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THE FELIX GILLET NURSERY 
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NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA 
VINES - CREEPERS 
DECIDUOUS 
Boston Ivy. 50 ft. Unexcelled climber. Foliage 
dense and glossy. Furnished with small discs, which 
adhere to brick, stone or wood, foliage turns red in 
fall. In 4-inch pots, 25c, 35c, 50c and 75c each; bare 
roots, 25c each; $2.00 per 10. 
Bittersweet. “Oriental Bittersweet." Rapid grow¬ 
er. The bright orange seed pods, disclosing their 
scarlet seeds, are most interesting; they will retain 
their color on cut and dried branches. Strong plants. 
50c. 3 year, 85c. 
Clematis. 20 ft. Grand for pillars and trellises, 
pegged down for bedding and for running over rock- 
work, old trees and stumps. They delight in rich 
soil and sun. The large flowering types we list are 
exceedingly beautiful. 
C. PanicuLata. 20 ft. Flowers medium size, frag¬ 
rant, pure white, borne in immense sheets in Sep¬ 
tember. Gallon cans, 50c and 75c each. 
C. jackmanni. Large, rich, velvety purple flowers 
in great profusion. Potted, 75c up. 
C. Mme. lEdouard Andre. Large, bright red flow¬ 
ers. Potted, 75c up. 
C. Ramona. Large blue flowers, 75c up. 
C. Baron Veillard. Large pink flowers, 75c up. 
C. Ville de Lyon. Velvety red. Large flowers, 75c 
up. 
C. Duchess of Edinburgh. Large double white, 75c 
up. 
Pachysandra terminalis. “Japanese Spurge.” A 
splendid evergreen trailer and ground cover for use 
in shade or part shade under trees, its thick glossy 
foliage forming dense rosettes, and thriving where 
grass will not grow. Rooted divisions, $1.25 per 
dozen, $8.00 per 100. Strong plants in pots, 15c. 
Polygonum Auberti. “Silver Lace Vine.” Latest 
addition to our list of hardy vines, quick-growing 
of twining habit averaging 25 feet in a season. The 
small foliage is fresh and shiny. Produces extrav¬ 
agance of large, foamy flower sprays in silvery 
white, from late summer to frost. 2 yr., 70c each; 
$6.50 per 10. 
Trumpet Vine. 30 ft. A robust hardy vine twining 
tightly with roots along stems. Orange-scarlet flow¬ 
ers cluster at tip of branches. Climbs to great 
heights on trunks of trees. For every purpose one 
of the best vines. Strong 3 yr., 50c, 75c. 
Virginia Creeper. 30 ft. Foliage large, turning 
scarlet in autumn. Flowers borne on red stalks. 
Strong 3 yr. plants, 35c, 50c each; $3.50 per 10. 
Ampelopsis henryana. “Silver Vein Creeper.” Very 
handsome climber. Best in shade. Foliage velvety 
reddish-green with silver markings, and the most 
beautiful autumn colors. 40c, 50c, 75c. 
WISTERIA 
40 ft. Handsome for use on pergolas, porches and 
trellises. Attractive foliage, magnificent drooping 
clusters of pea-shaped flowers. 
Wisteria chinensis. “Chinese Wisteria.” Flowers 
light purple-lavender, borne in racemes nearly a foot 
long, very fragrant. 75c to $3.00. 
W. multijuga. “Japanese Wisteria.” (Var. Mrs. 
Goyne.) Grafted. Long racemes of light lavender 
flowers borne about two weeks later than Chinese 
Wisteria. 85c to $2.00. 
W. multijuga rosea. “Pink Japanese Wisteria.” 
Flowers rose-colored, suffused shell-pink. A very 
beautiful and rare variety. Grafted. Gallon cans, 
$1.25 to $2.00. 
W. violacea flore plena. A beautiful double va¬ 
riety with violet flowers in long racemes. Grafted. 
85c to $1.75. 
W. Variety Mrs. McCullagh. A rare and beautiful 
variety, but less vigorous than above. Large purple 
flowers in compact clusters. Grafted. 85c to $1.75. 
VINCA. Myrtle 
V. major. “Big Leaf Periwinkle.” 2 ft. Flowers 
blue. For covering shady situations, banks; fine for 
window boxes, hanging baskets. 15c each; $1.50 per 
dozen; $10.00 per 100. 
