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Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station, New York 



HARDY VINES. 



Price, 20 to 30 cts. Low rates in a^antity. 



AEEBIA quinata. A clean, quick-growing Japanese climber, with five- 

 lobed nearly evergreen leaves and small, fragrant, purple flowers, appear- 

 ing with the leaves. For quickly covering piazzas, arbors, windmill towers,, 

 and rough ground, it is well adapted. 



BITTER SWEET {Celasirus scandens). For description, see undercut,, 

 below. 



CIiEMATIS. A class of vines of wide diversity in flowers and habit of growth. 

 Jackmanni. Small, delicate vines, suitable for garden pillars and pia2zas. 



Free bloomers. Large, deep blue flowers. 40 cts. 

 Jackmanni alba. A white variety of the above. 40 cts. 

 Henryi. Large, pure white flowers. One of the best of its class. 40 cts. 

 Coccinea (Leather Flower), A distinct kind. Bright scarlet, bell-shaped 



flowers, with thick, leathery petals. 

 Plammula (Traveler's Joy). Feathery, white, sweet-scented flowers. 

 Paniculata. For description, see under cut. 



Virginiana (Virgin's Bower, Common Wild Clematis). A fast-growing 



vine, with small white flowers, followed by fluffy white seeds. 

 Viticella. A hardy, strong grower, bearing delicate purple flowers. 



DOLICKOS (Kudsu Vine). A veritable " Jack-and-the-Bean-stalk " vine, 

 known to grow 45 feet in a season. Large, coarse leaves and small ra. 

 cemes of purple pea-shaped blossoms. Valuable for quickly covering 

 unsightly buildings. 



DUTCHMAN'S "PIVB {Arisfolochra Sipho). This vine has large heart- 

 shaped leaves 10 inches in diameter. The small green flowers resemble 

 a pipe, hence the name. 



BITTER SWEET (Celastrus 

 scandens). 



A native vine, with good foli- 

 age and showy orange and 

 scarlet berries, that hang on all 

 winter. This vine presents a 

 most attractive appearance 

 climbing over banks and hedge 

 rows, or growing up tree- 

 trunks in woodland borders. 

 We can supply it in quantity. 



EUONYMUS radicans. A 



hardy evergreen, with 

 small leaves and clinging 

 habit. Good for covering 

 foundations of buildings, 

 bordering beds, or trained 

 as a shrub and grown in 

 tubs under taller plants 

 for winter decorations. 



Variegated. Leaves green 

 and white. The effect is 

 that of a white plant. 



HONEYSUCKLE. Valuable 

 old favorites for shading 

 porches, covering the 

 ground where grass will 

 not grow, and light fences, 

 where they may be trained 

 to form a flowering hedge. 



Chinese. Fragrant yellow 

 and white flowers. 



Hall's. For description, see 

 under cut, opposite page. 



Japan Golden-leaved. Yel- 

 low, pink and green foli- 

 age. The clear, bright 

 colors, and free growth, 

 make this an excellent 

 vine for porches,in contrast 

 with vines of green foliage. 



The three varieties above 

 are Evergreen. 



CLEMATIS PAKICULATA. 



A recent introduction from Japan. A rapid and vigorous grower. In late summer 

 It is covered with small, white, fragrant blossoms. Hardy and very desirable. 



