Strong grower, elegant cut leaves. 
White or reddish. Doubtfully hardy but 
KELSEY'5 HARBY AMERXCAN PLANT|?S|^ 
GroJvn in the Carolina jyTountains at 3800 Jeet elel^ati&^ ^% 
HARDY CREEPERS AND GROUND-COVERING PLANTS, continued 
RUBUS deliciosus. Canon Bi.ackhekky. 1 to li ft. Beautiful lobcil Icin es and in .June covered with elouds 
<il' snow-wliiic (lowers almost as lar^'e as sintirle ro.ses. Very hardy, 
hispidus. KvNNiNG Ulackukkrv. (i to 12 in. White. Leaves color brilliant shades of crimson in autumn. 
Nearly overjrreen. 
lacinlatus. Cut-Lea vei> Blackberry. 6 to 8 in. Not native. White. 
VACX3INIUM crassifolium. Crkkping Huckl,ebebky. ;t to 8 in. 
an elegant evi ifri i'cii for damp [daces. 
VERONICA officinalis. Spkkdwell. ;) to 10 in. Light 
blue. A prostrale creeper with pubescent leaves and 
pale blue ilower.s in summer. 
serpj'UifoIia. Thyme-Leaved Speedwell. 2 to 10 in. 
I'ale lilut-; makes a |)retty carpet of green in .July. 
VINCA MINOR. Periwinkle. 4 to 6 in. Not 
native. Blue. An evergreen ground-covering 
plant, and particularly under trees and on banks. 
The blue flowers are showy and appear in May. 
Of greatest value and beauty. 
MINOR ALBA. WHITE PERIWINKLE. 4 to 6 in. 
Not native. White variety of above. 
VI 
HARDY NATIVE VINES AND 
CLIMBERS 
AMPELOPSIS. ,■ Parthenocissus. 
BIGNONIA crucigera. Cuo.ss Vine. 20 to 00 ft. Orange. 
(_'umpovind eviTi;recii leaves. A showy vine. 
CEBATHA Carolina. Carolina Moonseed. 5 to 12 ft. 
(Jreeiiish; clings to smooth surfaces. Fruit red and 
very sliowy. Jjcaves variable in shape. A good climlter. 
CELASTRUS scandens. Bittersweet. 12 to 25 ft. 
Orange. Fruit very showy, bright scarlet, hanging till 
lale. L'ine for st<uie walls ami lianks, 
CLEMATIS coccinea. Scarlet Clematis. 5 to 10 ft. 
Scarlet bell-sliaped (lowers. June to .July, 
crlspa. Purple Clematis. 4 to T2 ft. Bluish purple. 
One of the best. Flowers from -May till August, 
scottii. JloiNTAiN Leather Flower, rare. ;i to 12 ft. 
One of the finest spring sorts. Flowers deep bhie, 
foliaire silky graj* an<l se<*d-heads very conspicuous, 
llgusticifolia. Western Virgin's Bower. 5 to 15 ft. 
White. Fine sort, much like ('. virfiiiiiaiia. 
virglniana. V'irgin's Bower. 10to;i5ft. White. One 
of the fastest growers and line for covering walls, 
(ri llisi's and in shrubbery. Flowers July to August. 
followed by reniarkalde plumed seed-beads, 
paniculata. 10 to .'(0 ft. ^'o* nulive. White. Very fra- 
grant showy sort, no less in fruit tha«i in flower. 
.Rapid grower. 
DIOSCOREA viUosa. Wild Yam. « to 15 ft. Pale 
greenish yellow. Showy dusters of three-winged 
fruit in fall. Its large leaves turn yellow in autumn. 
GELSEMIUM sempervirens. Carolina Vellow 
.Jasmine. l)eli;.'lilfully fragrant flowers, bright yellow 
and very showy in March and April. Quite hardy if 
afforded winter protection and well worth any care 
given it. 
HUMULUS lupulus. Hop Vine. 10 to 20 ft. Not native. 
Yellow. F<»r outbnihiiiigs, and an indispensable, 
very ra]tid-grt)\ving vine. 
IPOMOEA pandurata. Moonki.<)Wek. 2 to 12 ft. 
White and purple. A good vine for stone walls and 
for grouiul work. 
LONICERA dioica. Smooth-Leaved Honeysuckle, fl to 
50 f(. Pnrjilish. Flowers June to August. Large. 
connate leaves. Makes a good stamlard weeper, 
flava. Yki.low Honevslckle. 10 lo :io ft. Yellow. 
Fine for ground cover and banks. Very fragrant. 
Flowers JuiK* t() Augtist. 
japonica, var. halliana. Hall's Honeysuckle. 10 to 
30 fr. .V.,^ ualivc. White or pink. Very much like The most gracedil White Clematis ( f. vi.qiniana) 
preceding. An elegant vine. Photographed by H. p. K. at Highlands Nurseiy 
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