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The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Connecticut. 
Hardy 
Flowering Vines. 
This is a remarkable example of an old 
spruce tree completely embowered by the 
Woodbine or Virginia Creeper and will 
be remembered by many as standing in 
the fore-court of the Graduates' Club on 
Chapel St., New Haven. The vine on the 
building is also a fine specimen of the 
English Ivy. 
ACTINIDIA ARGUTA or 
Silver Vine. 
Specimens, 3 to 8 feet, $2 to 
2 to 3 feet. 
1 to 2 feet. 
Very rapid growing vine, 
desirable for arbors, per- 
golas, etc. Its habit of 
growth is twisting similar 
to "Wistaria, sending out 
graceful arm-like branches 
giving it a strong charac- 
teristic expression. 
AKEBIA QUINATA. 
4 to 5 feet 
3 to 4 feet. 
2 to 3 feet. 
One of the best vines 
for arbor or screen. Hardy, 
vigorous and almost ever- 
green. The leaves are five 
lobe and immune from the 
attack of insects. 
AMPELOPSIS ACONITI- 
FOLIA. 4 to 6 feet. 
3 to 4 feet. 
A handsome vine of 
very rapid growth, similar 
to the native Woodbine in 
general habit. The leaves, 
however, are more grape - 
like in appearance. 
AMPELOPSIS HETEROPHYLLA VAR. ELEGANS 4 to 6 feet. 
This graceful, delicate appearing vine, with variegated 3 to 4 feet, 
foliage and deep cobalt blue berries, is most attractive. 
AMPELOPSIS TRICUSPID ATA or Boston Ivy. (See illustration below). 
Also known as "Ampelopsis Veitchii," by far the most 2 to 3 feet, 
valuable vine which will cling to stone or wood. Intro- 1 to 2 feet • 
duced from Japan. Too well known to need describing. 8 to 12 inches. 
AMPELOPSIS TRICUSPIDATA VAR. PUPUREA ROBUSTA. 
A very robust type of preceding, young growth rich 2 to 3 feet, 
amber purple. 1 to 2 feet. 
AMPELOPSIS QUINQUEFOLIA or Woodbine. (See illustration above). 
Specimens, 6 to 10 feet, $0.75 to 
Our native Woodbine or Virginia Creeper is a hand- 4 to 6 feet, 
some vine and will thrive in the greatest variety of soils 2 to 3 feet . 
and under varying con- 
ditions. If the ground 
is rich and fertile it will 
make a very rapid growth. 
The foliage in the fall 
turns intense red and 
scarlet 
ARISTOLOCHIA, see 
Dutchman's Pipe. 
BITTERSWEET (Celastrus 
Scandens) . 3 to 4 feet . 
2 to 3 feet. 
Native vine of great 
beauty, very hardy. 
BITTERSWEET JAPAN 
(C. Articulatus) . 
Trimmed in shrub form, 
2 to 3 feet, $1.00 to 
3 to 4 feet. 
2 to 3 feet, 
lto 2 feet. 
Beautiful hedges are 
made by keeping this plant 
within bounds by trim- 
ming. The brilliant red 
fruit in the fall adding an- 
other attractive feature. 
BOSTON IVY, see Ampe- 
lopsis Tricuspidata. 
CELASTRUS, see Bitter- 
CLEMATIS FLAMMULA. 
Strong, 3 "years. 
Strong, 2 years. 
Similar to Paniculata, 
and a good companion for 
it. Its growth, however, 
is not quite as tall and it 
blooms several weeks ear- 
lier. 
Many_ a building wall and pillar is much en- 
hanced in beauty by the judicious use of vines. 
These showing conspicuously in this illustration 
are the Boston Ivy or Ampelopsis Tricuspidata 
and Crimson Rambler Rose. 
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"All the vines and shrubs purchased of you are growing finely and I never miss an opportunity 
to say a word in praise of your stock." 
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