CLIMBING AND TRAILING VINES 
Paul 0. Howard? 
HORTICULTURAL E/TABU/T^ENT 
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BEAUMONTIA—The Superb Easter lily vine. See 
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Jasminum 
JASMINE 
JASMINUM GRANDIFLORUM. Spanish Jasmine. 
Very sweet scented pure white, star-shaped 
flowers, large, often double. A vigorous grower. 
Intensely fragrant at night. 1-gal. containers, 
75c; 5-gal. containers, $1.75. 
JASMINUM OFFICINALIS. Common White Jas¬ 
mine. Leaves more pointed than the Spanish Jas¬ 
mine; smaller single white flowers in profusion. 
The variety cultivated for perfumery. 1-gal. con¬ 
tainers 50c; 5-gal. $1.50. 
JASMINUM POETICUM. Poet's Jasmine. A 
graceful vine, with simple, glossy rounded leaves 
pointed at the end. Large, fragrant star-like 
flowers in clusters. 5-gal., $1.50. 
JASMINUM PRIMULINUM. Japanese Jasmine. 
A fine winter-blooming vine, with large, very 
double yellow flowers, thickly clustered on the 
drooping branches. 1-gal., 50c; 5-gal., $1.50. 
JASMINUM REVOLUTUM. Italian Jasmine. A 
semi-climber with bright golden-yellow flowers, 
very fragrant. May also be used as a shrub. 1- 
gal. 50c; 5-gal. $1.50. 
Cold Coast 1 Jasmine 
JASMINUM DICHOTOMUM. A magnif¬ 
icent newly introduced vine with a beauti¬ 
ful habit of growth, neatly twining and not 
woody. The leaves are large, thick, and 
glossy, giving a tropical appearance. The 
flowers are white, with chocolate calyxes, 
in great clusters, very fragrant, especially 
at night. 1-gallon containers, $1.00; 5- 
gallon, $2.50. 
Kennedia 
KENNEDIA COMPTON I AN A. ( Hardenbergia). 
A splendid little vine for fences, or any support, 
gracefully twining and never becoming coarse or 
woody. Attractive evergreen foliage, and in late 
winter and early spring it bears quantities of six- 
inch racemes o* pea-like flowers of rich violet- 
blue. 1-gal. containers, 75c; 5-gal. $1.75. 
KENNEDIA RUBICUNDA. A much larger grow¬ 
er, with large rounded leaves, and dark red 
flowers 2-inches across. 5-gal. containers $2.00. 
Mina 
MINA LOBATA. The tubular blossoms of 
bright red and yellow make a wonderful display 
on fences and trellises. Flowers produced in one 
season. 21 / 4 -inch pots 20c; 4-ineh pots 50c. 
Lathyrus 
PRIDE OF CALIFORNIA 
LATHYRUS SPLENDENS. Pride of California. 
A rare native vine which makes a great display 
of its brilliant rosy red flowers, like Sweet Peas. 
2’A-ineh pots 20c; 4-ineh pots 50e. 
Honeysuckle 
LONICERA 
LONICERA JAPONICA HALLIANA. Hall's Jap¬ 
anese Honeysuckle. The most rampant grower, 
and the variety most widely used for covering 
fences. It is a valuable ground cover in sun or 
shade, making an excellent soil-binder on steep 
slopes, and. is very effective trailing over a wali. 
Abundant flowers, very fragrant, opening pure 
white and changing to creamy yellow. Hardy in¬ 
land or on the coast. 1-gal., 40c; 5-gal., $1.50. 
LONICERA JAPONICA VARIEGATA. A varie¬ 
gated leaved form of the above, of slower growth, 
fine for pot culture and growing on trellises. 1- 
gal. containers, 50c; 5-gal. $1.50. 
GIANT CHINESE HONEYSUCKLE 
Lonicera hildebrandiana 
Can you imagine the size of just one flower 
of an old-fashioned Honeysuckle, then imagine 
the flower of this Flower Wonder Ten times as 
large, and again the clusters TEN times as large! 
Can you imagine yourself in an old country 
garden in the early morning, or late evening 
where the old-fashioned Honeysuckle holds sway 
and its perfume filling you with joy? Once more 
multiply by TEN and you have—Lonicera hilde- 
brandii; entrancingly fragrant with large glossy 
green foliage. To possess one is a privilege in¬ 
deed. Strong plants, in 1-gal. containers, $1.00; 
5-gal. containers $3.00. 
LONICERA PROLIFERA. A rare and 
beautiful variety with gray-green leaves 
and clusters of pale yellow flowers, marked 
with purple on the outside. In fall the 
vine is covered with dense clusters of shin¬ 
ing red berries. 1-gallon containers, 50c; 
5-gallon, $1.50. 
Mandevillea 
MANDEVILLEA SUAVEOLENS. Chilean Jasmine. 
The clusters of Jasmine-like flowers are pure 
white and intensely fragrant; a beautiful hardy, 
deciduous vine. 1-gal. containers, 75c; 5-gallon, 
$1.75. 
The Exotic Passion-Flower 
Passiflora 
PASSION VINE 
PASSIFLORA EDULIS. Edible Passion Fruit 
Fine quick growing vine with large glossy leave' 
and beautiful blue flowers, followed by large 
fruit, purple when ripe. Pulp is sub-acid and de¬ 
licious Vine not attacked by caterpillars. 1-gal. 
containers, 75e; 5-gal. $2.00. 
