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Beautiful coverings for walls, verandas, or for screening harsh outlines, lending great charm to barren 
surfaces and furnishing shade. 
BIGNONIA 
TRUMPETCREEPER (B. radicans)—Vigorous, rapid growing vine, bearing large, orange-scarlet, 
tubular flowers in July and August. 25c each; 3 for 65c. 
BITTERSWEET 
CELASTRUS SCANDENS—Handsome glossy foliage, creamy flower tufts well distributed in July, and 
large clusters of beautiful, orange crimson fruits retained all winter. Its graceful sprays of berries make 
charming winter house decorations. A popular vine for covering rough fences. 35c each; 3 for $1.00. 
BOSTON IVY 
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHI—The tendrils of this climbing vine at nearly ever point cling firmly to the 
smoothest surface of rock or wood. The glossy leaves assume in the autumn the most beautiful tints of 
scarlet and crimson. The handsomest vine possible for growth on house walls. It is quite hardy, but some 
protection of straw may well be used immediately over the roots in winter. Strong roots, 25c each: 
3 for 65c. 
CHINESE CINNAMON VINES 
Its rapid growth, abundant foliage and modest, sweet scented flowers give it supremacy over all foreign 
and domestic climbers. The handsome, glossy, heart-shaped leaves and clusters of fragrant white flowers 
make a window, arbor or veranda a perfect bower of beauty. They stand the severest winter, and burst forth 
in all their beauty and splendor very early in the spring. These vines make a long slender root, which should 
be planted with small end up. 15c each; 3 for 40c. 
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HARDY LARGE FLOWERING CLEMATIS 
Many failures in the growing of Clematis are the result of too shallow planting; the crown of the roots 
should be set at least 3 inches below the surface of the soil. They delight in a rich, cool soil in an open. 
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sunny position. For covering walls, trellises, or verandas, old trees or ruins, or as specimens on the lawn or 
for massing in large beds on the lawn. Pot grown plants, 50c each; 3 for $1.25. 
Clematis Jackmani 
JACKMANI—The flowers, when fully expanded, are from 4 to 6 inches in diameter; intense violet purple, with a rich velvety 
appearance and distinctly veined. 
HENRYI—Fine, large, creamy white flowers. A strong grower and very hardy, one of the best of white varieties; a perpetual 
bloomer. 
MME. EDOUARD ANDRE—Large-flowering red Clematis. A very unique variety, color a beautiful wine-red, large flowers 
with heavy petals; a fine contrast to the other sorts. 
CLEMATIS PANICULATA 
A clean, thrifty, robust growing vine of graceful habit with attractive glossy foliage, covered in August and September with 
a sheet of culstered snow-white bloom of the most delicious fragrance. Perfectly hardy, grows rapidly. One year pot plants, 
20c each; 3 for 50c. Large field grown plants, 35c each; 3 for $1.00. 
ENGLISH IVY 
HEDERA HELIX—An excellent variety for cultivation in the house, being a free grower with very beautiful broad, glossy 
green leaves. Should have good light and be watered sparingly. 10c each; large plants, 20c each. 
HONEYSUCKLES 
HALL’S JAPAN—The finest of all Honeysuckles. Rampant in its growth, with dark green leaves densely covering the vines- 
Flowers white and buff, deliciously fragrant, borne in great profusion all summer. 25c each; 3 for 65c. 
SCARLET TRUMPET—Splendid for porches with light green foliage and £howy coral red, trumpet shaped flowers which 
are profusely produced. 25c each; 3 for 65c. 
CLIMBING HYDRANGEA (Schizophragma Hydrangeoides) 
A choice still rare hardy vine adapted to climbing walls, trees, stumps or other support, clinging by its own aerial rootlets 
The foliage is large, bold and attractive; fragrant white hydrangea flowers. Small size, 20c each. 
WISTERIA CHINENSIS 
PURPLE—Especially good for city culture, withstanding the grime and smoke. Very hardy, vigorous grower with a profusion 
of pea-shaped flowers in dense clusters, 7 to 12 inches long, opening in midspring. We can furnish the purplish-blue. 35c 
each; 3 for $1.00. 
Bitter Sweet _ 
Small 
Evergreens 
FROM 2H-INCH POTS 
Novel—Distinctive 
Dependable 
Special for Rock Gardens 
25c each; 3 for 65c; Set of 11 
for $2.25—By Parcel Post. 
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JUNIPERS 
A very interesting family, pre¬ 
ferring a sunny exposure, although 
they succeed in moderate shade. 
They thrive in all except heavy, 
wet soils. 
HIBERNICA (Irish)—Compact, smooth and perfect in outline. Rich, 
gray-green foliage. Column-like grower. 
JAPONICA MASCULA (Japanese)—A new type and one of the most 
desirable of the Japanese upright pyramidal bush type evergreens. 
Vigorous, compact growing. 
PFITZERIANA (Pfitzer’s)—Fan-shaped, spreading form. 
SABINA (Savin)—An excellent, low, fan-shaped, spreading type. Rich 
green color enhanced by a slight bronze cast. 
SWEDISH—Foliage dense, color glaucous green, prickly needles. 
“The Thrill of Watching Plants Grow” 
SPECIAL OFFER ON SMALL SIZE SHRUBS 
We have in small size shrubs from 2 l /i inch pots (lining 
out stock), as follows: Deutzia, Gracilis, Red Leaf Japanese 
Barberry, Hydrangea Paniculata Grandiflora, Double Ker- 
ria. Viburnum Opulus Sterilis, Spirea Anthony Waterer, 
Weigelia Variegata, Weigelia Eva Rathke, Weigelia Rosea, 
Bush Honeysuckle, Forsythia, Hydrangea Arborescens 
Grand., Kolkwitzia Amabilis. 15c each; set of 13 for $1.50 
postpaid. 
THUJAS (Better known as Arborvitaes) 
They thrive well on a wide range of soils and are quite indifferent to trying exposures. 
ARBORVITAE SPIRALIS—Compact, erect, thick dark green, spiral-growing foliage. 
Needs no trimming to make a shapely plant. 
BIOTA, AUREA NANA (Berckman’s Golden Arborvitae)—A gem for dwarf planting; 
compact, dense, roundish shape, warm golden yellow foliage. 
PYRAMIDALIS (Pyramidal Arborvitae) —Column-like, green cedar-like foliage of 
dense, compact habit. 
WOODWARDI (Woodward Arborvitae)—One of the best globe-formed varieties. It 
maintains the natural globe shape without trimming. Good green color. 
RETINOSPORA PLUMOSA (Japanese Plume Cypress)—Erect grower with side 
shoots assuming a plume-like arrangement. Of graceful habit with delicate feathery green 
foliage having a bluish tint. 
GEO. H. MELLEN, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 
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