Hardy Vines 
B. F. BARR NURSERIES, LANCASTER, PA. 
Barr’s Climbing Vines and Creepers 
Vines are very useful plants, giving grace and beauty by relieving bare expanse of 
walls, softening rigid lines, furnishing privacy and decoration for porches. Several 
varieties will cover banks where other plants would not grow. 
* Indicates will thrive in shade. 
AMPELOPSIS tricuspidata (veitchii). Boston or 
Japanese Ivy. (*) Rapid growing, with large, handsome, 
green leaves, three lobed, turning brilliant orange and 
scarlet in the Fall. Clusters of dark blue berries. Clings 
firmly by disc attachments. For walls and screen effects. 
2 yr. potted plants, 40c. ea.; $4.00 per doz. 
ARISTOLOCHIA sipho. Dutchman's Pipe. (*) Ex¬ 
cellent for porches, its large, tropical-appearing leaves 
making dense shade. Peculiar brownish flowers late 
May resembling pipes. Rapid growing twiner for lattices, 
verandas, screen effects. 4 in. pot plants, $1.00 ea. 
BIGNONIA radicans. Trumpet Creeper. Large, bril¬ 
liant orange-scarlet, trumpet-shaped flowers. July and 
August. Climbs by means of aerial rootlets. For walls, 
trellises and arbors, banks and slopes. 2 yr. potted 
plants, 40c. ea.; $4.00 per doz. 
CELASTRUS scandens. American Bittersweet. (*) 
Glossy leaves turning bright yellow in autumn. Brilliant 
fruit in big clusters of bright orange-colored pods, splitting 
open and disclosing scarlet seeds. Shrubby vine of 
twining habit for covering trellis, trees, rocks, slopes and 
walls. 2 yr. field grown plants, 35c. ea.; $3.00 per doz. 
CLEMATIS 
Among the most beautiful of the hardy climbing vines 
is the Clematis, unexcelled for its brilliant colors. Thrives 
best in deep, moist soil. 
Large Flowering Varieties 
The hybrid named varieties are the large-flowering sorts 
popular for pillars or porch climbers. Bloom July to 
September. Plant crowns 6 inches below surface, with 
roots straight down. Because of the difficulty of getting 
Clematis started, free replacement cannot be allowed. 
C. jackmani. Jackman Clematis. Large, rich, velvety 
purple flowers. 
C. henryi. Henry Clematis. Creamy white. 
C. Mme. Edouard Andre. Madame Andre Clematis. 
Carmine violet. 
C. ramona. Ramona Clematis. Clear sky-blue. 
PRICE. Any of above Large-flowering Clematis in 
strong, 2 yr. potted plants, 75c. ea. 
Small Flowering Varieties 
C. paniculata. Sweet Autumn Clematis (Japanese 
Clematis). Becomes entirely covered with enormous 
masses of star-shaped, white flowers, deliciously fragrant, 
late summer to frost. Used on porches and over door¬ 
ways; also for covering graves or sloping banks. 2 yr. 
potted plants, 35c. ea.; $3.50 per doz. 
C. texensis (coccinea). Scarlet Clematis. Low, 
twining plant sometimes reaching 6 ft. Flowers bell¬ 
shaped, nodding, crimson-scarlet, and very beautiful. 
2 yr. potted plants, 50c. ea.; $5.00 per doz. 
EUONYMUS radicans. Wintercreeper. (Evergreen 
Bittersweet). Self-clinging, dense-growing; dull-green, 
roundish leaves with whitish veins. Excellent for low 
walls, banks and slopes. Heavy 2 yr. plants, 40c. ea.; 
$4 00 per doz. 
E. rad. variegata. Variegated Wintercreeper. Similar 
to above except leaves are marked yellow. 2 yr. plants, 
40c. ea.; $4.00 per doz. 
E. rad. vegetus. Big-Leaf Wintercreeper. Low, trailing 
evergreen vine with aerial rootlets for clinging. Showy 
red fruits in great profusion lasting long time. Heavy 
2 yr. plants, 35c. ea.; $3.50 per doz.; 3 yr. plants, 75c. 
ea.; $7.50 per doz. 
HEDERA helix. English Ivy. (*) Evergreen root- 
climber; excellent for covering walls in partially shaded 
places; also used in window-boxes, vases and as a ground 
cover under trees; also among Evergreen and Shrub 
plantings. Leaves beautiful, waxy, dark green, veined 
white. 
H. cuspidata minor (gracilis). Small-Leaf English 
Ivy. (*) Leaves rather small with broad short lobes. 
PRICE. Any of above English Ivy, 2| in. pots, 10c. 
ea.; $1.00 per doz.; 4 in. pots, 30c. ea.; $3.00 per doz. 
LONICERA japonica halliana. Hall Japanese 
Climbing Honeysuckle. (*) Flowers open white changing 
to yellow continuing midsummer to frost. Very fragrant. 
Leaves almost evergreen. Valuable for covering banks; 
also useful for porches, fences, trellises and pergolas and 
screen effects. 4 in. pots, 35c. ea.; $3.50 per doz. 
LYCIUM chinense. Matrimony Vine. (Box-Thorn). 
The bright purple, star-shaped flowers June to September 
are followed by brilliant orange-red berries almost 1 inch 
long. Good on banks, walls, fences, trellises or arbors; 
most beautiful pendent from top of walls. 2 yr. plants, 
45c. ea.; $4.50 per doz. 
POLYGONUM auberti. China Fleecevine (Silver Lace 
Vine). Will climb to 25 ft. or more and become entirely 
covered with a great feathery spray of white flowers, 
August-September. Good on lattices. Strong plants, 
60c. ea.; $6.00 per doz. 
WISTERIA sinensis. Chinese Wisteria. Showy, large, 
blue-violet flowers in dense, pendulous clusters, some¬ 
times a foot long. May. 
W. sin. alba. White Wisteria. White form of the pre¬ 
ceding. 
PRICE. Heavy, field grown, grafted plants, 3 yr., $1.00 
ea.; 2 yr., 75c. ea. Since Wisterias grown from seed often 
will not bloom, ours are grafted plants to assure bloom. 
FOLLOWING THE LE VI) OF 
WISE BUYERS 
llig buyers for nursery stock, including 
Governmental, State and Municipal 
agencies, were in the market during 1933 
and again in 1936 taking large quantities of 
plants while prices were at their lowest. 
Small buyers who delay may soon find an 
exhaustion of stocks and higher prices. lie 
wise. Follow the lead of the wise purchasing 
agents and provide for your plant require¬ 
ments before a serious shortage with price 
advances materializes. 
With real shortages developing you'll find 
real bargains in this catalog. 
Vines are Useful in Adding Beauty and Charm to the Home Grounds. 
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