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CALIFORNIA NURSERY CO., INC., OLDEST AND LARGEST 
PARTHENOCISSUS (Ampelop.U.) Well-known 
deciduous vines climbing by tendrils. All as- 
sume most gorgeous autumnal tints, Virginia 
Creeper first and Boston Ivy later. For Ever- 
green Ampelopsis see Cissus. Each 
4- inch pot $ .50 
P. quinquefoHa. (Virginia Creeper; Woodbine.) 
Eastern United States. Very well known. 
Leaves large with fine leaflets. Berries dark 
purple with a bloom, borne on red stalks. 
Foliage colors a most intense scarlet early in 
the fall. 
P. tricuspidata (A. vetchi.) (Boston Ivy; Japan 
Ivy.) China; Japan. Perfectly distinct from 
Virginia Creeper. Leaves on very young plants 
are divided into three separate leaflets, but on 
older plants are merely three-lobed. Foliage 
is dense and very glossy. 
P. tricuspSdata atropurpurea. Variety of preceding 
with larger leaves. Young growth in spring- 
is purple. Foliage turns bright purple in fall. 
PASSIFLORA (Passion Vine.) A genus of rapid- 
growing, twining vines valued for their very 
curiously formed flowers and particularly use- 
ful for quick effect. The "corona" mentioned 
in descriptions is the circle of fringe-like fila- 
ments above the petals. All listed here are 
evergreen. 
5- inch pot „ $ ,75 
4- inch pot 60 
P. caenilea. Brazil. Growth very strong. Leaves 
deeply five to seven-lobed. Flowers greenish 
white. Corona purple at base, white in middle, 
blue at ends. Produces orange yellow, egg- 
shaped fruit in great abundance. 
P. manicata ignea. (Scarlet Passion Vine.) Growth 
vigorous. Leaves broad, three-lobed. Flowers 
about four inches across, fiery scarlet, corona 
double, outer series blue. Tube rather short 
and flowers do not droop. Highly valuable for 
its wonderfully brilliant coloring and freedom 
of bloom. 
P. moUissima. (Pink Passion Vine.) Andes Moun- 
tains. Leaves deeply three-lobed, downy be- 
neath. Flowers large, drooping, rose-colored; 
corona short; tube long. 
PHAEDRATHUS buccinatoria (Bignonia cherere.) 
Mexico. Leaflets long. Branches inclined to 
be square. Flowers about four inches long, 
blood red, yellow at base. Very handsome 
species. Each 
5- inch pot $ .75 
PLUMBAGO. Very useful vines, or can be grown 
as spreading shrubs. Foliage clean and smooth. 
Flowers shaped like Phlox with very long tube. 
Borne in racemes throughout the season. Very 
Each 
$ .60 
free bloomers. 
5-inch pot 
4-inch pot 
.50 
P, capensis. South Africa. Flowers a very un- 
common shade of azure blue. Almost unique 
in color. 
P. capensis alba. A variety of preceding with 
pure white flowers. Seems to be even more free 
flowering than the blue. Each 
5-inch pot $ .75 
4-inch pot 60 
Passiflora (Passion Vine) 
TECOMARIA capensis. (Tecoma capensis.) South 
Africa. Growth moderate. Leaflets rather small 
and coarsely serrated. Flowers bright orange 
red, slender, with protruding stamens. Ever- 
green. Each 
5-inch pot $ .75 
VINCA. The various types of Vincas, both in the 
large and small leaved sorts, are of inestimable 
value as garden plants. For planting on banks 
or under the dense shade of trees they make 
splendid ground cover plants. Used in window 
boxes or hanging baskets their long trailing 
stems and pretty blue flowers give a light and 
airy decorative effect. Each 
4-inch pot $ .40 
V. major. Large leaves. 
WISTARIA. Deciduous, twining vines of rapid 
and extremely strong growth. Leaves pinnate. 
Flowers pea-shaped, in long, drooping racemes 
in early spring. When in bloom surpass almost 
all other climbers in pi'ofusion and beauty of 
flowers. For Evergreen Wistaria see Millettia. 
Each 
Potted $ .75 
W. chinensis. (Chinese Wistaria.) Racemes nearly 
a foot long and very compact. Flowers are 
very light purple or nearly lavender and appear 
before the leaves. Very fragrant. 
White Chinese Wistaria. Variety of preceding 
with pure white flowers. Otherwise identical. 
W. chinensis fragrans. (Fragrant White Wistaria.) 
Similar to White Chinese, but flowers are in- 
tensely fragrant. 
W. speciosa magnifica. Blooms a week or two 
later than any of the others and often again 
in autumn. Flowers in short panicles, lilac 
with greenish yellow spots. Native of eastern 
states. 
