FAMOUS ROCK RIVER VALLEY SEED FARMS 
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JACKMANII CLEMATIS 
HARDY CLEMATIS 
UNIVERSAL FAVORITE CLIMBER 
BEAUTIFUL FOR PORCH OR TRELLIS 
JACKMANII 
(The King) 
This variety, with its strong, liealtliv growth, hardy na- 
ture and rich, deep velvety-purple flowers, is tlie most 
satisfactory of its class. Blooms with astonishing i)ro- 
lusion on shoots of the present season: should he pruned 
early in spring. Strong, hardy plants, 2-year-old. 35 cents 
each; 3 for $1.00; postpaid. 
JAPANESE CLEMATIS 
(Clematis Paniculata) 
(Also known as "Virgin's Bower") 
The finest small-flowered Clematis extant. A wonder- 
fully rapid gi-ower, quickly covering trellises, arbors etc 
The flowers are pure white, delieiously fragrant and pro- 
duced witli the greatest freedom. It flowers in Septem- 
ber, when few other vines are in bloom. This is the 
easiest to grow and most popular of all the small-flow- 
ered vines. 2-year-old, strong, hardy plants, 20 cents 
each; 3 for 50 cents, postpaid. 
MAD. EDOUARD ANDRE 
An entirely distinct and beautiful new variety, being 
the nearest approach to a bright red ever sent oiit. Has 
the same vigorous growtli. liardiness and freedom of 
bloom as the above, while tlie color is a pleasing carmine 
red. 2-year-old, strong hardy plants, 35 cents each: 3 
for $1.00, postpaid. 
CHINESE WISTARIA 
Perfectly Hardy — Strikingly Beautiful 
One of the most elegant and rapid growing of all climbing plants; at- 
tains an immense size, growing at the rate of ir> to 20 feet in a single 
season. Bears an abundance of long, pendulous clusters of purple- 
lilac flowers in May and June and again in Autumn. Large, 2-year- 
old plants, 35 cents each, postpaid. 
THE NEW HARDY JAPANESE SNOWBALL 
A Perfect Beauty — Everblooming 
This .Japanese variety of the old-fashioned Snowball is one of the 
most valuable of all hardy shrubs. It forms an erect, compact plant 
6 to 8 feet in height, blooms in June and for a long time the plants 
are filled with hundreds of big snoAvy balls that glisten with etliercal 
v.'liiteness like gems in the sunlisjiit. One of the grandest and mo«it 
striking of all hardy decorative plants. Strongr, hardy plants 35 
cents each; 3 for Sl.OO; postpaid. 
SPIREA, BRIDAL WREATH 
This lovely old-fashioned shrub is aiwa.vg popular, and justly so 
because of its real beauty; bears large spirals of densely crowded 
double white flowers, each blossom like a miniature rose, the entire 
length of the branches— and they appear bv the million — hence the 
common tital of "Bridal Wreath." A beautiful floral wreath is made 
at once by bending and tying the ends of the branch together One 
of the most beautiful hardv shrubs in existence. Fine plants 2-year- 
old, 25 cents each; 3 for 60 cents, postpaid. 
JAPANESE SNOWBALL 
HYDRANGEA GRANDIFLORA 
HARDY HYDRANGEA 
ARBORESCENS GRANDIFLORA 
This new American Hydrangea was found growing wild some 
5'ears ago in tlie woods of Ohio and bids fair to become the most 
beautiful hardy flowering shrub introduced during tlie last 
twenty years. Its greatest value, aside from its beauty, is that 
It comes into Idoom just after the flowering time of tlie Lilacs, 
Syringas, Viburnum and spring-flowering Spiraeas and contin- 
ues on into August. The panicle is more like a Snowball in form 
and size than Paniculata Grandiflora (hence the name), and is a 
pure wliito. It seems to thrive well in various soils but requires 
shade. Wo offer strong dormant plants. 25 cents each; 3 for 
60 cents, postpaid. 
HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA 
Tens of thousands of this noble summer and autumn-flower- 
ing shrub have been sold the past few years, and the demand is 
now universal. They grow to a height of 8 to 10 feet and are 
absolutely hardy, grow in any soil and bloom the same year 
they are set out. They flower abundantly, bearing immense 
panicles of bloom a foot long, white at first, turning to rose in 
autumn, commencing to bloom in August, when very few 
shrubs are in bloom. An annu.il shortening of brandies" tends 
to increase the size of the flowers. Very select stock, 25 cents 
each; 3 for 60 cents, postpaid. 
