Vines, Trailers and Climbers 
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Vines, Trailers and Climbers 
AKEBIA quinata. A handsome twin ing vine. Pretty 
when trained to a trellis or when rambling 
over other shrubs. The fragrant, purplish 
brown flowers are in axillary racemes. ‘25c. 
AMPELOPSIS quinquefolia. Virginia Creeper. 
American Woodbine. This fine native is 
too well known to need detailed description. 
It is perfectly hardy and a quick grower. 
Fine for covering trellises or stone walls. 
Its beautiful green foliage turns to a charm¬ 
ing dark red in autumn. It likes a rich, 
peaty soil, and responds quickly to high 
fertilization. 15 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
A. tricuspidata (A. Veitchii). Boston Ivy. 
Clings closely to wood or stone work; colors 
beautiful in autumn. 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 
APIOS luberosa. Groundnut. A tuberous-rooted 
climber. Flowers purple. 6 cts. each, 50 cts. 
per doz.; by mail, 55 cts. per doz. 
ARIST0L0CHIA macrophylla. Dutchman’s Pipe. 
A fine climbing vine, with large, dark green 
leaves; flowers shaped like a pipe; purple 
and green. 45 cts. each. 
CELASTRUS scandens. Bittersweet. A hand¬ 
some, twining shrub, with dark green foliage 
and handsome orange-colored fruit. Fine 
for covering old walls, stone heaps or any 
similar object. 15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz. 
CLEMATIS flammula. A handsome white-flowered 
species, native to the Mediterranean region. 
25 cts. each. 
C. lanuginosa, var. Jackmanni. Very handsome, 
large, dark purple flowers. A general favorite 
in the genus; is the showiest and hand¬ 
somest of all. 40 cts. each. 
C. ligusticifolia. 25 cts. each. 
C. orientalis ( C. graveolens ). A small, hardy, 
climbing species from Chinese Tartary. 
Flowers pale yellow, solitary, of medium 
size; the only yellow-flowered Clematis. 15 
cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
C. paniculata. One of the handsomest species 
in cultivation; of strong, climbing habit, 
often 12 feet high, and covered with white 
fragrant flowers. A fine species; a 
of Japan, and quite hardy. 25 cts. each, $2 
per doz. 
C. Viorna. 12 cts. each, $1.10 per doz. 
C. —, var. coccinea. Scarlet Clematis. A 
fine southern species, with scarlet flowers. 
15 cts. each. 
C. Virginiana. Virgin’s Bower, or Old Man’s 
Beard. One of the hardiest, though not so free 
from blight as C . paniculata . 15c. ea., $1 per doz. 
C. Vitalba. White Vine, Traveler’s Joy. Flowers 
white, sweet-scented; fruit tailed. A hardy 
species from Europe and western Asia. 15 cts. I 
each, $1.30 per doz. 
Clematis paniculata. 
Clematis Vilicella. Vine Bower. Flowers large, 
drooping; blue, purple or rose-colored. Europe 
and Asia. Hardy. Grows 8 to 12 feet high and 
covers a porch or trellis well. 20 cts. each; by 
mail, 30 cts. each. 
D10 S C 0 R E A vi 11 o s a . Wild Yam- ro< >t , Co l i c - root . 
Interesting when in fruit, chiefly on account of 
its queer seeds. Twines on bushes. 15 cts. 
each, 2 for 25 cts. 
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