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MATRIMONY VINE. Lycium 
Chinese Matrimony Vine (L. Sinensis) — ^A creep- 
ing or trailing vine; foliage a grayish-green; 
flowers appear in June and continue bloom- 
ing until September; color varies from pink 
to purple; fruits are a bright crimson and 
make a beautiful contrast with the green foli- 
age; valuable for trellises and fences. 
SILK VINE. Periploca 
Silk Vine (P. Graeca) — A beautiful, rapid 
climber; splendid for training around pillars, 
trees or other tall supports; grows to 30 or 
40 feet; foliage a smooth, glossy green and 
very showy; flowers a purplish brown, borae 
In clusters. 
Hall's Japan Honeysuckle (See page 53) 
WISTARIA 
American Purple Wistaria (W. Magnifica) — 
Flowers are borne in dense, drooping clusters 
of a pale blue color; vine vigorous, hardy and 
a rapid grower. 
Chinese Purple Wistaria (W. Sinensis) — One of 
the best of the Wistarias; rapid growing and 
elegant, attaining 15 to 20 feet in a season; 
flowers a pale-blue, borne in long pendulous 
clusters in May and June. 
Chinese White Wistaria (W. Sinensis, var. Alba) 
— Same as the Chinese Purple except the 
flowers are pure white; very beautiful variety. 
Evergreen Shrubs 
BOX. Boxus 
Dwarf Box (Buxus, var. Suffriticosa) — This va- 
riety is used extensively for low borders and 
is very hardy; can be grown in tubs or large 
pots for porch or other decoration; a slow 
grower, but lasts for years. 
RHODODENDRON. Rosebay 
The Rhododendrons are magnificent Evergreen 
Shrubs, producing beautiful masses of flowers 
in various colors. Should not be 
planted in soil containing lime- 
stone or heavy clay, as they will 
not succeed; where this exists, 
beds of especially prepared soil 
should be made. We can furnish 
the leading hardy varieties in 
both grafted and seedling stock. 
Deciduous Hedge 
BARBERRY. Berberis 
Japanese Barberry (B. Thunbergii) 
— A low, spreading bush, with 
small branches covered with small 
sharp thorns and in spring with 
small yellow flowers, succeeded 
by bright scarlet berries; foliage 
changes in the autumn to shades 
of scarlet and gold; makes a 
dense, thick hedge. 
HONEY LOCUST. 
i t Gleditschia 
Three Thorned Honey Locust (G. 
Tracanthos) — A rapid growing 
native tree with strong spines 
and delicate foliage; very useful 
for hedges. 
OSAGE ORANGE. 
Machura 
Osage Orange (M. Aurantiaca) — A 
native tree of medium size and 
spreading habit; leaves bright 
shining green, broad and sharp 
pointed; the fruit resembles an 
orange in size and color. 
JAPAN QUINCE. 
Pyrus Japonica 
Scarlet Japan Quince (.Taponica, var. 
rubra) — A beautiful flowering 
shrub, suitable for hedges, thorny 
enough to form a good defense; flowers a 
bright scarlet-crimson, in great profusion In 
the early spring. 
Altheas Privet Roses 
Russian Olive Spireas 
Tartarian Honeysuckle 
(For descriptions of above see index for pages.) 