PASSIFLORA JAMESONII. Red Passion Flower. 
When planted in a protected location especially 
near the coast this vine will rapidly climb to the 
tops of trees, trellises or buildings, making a 
brilliant display of color with its bright scarlet 
blooms, 3 to 4 inches across. 1-gal., 75c; 5-gal. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
PASSIFLORA MOLLISSIMA. Pink Passion Flower. 
Very similar to the preceding variety but with 
beautiful rose-colored flowers, with a calyx tube 
4 or 5 inches long. 1-gal. containers, 75c. 
PASSIFLORA PFORDTII. A beautifui 
large-flowered hybrid. The wide petals are 
white, with pink tints, the crown is bright 
blue. Foliage large and handsome. 1-gal¬ 
lon containers, 75c; 5-gallon, $2.00. 
PASSIFLORA PRINCEPS. A very rare and hand¬ 
some vine, quite distinct from the other varieties. 
The foliage is glossy and leathery, seldom at¬ 
tacked by insects. The very showy flowers are 
produced in long racemes, brilliant scarlet ir 
color. Planted on a pergola or lath structure, the 
long flower-dusters hang down through the roo' 
In a beautiful display. 1-gal., $1.00; 5-gal., $2.50. 
Marietta 
A tropical climber from Brazil which 
makes a beautiful conservatory plant, trained 
on a trellis. It also succeeds in the open in 
warm localities, standing a small amount of 
frost. They are very striking subjects for 
porch or balcony. 
MANETTIA BICOLOR. The twining stems and 
the leaves are rich green. Brilliant tubular flow¬ 
ers borne throughout the year, are scarlet at the 
base, bright yellow at the end. Potted, in bloom, 
on white trellis, $2.50. 
Oxera 
OXERA PULCHELLA. New Caledonia. An ex¬ 
tremely valuable new vine bearing a wonderful 
profusion of ivory white, trumpet shaped, frag¬ 
rant flowers 2 inches long and one inch across, 
in clusters. A vigorous grower with glossy foliage 
evergreen and handsome. Suitable for sun or part 
shade, climbing to 15 or 20 feet. $1.50. Large 
flowering size specimens, $3.50 and $5.00. 
Petrea 
Queen’s Wreath 
PETREA VOLUBILIS. Queen's Wreath. Cuba. 
An extremely beautiful shrubby vine, very rare 
in California, but a favorite in the Tropics. The 
distinctive flowers have a beautiful lilac-blue 
calyx like a five-pointed star, upon which is set 
another star of deep violet blue. These flowers 
are borne in showy drooping racemes, 6-8 inches 
long. The bright calyx remains long after the 
flower has fallen giving the impression that the 
vine is bearing two kinds of blossoms at one 
time. Plant in a warm, comparatively frostless 
location and train as a vine or to a stake as a 
beautiful weeping shrub. Fine specimens, $2.50 
and $5.00. 
Philodendron 
Handsome tropical climbers, grown for 
their ornamental foliage in conservatories, 
greenhouses and living room, and outdoors 
in California in protected locations. 
PHILODENDRON CORDATUM. An Ivy-like 
plant with very substantial dark green, heart- 
shaped leaves, 3 to 5 inches in diameter. Grown 
indoors like English Ivy as a trailing pot plant; 
or trained on mossed stakes as a "Totem Pole". 
2 V 2 -inch pots 35c and 50c; 3-inch pots 50c and 
75e; 4-inch, $1.00 and $1.25. Totem Poles see 
page 53. 
PHILODENDRON PERTUSUM. (Monstera delici- 
osa). The enormous leathery, deep green leaves, 
from 1 to 3 feet in diameter, curiously cut and 
perforated are very decorative in patios and 
porches, and indoors. Very effective also in the 
tropical garden climbing upon the trunk of a tree. 
6 -inch pots $3.50; 7-inch tubs, $8.50. 
Piper 
PEPPER 
PIPER NIGRUM. Black Pepper of commerce. 
This interesting plant makes a beautiful specimen 
for indoor culture, used like Ivy or Philodendron. 
It branches more freely, and forms a bushier 
plant, hanging down over the sides of pots or 
window boxes. The dark green leaves are deeply 
veined, oval or nearly round, about 2 inches 
across. A rare and attractive vine. 2 1 A-inch pots 
50c; 4-ineh pots $1.00. 
Polygonum 
SILVER LACE VINE 
POLYGONUM AUBERTI. Silver Lace Vine or 
China Fleece Vine. A quick-growing twiner from 
Tibet producing clouds of tiny white flowers in 
lacy masses from late spring until mid-winter, 
when it drops most of its foliage, although prac¬ 
tically evergreen in warm winters. 4-ineh pots, 
50c; 5-gal. containers, $1.75. 
Pothos 
GOLDEN CEYLON CREEPER 
POTHOS AUREUS. Similar to Philodendron 
cordatum and used in the same way. The larger 
leaves are beautifully marked with flakes and 
strips of gold. 2 '/ 2 -inch pots 35c; 3-inch pots 
50c and 75c. 
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