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Hardy Cliavbing Vines. 
JHE graceful drapery so effective in the decoration of lawns, gardens, porches and verandas, giving to them a 
II cozy and home-like, as well as an elegant air, is furnished chiefly by hardy climbing vines. Tender or annual 
climbers, however great their beauty, because they lack permanency, will never be so popular for this purpose. 
The Clematises, of which we have a large and fine collection. Honeysuckles, Wistarias and Ampelopsis, are especially 
beautiful and well-prized for such work. 
ACTINIDIA polygama. Pretty leaves and fragrant 
white flowers ; fine for trellises or walls. 50 cents. 
AKEBIA quinata. A fine Japanese climber, with dis- 
tinct foliage and odd, brownish purple flowers ; very 
fragrant. 25 cents. 
.AMPEIiOPSIS. A genus of splendid hardy climbing 
plants. They are all of superior value, having brilliant 
autumn leaves and pretty clusters of berries ; of rapid 
growth and fine habit, requiring no support. 
A. quinquefolia. The Virginia Creeper. A very vigor- 
ous and rapid-growing climber, with distinct, five- 
parted, bright, glossy green foliage. Its autumnal 
foliage tints are very rich, and the clusters of dark 
blue berries are very pretty So 50 
A. tricolor ( Cissus heterophyllus). Beautifully va- 
ried foliage ^5 
A. Veitchii (tricuspidata). A superb vine, and 
constantly growing in esteem. The leaves are 
dark, rich green, very glossy, and disposed on 
established plants in odd, overlapping regu- 
larity. In the fall they assume tints of brilliancy, 
varying from light scarlet to deepest crimson. 
VVIien fairly established, the vine grows rapidly, 
and its rootlets and tendrils fasten it firmly to 
any surface, clinging even to stone or brick 20 
ARISTOtiOCHlA. The hardy Aristolocliias are phe- 
nomenal in rapidity of growth ; their large, handsome 
leaves quickly cover any plan of climbing that is marked 
out for them. For new forms of Aristolochias, see New 
and Rare Plants, page 13. 
A. Sipho. Known as " Dutchman's Pipe." Bears odd, 
yellowish brown flowers in the shape of a pipe ; the 
leaves are quite large |o 50 to $1 00 
A. tf>inentosa. Hardy ; purple flowers . . 25 to 50 
BIGXONIA. All the Bignonias have an air of tropical 
richness about them that quickly attracts the eye. 
Their flowers are large, waxen and trumpet-shaped, and 
always brightly colored ; the leaves are bright green 
and glossy. The stem grows rapidly, and in a few years 
becomes large and woody, carrying its wealth of leaves 
and flowers, in stately fashion, over high trellises, 
porches or summer houses. 
B. radicans. Trumpet Vine. One of our best hardy 
vines, bearing large, orange-scarlet flowers in rich 
and heavy clusters ; the foliage is extremely graceful 
and pretty • ^5 
B. grandiflora. Resembles B. radicans, but its 
flowers are larger and of a deeper color ..... 25 
jEE»- For new Bignonias, see 
pages 1 1 and 16. 
New and Rare Plants, 
BRYONIA alba. Tuberous-rooted jjlants, producing 
fine foliage and odd fruit. 25 cents. 
CALiYSTEGIA pnbescens 11. pi. 25 cents. 
CELASTRUS .scandens. The ' ' Staff Tree, " or " Bit- 
ter-Sweet." A fine North American climber, producing 
pretty orange-red berries in late fall, which are often 
preserved for winter decorations. 25 cents. 
CUCUMIS {Cucurbila) perennis. A pretty climber, of 
the gourd family. 25 cents. 
DIOSCOREA Batatas. The Cinnamon Vine. A rapid- 
growing climber, with beautiful glossy foliage and clus- 
ters of small, fragrant, white flowers. Fine for trellis 
work. 50 cents. 
HEDERA HEIiLX. The true Ivy, and among the most 
useful, permanent and valuable climbers grown. 
H. Algeriensis ^25 
H. Hibernica. In sorts, each 25 
H. Raegiieriana 25 
IjONICERA. The Honeysuckle. Too well known in 
in every home to need description. A queen among 
fragrant-flowered hardy climbers. 
li. bracliypoda (flextiosa) aiireo-reticulata. The 
Golden Japanese Honeysuckle. An elegant plant; 
the foliage is beautifully veined with yellow, and the 
pure white, fragrant flowers are borne in clusters. $0 25 
li. caprifollum. In finest assorted kinds, each ... 35 
I/. Halliana. A popular favorite of rather recent in- 
troduction. It is very free-blooming, fast-growing 
and unusually elegant in habit 25 
Li. Heckretii. One of the best newer sorts of Honey- 
suckles 35 
PASSIPLiORA incarnata. The hardy Passion Flow- 
er. The vine dies down to the ground in autumn, but 
grows again in spring. The flowers are white, with 
purple centers, and the vine, like all the Passion Flow- 
ers, is elegant in habit. 25 cents. 
WISTARIA. A superb, hardy climber of rapid growth, 
bearing in spring magnificent racemes of rich flowers, 
almost covering the plant. Nothing can be finer for out- 
door planting. The flowers are extremely fragrant. 
W. frutescens (Glycine) $0 50 
W. sinensis. The best known sort, and a grand 
species. The flower clusters are long and grace- 
ful ; in color a beautiful combination of violet, 
shading into lilac and white ; a queen among 
the climbers, and a favorite everywhere . lo 25 to 50 
W. alba. Similar to IV. sinensis, except it has 
white flowers ; beautiful to contrast . . jSo 50 to i 00 
