THE M. H. HARMAN COMPANY 
Chinese Matrimony Vine 
Euonymous 
E. marginata alba (Variegated Leaved Euonymous). 
Silver striped and edged with silver; a beautiful evergreen 
plant; slow grower; valuable for edging borders. 
radicans. Foliage green, edged with silver; more hardy 
than the preceding. 
Lonicera. Honeysuckle 
L. aurea reticulata (Golden Leaved Honeysuckle). The 
most beautiful variety of this class of climfjers; leaves of 
bright green, and golden yellow; fine for bedding, pot cul- 
ture or for hanging baskets; perfectly hardy. 
flava (Yellow Trumpet Honeysuckle). Very fragrant, 
yellow trumpet flowers. 
Halleana (Hall’s Japan Honeysuckle). A strong grow- 
ing variety, almost evergreen, holding its foliage until late 
in January. The flowers are pure white and yellow, very 
fragrant and cover the vines from July to December. 
Japonica (Chinese Twining Honeysuckle). Retains its 
foliage nearly all winter; is quite fragrant and a desirable 
variety. 
Heckrotti. A new climbing variety; flowers rose color 
outside, yellow center. A good bloomer and strong 
grower. 
periclymenum (Belgica, Monthly Fragrant or Dutch 
Honeysuckle). Sweet scented, very fine; continues in 
bloom all summer. 
pallida. White and Straw colored fragrant flowers; 
shining, deep green leaves. 
sempervirens (Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle). Strong 
rapid grower, scarlet fragrant trumpet flowers. Blossoms 
all summer. 
Hedera. Ivy 
H. helix (English Ivy). An old variety, a hardy climb- 
ing evergreen. 
var. marginata argentea (New Silver Striped). Deep 
green leaves, heavily margined with white. 
Lycium. Matrimony Vine 
L. Sinensis (Chinese Matrimony Vine). A vigorous 
climber, branching freely, and covered with bright purple, 
star-shaped flowers, succeeded by brilliant scarlet berries 
almost an inch long. 
Wistaria 
W. magniflca (American Purple). An elegant climber 
with bluish purple, sweet scented flowers, and a rapid 
grower. 
Sinensis (Chinese Purple Wistaria). A beautiful 
climber of very rapid growth and producing long pendulous 
clusters of pale blue flowers in June and also in the 
autumn. 
var. alba (Chinese White Wistaria). Similar in form to 
the above, except in the color of the flowers, which in these 
are pure white. 
HEDGES 
The idea of planting hedges for use as well as for ornament, for the protection of orchards, farms and gardens, is a 
practical one, and rapidly becoming appreciated. 
They serve as a protection against winds and prevent the blowing off of fruit. We know that our gardens are 
earlier, and that our fruits ripen better when protected by sueh screens. Nothing can be more beautiful than ornamen- 
tal hedges of Evergreens, or shrubs well kept and pruned to serve as boundary lines or as divisions between the lawn 
and garden, or to hide unsightly plaees. By using medium-sized plants, a hedge can be made as cheaply as a good fence 
can be built, and then, with little care, it becomes every year more and more “a thing of beauty.” An attraction in 
our best-kept places. 
For Ornament 
Among the plants adopted to ornamental hedges, the American Arbor Vitae and the Norway Spruce take the first 
place. tVe also recommend for more variety, the Hemlock, Siberian Arbor Vitae, Japan Quince, Althea, Barberry, 
Buckthorn, Privet, Tartarian Honeysuckle, Spiraeas, Deutzia, Philadelphus, Box, and Mahonia. 
For Shelter and Screens 
For planting in belts to afford shelter from violent winds, or for concealing unsightly objects or views, we recommend 
Norway Spruce, Austrian, Scotch and WTiite Pine, American Arbor Vitae, to which we may add Carolina Poplar and 
Silver-Leaved Maple. 
Directions for Setting 
Evergreens must be handled with care, so as not to allow the roots to become dried by the wind. Plants for hedges 
being generally set when quite small, should be placed about nine inches apart; larger sized plants will require more space. 
Buckthorn, Honey Locust and Osage orange are generally planted in double rows, about nine inches apart. 
Pruning 
Evergreens should be pruned in spring, just before they commence growing. Summer pruning may be practiced on 
the Arbor Vita: should the growffh be too rapid. 
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