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CLIBRANS’ LIST OF HARDY CLIMBERS. 
Climbing and other Plants— General Collection — continued. 
LONICERA — continued. 
1O4 Heckrotti, see Nem Climhers, page 68. 
i65aHildebrandi, see New Climbers, page 68. 
166 Periclymenum, well-known wild form 
with yellowish fragrant flowers, <pd. 
and ]/- each. 
171 serapervirens (e*), (Scarlet Trumpet), 
beautiful, should he e.Ktensively grown. 
Qd., i/-, 1/6 to 2/6 each. 
174 serotina floribunda (Late Dutch or Late 
Red), rapid climber, continuous bloom- 
er. od., I to 1/6 each. 
Six fine sorts of Loniceras, 
Our Selection, 5 - 
MENISPERMUM. ! 
I,' 1 79 canadense (Moon Seed), feathery I 
clusters of yellowish flowers, od. and \ 
it- each. 
PASSIFLORA. I 
coerulea (*) (Passion Flower), flowers j 
blue, sheltered situation, gd., i /-, 
1/6 to 2/6 each. 
PERIPLOCA. 
185 graeca (*) (Virginian SilkVine) beautiful 
shining leaves, gd., i/- to r /6 each, 
POLYGONUM. 
loi Baldschuanicum, .see page 6 . 
SMILAX. 
204 aspera (e*), (The Prickly Ivy), trailing 
stems, spiny evergreen leaves, i/- 
and 1/6 each. 
207 australis (e*) (latijolia), handsome glossy 
green leaves ; grows rapidly, i/- and 
I each, 
VITIS. 
212 armata, see New Climbers, page 68. 
216 Coignetise, see New Climbers, page 68. 
219 flexuosa, highly coloured in Autumn 
not quite hardy, i /- and 1/6 each. 
VITIS — continued. 
2 1 gaflexuosa major, see New Climbers, page 68. 
2JO heterophylla humillifolla, (*) (Hop-leaved 
Vine), small red berries like currants, 
i/- and 1/6 each. 
221 varlegata (*), leaves beautifully 
speckled ivory and cream ; lovely 
greenhouse decorative plant ; not 
affected by insects, i/- and 1/6 each. 
222 labrusca, flowers sweetly scented ; 
followed by dark purple or amber 
coloured fruit ; i/- and 1/6 each. 
222aThomsonii, see New Climbers, page 68. 
22 1 vinltera apiifolia (The Parsley-leaved 
Vine), ornamental, amber-coloured 
grape. 1/6 to 2/6 each. 
225 - — purpurea (The Claret-coloured fuli- 
uged Grape), large leaves claret colour, 
1 /- and 1/6 each. 
6 ornamental Vines, our selection, for 6/- 
WISTARIA. 
241 frutescens (A merit an iiidney Bean Tree), 
densely flowered racemes. 2/6 and 3, ft 
each. 
2.t japonfca, lovely wliite flowers. 2/6 io 
3/6 each. 
24(1 flore pleno, double-flowered form 
of preceding. 2/6 and 3/6 each. 
240 multijuga, flowers in racemes frequently 
over 2 ft. long ; ornamental. 2/6 
and 3/6 each. 
251 alba, racemes of white flowers. 
2/6 and 3/6 each. 
252 rosea, see New Climhers, page 68. 
22.S sinensis, racemes of lovely lilac. 2,6 
to 3/6 each. 
230 alba, immense clusters of pure 
white. 2/6 to 3/6 each. 
233 flore pleno, handsome double 
flowers. 2/6 to 3/6 each. 
238 variegata, bright silvery-variegated 
foliage. 2/6 to 3/6 each. 
A POINT OF NURSERY MANAGEMENT. 
An opinion generally held by Plant Buyers, with reference to lists of varieties, is, that if these 
are not lengthy, they do not include the best sorts in their classes ; we submit that this may 
be true of collections which remain small in number of sorts, because their Owners do not buy 
new kinds, but are content to go on year after year, cultivatinng only the same kinds, but it is 
not at all true of collections which are small in number of sorts, because their owners cultivate 
only the finest kinds. The matter is of greater importance to Plant Buyers, than appears 
on first con.sideration, and its importance arises in this way. Where a collection of plants is 
kept up to date by the annual purchase of the yarious raisers’ noyelties ,its number of 
varieties becomes very large, even when older sorts are occasionally discarded, and although 
the unreflective plant buyer is apt to think that if he orders from such a list, there is a certainty of 
K best kinds, that is not so, unless he himself has a knowledge of which varieties are 
the finest. As an indication of quality, our experience leads us to the opinion that the long list 
of names.expensive to the grower to keep true, and to propagate, and bewildering to the buyers 
to select from, are one cause of so much rubbish being sold. All those buyers not acquainted 
with up to date Novelties of all classes (and how can an Amateur or Gardener be acquainted 
"11 suffer by having more of the poorer kinds in their orders. The grower has had 
all the expense of producing the plants or seed, he cannot afford to throw away and so the 
Buyer suffers. We have therefore determined to reduce .the number of sorts we list of inside 
and outside varieties of most,plants*. trees. etc. During the last-year we have discarded very 
large numbers of varieties in all classes. 
