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FLOWER SEEDS 
VICK’S GARDEN AND FLORAL GUIDE 
Dutchman’s 
Pipe 
Aristolcchia Sipho. 
The Aiistoloehia is a 
floral curiosity. It is a 
rapid - growing hardy 
climber, attaining'a height 
of thirty or more feet. It 
has large leaves, ten 
int hes across, with curi- 
ous pipe-shaped, yellow¬ 
ish-brown flowers an inch 
and a half long. Strong 
plants, first size, each, 
50 cents; per dozen, $5.00. 
Strong plants, second 
size, each, 30 cents; per 
dozen, £3 oo. 
IVY 
German or Parlor. An 
old favc ite that is very 
useful lor h a n g i n g 
baskets and vases. 
Tender. Each, 10 cts. 
DUTCHMAN'S PIPE English. The old pop¬ 
ular variety. Hardy. 
Each, 13 cents ; two for 25 cents; two-year old plants, each, 30 cents. 
HONEYSUCKLE 
The different varieties of Honeysuckle are esteemed among the most desirable 
hardy climbers. They grow with great freedom in any good garden soil. Hall’s 
Japan Honeysuckle is remarkable for the persistency of its leaves, the foliage 
usually remaining green and apparently perfect long after severe freezing 
weather, frequently, in this climate, until sometime in January. On this 
account it is very desirable to train over a porch 
Hall’s. An evergreen variety from Japan. Flowers pure white, changing to 
yellow. Very fragrant. 
Each, 20 cents. 
Japan Golden-veined. 
9 Foliage small, beauti¬ 
fully netted with yel- 
! low. Flowers white, 
1 sweet. Each, 20 cents. 
One plant of each, 30 
cents; per dozen, $2.00. 
YAM, 
CHINESE 
HONEYSUCKLE 
Cinnamon Vine. A 
very pretty running vine, 
with flowers of cinnamon 
fragrance. Hardy. 
Each, 15 cents; two for 
25 cents. 
MADEIRA 
VINE 
A beautiful, tender 
climber, covering a 
large snace in a short 
time. Fleshy, light 
green, heart-shaped 
leaves, and numerous 
racemes of feathery 
white flowers of deli¬ 
cious fragrance. 
Plant the tubers about 
the 15th of February 
in a small box,give them 
plenty of water, and 
keep them in a warm 
place; on sunny days 
set the boxes out of 
doors. As soon as dan¬ 
ger of frost is over, set 
them in the open 
ground. Tubers, each, 
5 cents; dozen, 50 cents. 
IPO M (E A — M oonflower 
Ipomcea Bona Nox. This variety of Ipomoca is offered under various 
names, such as Good Night, Evening Glory, and the like. It is a beautiful 
climber, producing large, pure white, sweet-scented flowers at night and on dull 
cloudy days. One of our most vigorous growers, attaining a height of twenty- 
five feet in one season, with ordinary culture. To keep over winter, the plar.t 
must be cut back, the roots potted, and kept in a growing condition. ^Tender 
climber. Each, 15 cents; dozen, $1.50. 
Ipomcea Leari (Blue Moonflower). A splendid companion to plant 
with the white Moonflower, Ipomoca Bona Nox. The flowers are six inches 
across, of the most intense violet-blue, with reddish purple rays. There is noth¬ 
ing of its color that excels in richness the flowers of Ipomoca Leari. Tender 
climber. Each, 15 cents ; dozen, $1.50; 
One plant each of Ipomoca Bora Nox and Leari for 25 cents. 
NASTURTIUM, Double 
Golden Wonder. A plant that has attracted much favorable comment at our 
greenhouses, and is in every way deserving of cultivation. One of the finest 
plants grown for covering rockeries or trellises. The color is a bright golden 
yellow, with a dash of scarlet in the center of each petal. Flowers perfectly 
double and borne in great numbers throughout the whole year. Tender. 
Sunbeam. A strong, vigorous, climbing vine, resembling the common Nas¬ 
turtium in habit and foliage. The flowers are one or two inches in diameter 
perfectly double like Roses, and borne in great profusion all through the season. 
The color is a bright orange-red, a rare and beautiful shade, which attracts the 
attention of all who see it. Tender. 
Each, 15 cents ; or the two varieties for 25 cents. 
PASSION FLOWER 
A class of rapid-growing, climbing plants, well adapted for house culture in 
winter, or for training over porches, etc., during summer. 
Constance Elliot. The flowers are pure white, excepting a very slig! t 
coloring at the base of the corolla. Each, 15 cents ; two for 25 cents. 
PERENNIAL PEA 
Flowers pink, in clusters. Hardy. Each, 15 cents; two for 25 cents. 
PILOGYNE SAUVIS 
(Melothria punctata.) 'Ibis beautiful and rapid-growing climber is 
excellent for screens and verandas ; in fact, for the latter it has no equal. Fine 
also for the house in winter. The plant, although so slender in appearance, 
makes wonderful growth, forming a mass of foliage that will entirely cover a 
window or sc> ecn in a short time. Ten¬ 
der climber. Each, 15 cts; dozen, $1.50. 
S O L A N U M 
Jasmimoides 
Grandiflorum 
A beautiful plant of climbing habit 
that will attain a height of from fifteen 
to twenty feet, or it may be grown to 
a bush form by pinching back occa¬ 
sionally. The flowers are borne in large 
clusters, and are pure white, with a 
violet tinge on the hack of the petals. 
Fine for pot culture, as it is a constant 
bloomer. Ten !er climber. Each, 
15 cents; two for 25 cents. 
S M I L A X 
A popular and well-known climber. 
Foliage of a dark glossy green, used 
largely with cut flowers, wreaths, etc. 
Excellent for parlor or window culture. 
Tender. Each, 10 cents; dozen, $1.00. 
The Chinese Wistaria is a strong 
and rapid grower, desirable fortrcllises, 
porches, etc. When well established 
it blooms profusely. The light purple 
flowers are very showy, and are pro¬ 
duced in long racemes. In England 
the plant is often called the kidney- 
bean tree, and in Australia the grape- 
flower vine. A large plant in bloom 
is a beautiful sight. Perfectly hardy. 
Extra strong roots, 25 cents. 
WISTARIA SINENSIS 
