•R EID’S NURSERIES 
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SELECTED TREES, PLANTS, ETC. 
AMPELOPSIS. 
Veitcliii (Boston Ivy). A beautiful hardy-climbing 
plant, of Japanese origin. This is one of the finest 
climbers we know of for covering walls, as it clings 
firmly to the smoothest surface, covering it with over- 
lapping leaves, which form a mass of foliage : fresh 
deep green in summer, changing to bright shades of 
crimson and yellow in autumn ; hardy. Strong plants, 
20 cts. 
Quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper). Hardy ; of rapid 
growth ; fine for covering walls or unsightly objects. 
15 cts. ; large, 20 cts. 
CLEMATIS. 
Duchess of Edinburgh. This is without douht 
the best of the double whites ; very free-flowering. 
50 cts. ; large, 60 cts. 
Coccinea. A very handsome hardy climber, bearing 
thick, bell-shaped flowers of a bright coral red color ; 
blooms with wonderful profusion from June until frost. 
Strong plants, 25 cts. each. 
Henryi. Creamy white, large and fine; very hardy 
and strong growing. 60 cts. ; large, 75 cts. 
Jackmanni. The flowers when fully expanded are 
from 4 to 6 inches in diameter; intense violet-purple, 
with a rich velvety appearance;, distinctly veined. It 
flowers continually from July until frost. The strong- 
est grower and best bloomer in the collection. 50 cts. ; 
extra fine 3-year plants, 60 cts. 
Lady Caroline Neville. Fine flowers from 6 to 7 
inches in diameter ; color delicate blush-white, with a 
broad purplish lilac band in the center of each sepal. 
50 cts. ; large, 60 cts. 
Paniculata. An excellent vine of rapid growth, 
quickly covering arbors, or trellises, with handsome, 
glossy green foliage. The small white flowers, borne 
in long slender clusters, cover the plant in a sheet of 
bloom late in summer, and are delightfully fragrant ; a 
valuable addition to the hardy climbers. Very effective 
for covering rocks, embankments, or tree trunks, or to 
grow on stakes in the garden or the shrubbery. Strong 
plants, 25 cts. each. 
CINNAMON VINE. 
A fine hardy climber, and well known in some parts 
of the country as Chinese Yam. The tubers grow very 
large, and are edible, like a sweet potato. The vine is 
a beautiful, rapid grower, producing sweet-scented 
flowers. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz. 
ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO. 
Dutchman’s Pipe. A vigorous and rapid-growing 
climber, bearing singular brownish colored flowers, re- 
sembling in shape a Dutchman’s pipe. The leaves are 
large, and as the plant grows quickly, it soon makes a 
dense shade. Is perfectly hardy. 30 cts. ; extra size 
(by express only), 75 cts. 
BIGNONIA RADICANS. 
(Trumpet-Flower.) 
A rapid-growing climber, with large scarlet, trumpet- 
shaped flowers. 20 cts. ; large, 25 cts. 
HONEYSUCKLE. 
Hall’s Japanese. An almost evergreen Honey- 
suckle of great value, being entirely hardy, and of 
strong and vigorous growth. Flowers fragrant, pure 
white, changing to yellow ; produced in profusion from 
May till December. 25 cts. ; large, 35 cts. 
Aurea reticulata. A variety with beautifully 
variegated foliage ; leaves netted and veined with clear 
yellow ; flowers yellow and fragrant. 15c. ; large, 20c. 
Chinese Twining. Blooms at intervals through 
the summer, and retains its foliage late in winter; 
flowers nearly white. 15 cts. ; large, 20 cts. 
Monthly Fragrant. A fine, rapid-growing variety ; 
flowers large and very fragrant ; color red and yellow ; 
a constant bloomer. 15 cts. ; large, 20 cts. 
Scarlet Trumpet. A strong, rapid grower, with 
an abundance of bright scarlet flowers, which, though 
strikingly handsome, are not fragrant. Strong plants, 
each, 25 cts. ; large, 30 cts. 
IRISH IVY. 
This is a well-known, glossy-leaved evergreen climber 
of luxuriant growth. Needs a protected situation at 
the far north. 20 cts. ; large, 35 cts. 
WISTARIA. 
Chinese {Sinensis). A most beautiful climber of 
rapid growth, producing long, pendulotft clusters of 
pale blue flowers. It is very hardy, and a superb vine. 
25 cts. and 35 cts. 
Double Purple (Flore Pleno). A rare and charm- 
ing variety, with perfectly double flowers. Perfectly 
hardy. 50 cts. and 60 cts. 
Chinese White. Introduced by Mr. Fortune, from 
China, and regarded as one of his greatest acquisi- 
tions. 50 cts. and 60 cts. 
