AMPELOPSIS VEITCH1I ON CITY RESIDENCE. 
Hardy Climbing Plants. 
Adlumia Cirhosa. (Mountain Fringe.) A very beautiful 
climber, with delicate, lovely foliage. May be allowed to grow 
over trees or shrubbery, or creep on the ground as a carpet. 
25 cents each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Akebia Quinata. A singular Japanese climbing plant, with 
fine foliage and purple flowers. 35 cents each ; $3 per dozen. 
Ampelopsis Quinquefolia. (Virginia Creeper.) A very rapid 
grower, with large dark green foliage, which changes in the fall to 
scarlet. 25 cents each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Ampelopsis Veitchii. (Boston Ivy.) An entirely hardy Am¬ 
pelopsis, of Japanese origin. It grows as rapidly as the old Vir¬ 
ginia Creeper, and attains a height of fifty feet. It clings firmly to 
any wall, tree, etc. The leaves are small on young plants, which 
at first are of an olive-green brown color, changing to bright 
scarlet in the autumn. As the plant acquires age the leaves in¬ 
crease in size. This variety becomes more popular every season, 
and is without a rival. 25 cents each; $2.50 per dozen; extra 
large, 50 cents each ; $5.00 per dozen. 
Aristolochia Sypho. (Dutchman’s Pipe.) A remarkably 
beautiful native climber, of rapid growth, with very large heart- 
shaped leaves, from eight to twelve inches across, and curious pipe¬ 
shaped flowers of a yellowish-brown color. 50 cents each ; $5.00 per 
dozen ; extra large plants, 75 cents, $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 each. 
Bignonia Grandiflora. (Trumpet Vine.) A very hardy climber, 
of rapid growth, producing in August large orange-red flowers in 
clusters. 25 cents each ; large plants, 50 cents each. 
Celastrus Scandens. (Bitter Sweet.) A fine native climber, 
with good foliage, turning a bright yellow color in early fall ; 
clusters of orange capsuled fruit; very strong grower. Well 
suited to cover rocks and trunks of trees. 35 cents each. 
Dioscorea Batatas. (Cinnamon Vine.) A lovely climber, tak¬ 
ing its name from the peculiar fragrance of its delicate white 
flowers ; the leaves are heart shaped, bright glossy green ; growth 
is very rapid ; reaching eight to ten feet in height. Bulbs 15 cents 
each ; $1.50 per dozen. 
Humulus Lupulus. (Hop Vine.) This well-known climber is 
admirable for covering bowers, or in positions where woody climb¬ 
ers are not desirable; grows rapidly, and dies to the ground in 
winter. 25 cents and 50 cents each. 
Ivy. Hardy English ; hardy in this locality on a north wall. 
25 cents each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Lonicera Belgica. (Sweet-scented Monthly.) This is one of the 
most satisfactory of all the Honeysuckles, producing continuously 
large trusses of very sweet-scented flowers ; color, red and yellow. 
25 cents each; $2.50 per dozen ; extra strong plants, 50 cents 
each. 
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