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THE PALISADES NURSERIES CATALOGUE 
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Hardy Vines 
Actinidia— Actinidia 
Deciduous Japanese climbers of strong, vigorous 
growth, excellent for covering arbors, trellises, etc., 
where a rapid and dense growth is desired. 
Polygama. (Silver Vine.) Dark green, shining foliage, 
and fragrant white flowers with purple centers, which 
are followed by clusters of edible fruit. Fine for 
covering walls and to produce wild effects. 6-7. 
Strong plants, 40c each; $4.00 per dozen. 
Akebia-^Akebia 
Quinata. Handsome, hardy vine of quaint form with 
dark green, fiye-cleft leaves and small, very fragrant 
purple or choCofaJe-colored flowers. 3-4. Strong 
plants, 40c each; $4.00 per dozen. 
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Ampelopsis— Virginia Creeper 
Quinquefolia. (Virginia Creeper.) A very valuable 
climber of vigorous growth with shining 3-5 lobed 
leaves which turn a brilliant scarlet in fall. Most 
beautiful of native climbers; even in Venice it may 
be found covering crumbling old walls and trellises. 
2-year-old, 40c each; $4.00 per dozen. 
Engelmannii. (Engelmann’s American Ivy.) A variety 
of the above with smaller and more dense foliage. 
It seems to cling to walls better than the type. 
2-year-old, 40c each; $4.00 per dozen. 
Veitchii. (Boston or Japanese Ivy.) Hardy and very 
useful climber, clinging firmly and covering walls 
densely. Its glossy foliage stands dust and smoke 
Gruss an Teplitz. The reddest of all red Roses. 
Blooms constantly during the entire growing season 
and is a large Rose, delightfully scented; bush rugged 
and vigorous; the bronze color of the young growth 
makes the foliage very handsome. 
Wm. R. Smith. One of the best white bedding Roses. 
Flowers large creamy white, rose shadings. 
Hardy Hybrid Perpetual Roses 
Collection of Six of the Most Choice 
Perpetual Roses 
By far the most valuable of all groups of Roses for 
the hardy garden. Most hardy of the Roses. 
Price for strong, 2-year-old, field-grown, dor¬ 
mant plants of the following named sorts, $1.00 
each; $10.00 per dozen. 
American Beauty. Double flowers; rich rosy crimson. 
Clio. Delicate flesh color, flowers globular. Growth 
vigorous and foliage handsome. 
Frau Karl Druschki. (White American Beauty.) The 
best white Rose in existence. Pure snow white with 
long buds and immense, double flowers; vigorous; 
of upright habit; luxuriant foliage. 
General Jacqueminot. This is an old time favorite 
and one of the most desirable red Roses. 
Gloire Lyonnaise. This grand Rose is a pale shade 
of chamois or salmon yellow, deepest at center. 
Mme. Gabriel Luizet. Oen of the most beautiful; 
color an exquisite shade of clear, coral rose, suffused 
with lavender and pearl. 
and Climbers 
well, and turns brilliant orange and scarlet in fall. 
A favorite for town planting. Strong plants, 50c 
each; $5.00 per dozen. 
Bignonia— Trumpet Creeper 
Radicans. (Scarlet Trumpet Flower.) A native species; 
familiar old-fashioned vine with its enormous deep 
scarlet flowers throughout the Summer. Clings 
tenaciously and grows rapidly. 7-9. Strong vines, 
40c each; $4.00 per dozen. 
Celastrus— Staff Tree; Bitter Sweet 
Scandens. (Bitter Sweet; Waxwork.) Native vine 
with pale yellow flowers, followed by pretty orange- 
colored berries and scarlet arils. Strong vines, 
40c each; $4.00 per dozen. 
Clematis— Virgin’s Bower 
Beautiful and popular vines with profusion of starry 
bloom, or in the case of the Jackmannii Hybrids, with 
wonderful large blossoms of exceeding beauty. They 
are splendid for porch climbers, and for pergola or 
trellis planting. 
Paniculata. (Panicled Virgin’s Bower.) Thick, glossy, 
handsome foliage. The small, fragrant flowers cover 
the vine with a dazzling starry sheet of white. 7-8. 
Strong, 2-year-old, 25c each; $2.50 per dozen. 
Virginiana. (Virginia Clematis.) Native hardy vari¬ 
ety, a rapid grower, and covered with a profusion of 
small, white, fragrant flowers. 6-8. Strong, 15c each; 
$1.50 per dozen. 
