WISTERIAS 
We have every known oriental variety. Different ones have their special points but all 
are good. There is much complaint about Wisterias taking years to start blooming. 
This is due in part to nurserymen selling seedlings or even grafted plants which have 
been grown for a lot of useless wood rather than with a view to early flowering. We 
not only sell nothing but grafted stock, but grow them in a special way to induce early 
blooming instead of producing a mass of non-blooming wood which makes the plant 
look good but very disappointing in its blooming qualities. 
DOUBLE VIOLET WISTERIA (W. floribunda violacea plena). Well named as the 
flowers are exactly like double violets. Has the deepest purple color of all. Strong 
growth. Clusters from 15 to 18 inches long. Far from common, 
EXTRA LONG JAPANESE WISTERIA (W. multijuga longissima). We almost hesitate 
to tell the truth about this variety as it sounds like exaggeration. On a well established 
vine the clusters will reach 3 to 4 ft. in length. The old original vine in Los Gatos had 
plenty 4 to 5 ft., occasionally reaching a full six feet! Raceme is of course loose; flow¬ 
ers light purple. 
PINK JAPANESE WISTERIA (W. multijuga rosea). There seem to be several strains 
of this; some are decidedly inferior. Ours is a clear pure pink. Clusters about 15 to 18 
inches in length. Dilatory about commencing to bloom but profuse when it starts, so it 
is best to buy plants a few years from graft if possible. At Oakland Spring Garden 
Show we exhibited a boxed plant of this with about 200 clusters. Naturally it took the 
blue ribbon for best Wisteria in the show. 
CHINESE WISTERIA (W. sinensis). The old favorite. Flowers large, lavender blue 
and come entirely before the leaves. Also has a crop of purple flowers on the ends of 
the branches in mid-summer. 
JAPANESE WISTERIA (W. multijuga). Mentioned merely for information as we 
have practically discarded it for the Extra Long Japanese. Distinguished from Chinese 
by its long loose raceme, lighter color and time of blooming which is later, just as 
leaves are appearing. 
WHITE WISTERIAS. We have three; White Chinese, White Japanese and Venusta. 
The latter is the purest white. Individual flowers very large in short broad clusters. 
Very precocious. 
NEW WISTERIAS. Two years ago we imported six new varieties from Japan under 
government permit. They have just been released for sale and we have stock of four 
varieties. They have not had time to flower with us, so all we can give is the descrip¬ 
tions furnished by the Japanese exporters, which of course, we cannot guarantee. 
Beni Fuji. Pink flowers in large clusters. 
Issai. Purplish blue; flowers very young and freely. 
Jako. White, very fragrant. 
Kyushaku. Purple; 4-foot clusters. 
STANDARD WISTERIAS 
These are grown like Standard Roses, 
but with a taller stem, about 414 ft. This 
method dwarfs the growth of the head 
and makes them bloom tremendously as 
illustration shows. Nothing is more 
beautiful in a garden. Our standards 
are mainly Pink, Double Purple and 
Extra Long Japanese. 
STANDARD WISTERIA 
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