Wisteria sinensis 
Vines 
AMPELOPSIS quinquefolia Engelmanni. Engelmann’s Creeper. A native hardy 
climber of rapid growth with smaller foliage than the type. Clings firmly to walls 
and tree trunks. Foliage turns red in autumn. 3-yr. plants, 35 cts. each; $3 for 10. 
A. tricuspidata Veitchi. Boston Ivy. A popular climbing plant which quickly covers 
walls, etc. When young, the foliage has a decided purple tint and it turns brilliant 
scarlet in autumn. 3-yr. plants, 35 cts. each; $3 for 10. 
BIGNONIA radicans. A strong-growing Trumpet Vine with brilliant scarlet-orange, 
trumpet-shaped tlowers. The vines cling firmly to walls or tree trunks and are very 
spectacular when in bloom. 3-yr. plants, 50 cts. each; $4.50 for 10. 
CELASTRUS scandens. American Bittersweet. The False Bittersweet is a valuable 
vine because of its attractive fruit, which is so useful for winter bouquets. The 
berries are yellow and partly open when ripe, showing the red seeds inside. The 
combination of red and yellow is very pleasing. 3-yr. plants,50 cts. each; $4.50for 10. 
CLEMATIS Henryi. A beautiful, large-flowered variety with creamy white blooms 
4 to 5 inches in diameter. The Clematis requires lime and does best when drooping 
over a wall or clambering over a shrub. $1 each. 
C. Jackmani. Fine violet-purple flowers of medium size are freely produced over a 
long period. $1 each. Illustrated on page 38. 
C. paniculata. The Japanese Virgin’s Bower is a luxuriant vine which hides itself in 
early autumn under a cloud of small white blossoms. 25 cts. each; $2 for 10. 
GELSEMIUM sempervirens. Carolina Yellow Jessamine. A climbing shrub to 15 feet, 
useful for covering porches and banks. Has lustrous foliage and very fragrant yellow 
flowers. 50 cts. each; $4 for 10. 
HEDERA Helix. English Ivy. W here it is hardy, the true old English Ivy is one of the 
finest of all plants for covering buildings or lor a ground-cover. W hen once estab¬ 
lished it is permanent. In winter the deep green leaves show white veins, a pleasing 
contrast. 4-yr. plants, 35 cts. each; $3 for 10; $25 per 100. 
H. Helix gracilis. A small-leaved variety of the English Ivy. 4-yr. plants, 35 cts. each; 
$3 for 10; $25 per 100. 
LONICERA japonica Halliana. Hall’s Honeysuckle. The old favorite, fragrant 
Honeysuckle with creamy yellow flowers. Will grow anywhere and spread rapidly. 
15 cts. each; $1 for 10. 
L. sempervirens. Trumpet I loneysuckle. A half-climbing shrub with dark green foliage 
and long, tubular flowers of orange-yellow and scarlet in summer. 35 cts. each; 
$2.75 for 10. 
PACHYSANDRA terminalis. Japanese Spurge. A hardy ground-cover with attractive 
dark green foliage held about 6 inches above the ground. Excellent in shade but will 
grow almost anywhere. Illustrated on page 36. Strong clumps, 25 cts. each; $1.50 for 
10; $12.50 per 100. 
VINCA major. The large Periwinkle is an evergreen, trailing subshrub used as a ground- 
cover and for window-boxes. Large blue blossoms. 15 cts. each; $1 for 10; $6.50 per 100. 
V. minor. The small Periwinkle is a widely used plant with smaller, neater foliage than 
the preceding. Fine free-flowering ground-cover with lilac-blue flowers. 15 cts. each; 
$1 for 10; $6.50 per 100. 
Wisteria 
The Wisterias are decidu¬ 
ous, twining shrubs loved for 
the profusion of flowers they 
produce in spring. 
Floribunda. A long-clus¬ 
tered variety with purplish 
flowers. 2-yr., 75 cts. each; 
3-yr., $1; 4-yr., $1.25. 
Floribunda rosea. Variety 
with pale pink flowers. 4- 
yr. plants, grafted from 
blooming wood, $2.50 each. 
Floribunda violacea plena. 
Double, violet flowers. 2- 
yr. plants grafted from 
blooming wood, $2 each. 
Floribunda albo-plena. A 
variety with double, white 
flowers. 2-yr. plants, 
grafted from blooming 
wood, $2 each. < 
Floribunda odorata alba. 
A fragrant Japanese Wis¬ 
teria with white flowers. 
2 -yr. plants, grafted front 
blooming wood, $2 each. 
Sinensis. Chinese Wisteria. 
Strong-growing; pale green 
foliage and blue flowers in 
long, pendulous clusters in 
early summer. Grafts from 
blooming wood, $1 each. 
Sinensis alba. A white va¬ 
riety of the above. Grafts 
from blooming wood, $1. 
Dutch Iris. See page 34 
Hedera Helix 
