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COPYRIGHTED BY PARKER &W0QD. 1887 



This vine whose elegant appearance is well shown in the above engraving of Trinity Church, 

 was first presented to the public some ten or fifteen years ago, and has become one of the most 

 popular decorative vines to be found about Boston and its suburbs. The vivid_ freshness of its 

 leaves, and the tenacity with which it clings to and covers every object upon which it grows, at- 

 taching itself firmly to wood or stone buildings, trunks of old trees, etc., covering them with a 

 rich mantle of foliage, and hiding from view all unsightly features, has always been the admiration 

 of visitors to our city; and nowhere does it show to better advantage than on the grandly massive 

 •outlines of Trinity Church,— one of the most notable edifices on the "Back Bay ; " while it is to 

 be seen so often on other buildings, both public and private, about our city, that strangers who have 

 been charmed by its graceful appearance, have given it the cognomen of "Boston Ivy,'? to better 

 distinguish it when wishing to procure plants. 



The foliage of this Ampelopsis assumes in the fall months various colors of brilliant hues, from 

 scarlet. and bronze to vivid tints of yellow intermixed, retaining its beauty till the leaves finally drop 

 off after heavy frosts. It is of Japanese origin, entirly hardy, growing rapidly when once well es- 

 tablished in the soil, and attaining a height ©f more than fifty feet. With but httle care its delicate 

 -tendrils may be trained to cover or screen windows or other objects, as maybe desired. The leaves 

 are small on young plants, and of an olive-green color, increasing in size as the plants acquire age. 

 Every year the Boston Ivy" grows more and more popular, and is without a rival in its class. 



The plants are propagated and grown in pots, and set out at the usual time of other bedding- 

 plants; therefore, they can be obtained at any time when the season is suitable to handle them. 

 - Before planting the soil should be well dug and pulverized, that the young roots may push rapidly. 

 When planting, avoid as much as possible the drippings from the eaves of buildings, which are very 

 injurious to the young plants. It is also a very good plan, if the roots are likely to come in con- 

 tact with stone cellar walls, or ledges below the surface, to place old planks or boards against the 

 Tsame, edgewise or flat, to keep the moisture of the soil from being drawn off by evaporation by the 

 stone walls, which often causes root-dryness and the loss of plants. 



Seed, I o cents per pkt.; plants 25 cents each, $2.50 per dozen. If by mail, 10 cents each 

 .extra. 



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