cut and partially dried. 35 cts. each, S3. 50 per doz. 



Clematis - The Clematis Vines 



Graceful, free-flowering vines with showy flow- 

 ers. They need a loamy, fertile soil for their best 

 development. To secure the best results, the 

 earth should be frequently enriched. In early 

 spring all weak or crowded branches should be 

 cut away and the vines tied to their supports. 



Coccinea. Scarlet Clematis. A small but graceful 

 \ine, climbing 8 to 10 feet, with broad green leaflets; 

 native of Texas. Flowers scarlet or purplish red, nod- 

 (iing and freely produced in late spring or summer, 

 fruiting heads globose with plumose appendages. 

 •,-(1 cts. each, $5 per doz. 



Paniculata. Japanese Clematis, or Virgin's Bower. A 

 \ i^orous climber from Japan with long stems; well 

 ail i[jted for covering purposes. Leaves compound, 

 consisting of several bright green leaflets which persist 

 until winter. Flowers white, fragrant, profusely borne 

 )n axillary and terminal panicles practically covering 

 the upper portions of the vines in late sumnier and 

 earlv fall. Fine. Should be used wherever vines are 

 desired. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., S18 per 100. 



The Large- flowering Clematis 

 Clematis hybrida 

 We offer a fine collection of named varieties j 

 embracing only the showiest and most vigorous 

 forms. The magnificent large flowers are freely ' 

 produced in summer and are justly prized on 

 account of their beauty and splendor. A good 

 depth of rich, loamy soil should be provided into i 

 which a moderate amount of well-rotted manure I 



Hardy Vines 



Clematis Henryi 



Large-flowering Clematis, continued 

 has been incorporated. The plants are very sus- 

 ceptible to injury by drouglit, and it is very essen- 

 tial to secure moist yet porous and well-drained 

 situations. 



Duchess of Edinburgh. Double white; fragrant. 

 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 



Henryi. Large-flowering white. Flowers 4 to 5 

 inches in diameter. 50 cts. each, S5 per doz. 



Jackmannii. Velvety purple with ribbed bar in the 

 middle of each sepal. Free flowering and without doubt 

 the most popular variety. 50 cts. cacli, S5 per doz. 



Mme. Edouard Andre. Intensely vivid crimson. 



50 cts. each, S5 per doz. 



Mme. Baron Veillard. Beautiful satiny pink. 50c. 

 each, S5 per doz. 



Ramona. Light blue; very fine. 50 cts. each, $5 

 per doz. 



Ville de Lyon. New. Very large, wine-red flowers. 



51 each. 



Euonymus 



The Climbing Euonymus 



An evergreen vine climbing by aerial rootlets 

 and frequently ascending to a height of 15 to 25 

 feet. It is hardy and use for covering walls, rocks, 

 trunks of trees, and for ground-cover. Thrives 

 in any soil and prefers shady situations. 



Arborescens (vegeta). Evergreen Euonymus. An 

 evergreen species with large, rounded, glossy leaves. It 

 clings to rocks, walls, and trees for which it makes a 

 splendid cover, but, if given no support, it forms good- 

 sized clumps which arc \ i r\ prcttv in the broad-leaved 

 evergreen group. A new and \ erv valuable acquisition. 

 35 cts. to 50 cts. each, S3. 50 to S-; per doz. 



Arborescens fol. var. A variegated form of the 

 above. White-and-green foliage. Very desirable. 50 cts. 

 each, S? per doz. 



Kewensis. Evergreen. A verv neat varietv of recent 

 introduction. Very small, dark green leaves with a 

 white midrib. Clings closely to anv object and is very 

 valuable as a rock-plant and ground-cover. 20 cts. 

 each, S2 per doz. 



