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evergreen and a profuse and certain bloomer. Bushy plants, 
75 cts. each, $j per doz. 
Rhododendrons, Grafted Varieties. Adapted to this 
climate. Fine assortment of colors. Plants with flower buds 
15 to 24 inches high, of the following varieties, |i to $2 each : 
Album ele^ans, Bertie Parsons, Bicolor, Grandi- 
florum, Furpureum, Roseum elegfans. 
CI.I9IBING VINES. 
Akebia quinata. A charming Japanese climber, with 
shining sub-evergreen 
foliage and chocolate- 
colored clusters of fra- 
grant flowers in June, 
and ornamental fruit. 
.■?,5 cts. each, $2.50 per 12. 
Ampelopsis quin- 
qaefolia (American Ivy 
or Virginia Creeper). A 
very rapid grower. One 
of the finest vines for 
covering walls, verandas 
or trunks of trees. 
Leaves crimson in au- 
tumn. 25 cts. ; extra 
strong, 50 cts. 
This vine has made more 
uiisinhlly place.s beautiful, 
than any oilier known plant 
Japan Ivy (Boston 
Ivy; Ampelopsis 
Veitchii). The beauty 
and great value of this 
delicate climber is every 
year becoming more 
•ipparent. There are 
vines in this city costing 
only so cents each, and 
less than half a dozen 
\ ears planted, which the 
owners would not sell 
fir as many dollars. 
Some have imagined 
that it causes dampness, 
but this is a mistake. Its 
rootlets, which cling to 
brick, stone or wood 
with great tenacity, ex- 
tract moisture, while its 
leaves overlap each 
other, and like shingles 
prevent rains from 
touching the walls ; 
forming in summer a 
dentally panii itlahi and /apuu Ivy 