V. major variegata. “Mottled Periwinkle.” Best 
trailer for window boxes, hanging baskets, etc. 15c, 
25c, 35c, 50c each. 
- GROUND COVERS 
EVERGREEN 
AJUGA 
A. Reptans. (R.) Forms close carpet of bronzed 
purple leaves. Blue flowers, 4 inches high. Best in 
part shade $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 
CREEPING EUONYMOUS 
These evergreen trailers very useful in hanging 
baskets, window boxes, around rock-work, etc. 
E. radicans. “Wintercreeper.” Dense growing trail¬ 
ing vine; can be trimmed to form a low border or 
hedge; clings to stone or wood. Leaves are dark 
green with white veins; does best in partial shade. 
25c to $1.00. 
E. radicans. Variegata. Variety “Little Gem.” (R.) 
A rare variety of above. Useful for dwarf hedge in 
shade. Foliage edged with creamy white, pinkish 
tinge in winter. 25c; $2.50 per 10; $20.00 per 100; 4- 
inch pots, 40c. 
E. radicans kewensis. “Baby Wintercreeper.” Has 
tiny evergreen leaves and a dainty trailing habit. 
An entrancing little plant for the “Rock Garden,” or 
clipped for miniature edging. 35c, 50c. 
E. radicans vegetus. “Bigleaf Wintercreeper.” 
Trailing evergreen shrub or vine with thick, fleshy 
stems and leaves and an abundance of red fruit with 
yellow pods. 25c, 35c, 50c. 
HEDERA. Ivy 
H. Helix. “English Ivy.” 20 to 50 ft. Very dark 
green, leathery leaves. Old vines have greenish 
flowers and black berries in clusters. Strong plants, 
4-inch pots, 40c each; $3.00 per 10. Strong plants, 5- 
inch pots, 50c each; $4.00 per 10. Bare roots, 25c; 
$2.00 per 10. 
H. Helix hibernica. “Irish Ivy.” Similar to the 
English Ivy except that the foliage is smaller. Quart 
containers, 40c to 75c. 
H. Helix. “Emerald Gem.” A strong growing va¬ 
riety with small leaves, veined white. 35c to 75c. 
H. Helix tri-color. Small leaver variety with green 
and yellow variegated foliage, the edges of which 
turn red in the fall. Potted, 35c to 75c. 
H. Helix dentata aurea. Very large leaf with wide 
border of gold. Rare and extremely beautiful. Potted, 
35c to 75c. 
H. Helix maculata minor. A mottled variegated 
variety with small leaves. Attractive. Potted, 35c 
to 75c. 
H. Maderensis. “Variegated Algerian Ivy.” A new 
large leaf ivy with light green center and broad 
margin of creamy white. Edges turn pink in fall 
and winter. A beauty. To see it is to want it. 
Potted, 35c to 75c. 
JASMINE 
J. primulinum. “Primrose Jasmine.” Excellent yel¬ 
low flowering vine, blooming profusely in the sum¬ 
mer and very strong growing. 40c to 75c. 
J. Stephanense. New. A hybrid, pink flowered, 
sweet scented sort. 50c-75c each. 
LANTANA 
Trailing Lantana. One of the finest plants for trail¬ 
ing over sunny banks and walls. A mass of laven¬ 
der flowers during most of the year. Fast growing. 
Not hardy. 25c and 35c. 
LONICERA. Honeysuckle 
*L. Californica. 15 ft. Hairy leaves and stems; its 
berry effects are very pleasing when allowed to run 
over trees and shrubs. Berries scarlet in clusters. 
35c to 75c each. 
L. haliana. “Halls Japanese.” 15 ft. Evergreen 
foliage. Flowers white, changing to yellow. Blooms 
July to late fall. Excellent vine for porch, arbor or 
ground cover. Strong plants, 25c, 50c and 75c; 4 yr. 
balled, $1.00 up. 
L. sempervirens. “Red Coral Honeysuckle.” Less 
dense than above variety, with twining grayish 
green shoots; oval leaves and large showy orange- 
scarlet flowers; coral berries. 35c to 75c. 
