Hardy Vfaes 
Bobbink Atkins 
Hardy Vines 
Hardy Vines and Climbers do much toward beautifying a home by covering banks and 
bare spots, and giving comfortable shade and pleasing fragrance to the pergola and veranda. 
There is a wide diversity of types, so that vines may be selected to harmonize with all 
surroundings. By careful selection, a succession of bloom may be had. Some vines are 
best suited for shade, while others are distinctly of value for the embellishment they give 
to the house, porch, or verandas, by reason of the large, beautiful flowers they bear. Among 
these might be specially mentioned the various large-flowering Clematis and the different 
forms of Wisteria. Most of them require some support, but the Ampelopsis, Hedera, etc., 
climb by aerial rootlets and will cling to brick, stone, or rough wood surfaces. These are 
very useful for softening the rough corners of the house, and are a decided benefit to a 
wall inclined to be damp. 
The vines should be firmly planted in a deep, rich soil, afterward being watered 
thoroughly. An occasional top-dressing of decayed manure will assist them in making a 
strong growth. 
ACTINIDIA arguta. Bower Actinidia. Japanese 
climbing plant, with shining, dark green foliage. 
White flowers, with purplish centers, cover the 
whole vine. Edible fruits. Each 10 
Strong, pot-grown plants.$0 90 $7 00 
AKEBIA quinata. Five-leaf Akebia. A good climber, 
bearing numerous bunches of violet-brown flowers 
which have a pleasant cinnamon odor. Leaflets 
are dark green, arranged 5 on one stalk. Does best 
in sunny places. Each 10 
Strong, pot-grown plants.$0 80 $6 00 
AMPELOPSIS aconitifolia. Monkshood Vine. A 
very graceful vine with deeply cut leaves, resem¬ 
bling those of a larkspur. Each 10 
Strong, pot-grown plants.$0 80 $6 00 
A. brevipedunculata elegans. Leaves oval heart- 
shaped at the base, 5 inches long, with 3 coarsely 
toothed lobes, and variegated with white, green, 
or pink. Fruits lilac, becoming blue. Each 10 
Strong, pot-grown plants.$0 80 $6 00 
A. heterophylla. Porcelain Ampelopsis. Well 
adapted for covering rocks and low trelliswork. 
It has very pretty, 3- or 5-Iobed foliage. Hand¬ 
some in autumn, with its abundance of light blue 
berries. Each 10 
Strong, pot-grown plants.$0 80 $6 00 
A. quinquefolia. Virginia Creeper. Very large 
green foliage, changing to brilliant scarlet in the 
fall. Grows quickly. Each 10 
Extra-strong, pot-grown plants.$0 80 $6 00 
Strong, field-grown plants. 40 3 00 
A. quinquefolia Engelmanni. Engelmann Creeper. 
Similar to Quinquefolia, with smaller and more 
dense foliage. Will cling firmly to brick walls, 
etc., when once established. Each 10 
Strong, pot-grown plants.$0 70 $5 00 
Strong, field-grown plants. 40 3 00 
A. tricuspidata Lowi. Geranium Creeper. New 
©Japanese Ivy. Like Tricuspidata Veitchi, it 
clings to the smoothest surface. The small, 
prettily lobed foliage changes to a brilliant crimson 
in autumn. Each 10 
Strong, pot-grown plants.$0 75 $5 00 
A. tricuspidata minutifolia. Small-leaved form of 
Japanese Creeper. Each 10 
Strong, pot-grown plants.$0 80 $7 00 
A. tricuspidata Veitchi. Boston Ivy. Rapid-growing 
vine with clusters of dark blue berries and hand¬ 
some green foliage assuming charming sun-tints 
in the fall. Perfectly hardy. Each 10 
Strong, pot-grown plants.$0 50 $3 50 
A. tricuspidata Veitchi robusta. A variety of above 
with very rich dark green foliage. Each 10 
Strong, pot-grown plants.$0 75 $6 00 
BIGNONIA grandiflora. Chinese Trumpet Creeper. 
Bright green, compound, very persistent leaves. 
Its clusters of orange-red flowers are very showy. 
Each 10 
Strong, pot-grown plants.SO 85 $6 50 
B., Mme. Galen. Clusters of very showy salmon- 
red flowers. Each 10 
Strong, pot-grown plants.$0 85 $6 50 
B. radicans. Trumpet Creeper. A splendid climbing 
vine, with large, brilliant orange-scarlet flowers 
in July and August, when it is a fine spectacle. 
Each 10 
Strong, pot-grown plants.$0 75 $6 00 
CELASTRUS scandens. American Bittersweet. Yel¬ 
low flowers in June followed by bright orange- 
yellow and crimson fruit in autumn. Each 10 
Field-grown plants.$0 50 S4 00 
C. orbiculatus. Chinese Bittersweet. Brilliant red 
and yellow fruit. Each 10 
Field-grown plants.$0 50 S4 00 
Large-flowering Clematis 
Duchess of Edinburgh. Very large, double, pure 
white, fragrant flowers. 
Henryi. Broad, creamy white flowers of finest form. 
Jackmani. Probably the best known. Fine violet- 
purple flowers. 
Mme. Baron Veillard. Fine satiny pink flowers of 
excellent size. 
Mme. Edouard Andre. The deepest pink or nearest 
red of any. Very fine. 
Ramona. Clear light blue flowers in August and 
September. 
Ville de Lyon. Bright carmine with deeper edges. 
Blooms in August and September. 
All Large-flowering Clematis, 75 cts. each, $6.50 for 10 
Small-flowering Clematis 
Clematis crispa. Slender vine 3 to 4 feet high, with 
large, bell-shaped, purple flowers, varying lighter. 
50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10. 
C. heracleaefolia Davidiana. See Hardy Herbaceous 
Perennials. 
C. integrifolia. See Hardy Herbaceous Perennials. 
C. paniculata. Japanese Virgin’s Bower. A luxuriant 
grower and profuse bloomer, with fine foliage and 
white flowers. 40 cts. each, $3.50 for 10. 
C. recta. See Hardy Herbaceous Perennials. 
C. Vitalba. Rampant climber to 30 feet. The fra¬ 
grant white flowers are borne in clusters in July 
and September. 50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10. 
Also see Clematis, pages 38 and 65 
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