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ILLUSTRA7 ED DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
CLIMBING PLANTS. 
Akebia. 
QUINATA A fine rapid growing ’•mber, with dark green leaves, and purple blossoms in early 
Summer. 
Ampelopsis. 
VEITCHII A miniature foliaged creeper, which clings with the tenacity of Ivy ; beautiful leaves 
of a glossy green shaded with purple ; perfectly hardy, and colors finely in Autumn. 
Aristolochia (Birthwort). 
SIPHO (Tube flowered, or Dutchman’s Pipe)— A twining vine of rapid growth, having large, dark 
green leaves and curious brownish pipe-shaped bloom. 
Bignonia, or Trumpet Flower. 
SCARLET (Radicans)— A splendid climber, vigorous and hardy, with clusters of large trumpet- 
shaped scarlet flowers in August. 
LARGE FLOW ERED (Grandijlora)— A magnificent vine with large flowers, but not so hardy. 
Honeysuckle (Lonicera). 
MONTHLY FRAGRANT or DUTCH ( Belgica ) — Blooms all Summer ; very sweet. 
COMMON WOODBINE (Periclymena)— A steng, rapid grower ; flowers very showy ; red out- 
side, buff within. June and July. 
CHINESE TWINING (Japonica) — Holds its foliage nearly all Winter; blooms in July and Sep- 
tember, and is very sweet. 
HALLEANA (Hall’s New)— Nearly evergreen; flowers pure white ; produced abundantly; fra- 
grant like a Jasmine. 
YELLOW TRUMPET (A urea)— A well-known variety, with yellow trumpet-flowers. 
SCARLET TRUMPET (Sempervirens)— This and its varieties are the handsomest in cultivation. 
It is a strong, rapid grower, and produces searlet, inodorous flowers all summer. 
Ivy (Hedera). 
ENGLISH (Helix)— A well-known, old and popular sort. 
NEW SILVER STRIPED— Deep green leaves, heavily margined with white ; very striking. 
VARIEGATED LEAVED (Fol. Variegated)— With smaller leaves than the preceding. 
The Evergreen Ivies often suffer in Winter if exposed to the sun, and should therefore be planted' 
on the north side of the wall or building. 
Silk Vine (Periploca), 
GRCECA— A graceful, rapid growing vine, with dark, glossy foliage and /elvety brown flowers. 
Virginia Creeper (Ampelopsis Quinquefolia). 
A native vine of rapid growth, with large luxuriant foliage, which in the Autumn, assumes the most 
gorgeous and magnificent coloring. The blossoms, which are inconspicuous, are succeeded by 
handsome dark blue berries. The vine is best calculated to take the place in this country of the 
celebrated English Ivy, and is really in Summer not inferior to it. 
Wistaria. 
CHINESE (Sinensis)— A most beautiful climber of rapid growth, and producing long pendulous 
clusters of pale blue fl: wers. When well established, makes an enormous growth; it is *’ery 
hardy, and one of the most superb vine ever produced. 
DOUBLE PURPLE WISTARIA (Flore Pleno) — A rare and charming variety, with perfectly 
double flowers, deeper in color than the single, and with racemes of remarkable length. The 
plant is perfectly hardy, resembling the Wistaria Sinensis, so well-known as one of our best, 
climbing plants. (See cut, p. 59). 
AMERICAN (Frutescense) — A native variety of vigorous habit, and small clusters of light blue 
fragrant flowers. 
CHINESE WHITE — Introduced by Mr. Fortune, from China, and regarded as one of his greatest 
acquisitions. 
AMERICAN WHITE— A native seedling, pure white. Bunches short. A free bloomer. 
MAGNIFICA — Flowers in dense, drooping racemes of the same size as the Clematis, and of a pale- 
lilac color. Vigorous and perfectly hardy. 
