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AQUILEGIA 
CALYCANTHUS. 
The Aquilegias, 
probably better 
known as Colum- 
bines, have always 
been favorite flow- 
■ers, and in good de¬ 
mand. They grow 
freely from seed, 
but a good many 
■would rather pay a 
little more and have 
flowers the first sea¬ 
son. Aquilegia lep- 
toceras chrysantha 
is one of the most 
showy of the family, 
the plant becomes 
larger and stronger, 
and flowers more 
beautiful each year. 
Aquilegia leptoceras chrysantha, from Arizona, 
flowers large, canary yellow. A most charm¬ 
ing acquisition. In bloom from early summer 
until winter, . 2 5 
The Calycanthus, or Alspicc Bush, as it is often called, 
is a most desirable hardy shrub. The leaves are slightly 
fragrant, the bark and flowers exceedingly spicy. The 
i plant makes a bush several feet in height, is hard- 
j wooded, the leaves large, and the flowers abundant, and 
j of a brownish or cinnamon color. 
Calycanthus floridus, (Sweet-scented Shrub), . 25 
CELASTRUS. 
ASTILBE JAPONICA. 
The Astilbe or 
Spiraea Japonica is 
a very pretty 
dwarfish plant, 
with handsome, 
glossy foliage, and 
delicate, feathery 
trusses of very 
small flowers that 
are really elegant, 
and exceedingly 
useful for all orna¬ 
mental work. It is 
of easy culture, 
very hardy, and 
should be in every 
garden, and it is the most satisfactory plant we have 
for cemetery purposes, as it requires no special care 
after being planted. It is also an excellent house plant, 
and one of the best to force for winter flowers. 
Astilbe Japonica, (Spiraea Japonica , white, . 30 
AKEBIA. 
Akebia quinata, a singular Japanese Climber, with 
small, pretty foliage, and small chocolate-brown flow¬ 
ers, sometimes almost purple. It is a neat, plant, and 
grows rapidly, often making a growth of twenty feet in 
one season, greater, and giving good satisfaction. 
Akebia quinata,. 25 
BIGNONI A. 
A splendid hardy 
climbing plant, pro¬ 
ducing large trumpet¬ 
shaped, orange-scar¬ 
let flowers about 
three inches long. 
They are produced 
in clusters, and are 
quite as handsome in 
the bud as when fully 
expanded. The foli¬ 
age is also very beau¬ 
tiful, having a bright, 
attracts attention. This plant is not only an admirable 
climber, but, on the lawn, makes a pretty bush if the 
tops are cut back, having the appearance of a strong, 
drooping shrub. 
Bignonia radicans) or Trumpet Creeper, . . 25 
Celastrus scandens, orClimbing Bitter-Sweet, 
a very beautiful native plant, well worthy of 
cultivation ; leaves pea-green ; flowers small, fol¬ 
lowed by clusters of orange capsuled berries, . 25 
CLEMATIS. 
CLEMATIS JACKMANI. 
No flower has more rapidly advanced in popular favor 
than the Clematis. Within a few years it has become 
the favorite climber of the world. It makes a quick, 
rapid growth, and produces its beautiful showy flowers 
in the greatest profusion. For pillars, trellises, bedding 
in masses, or planting about rock-work, the Clematis 
cannot be excelled. Jackmani and Candida are partic¬ 
ularly desirable for these purposes. 
LARGE-F LOW E RING VAR IETIF.S. 
Clematis Jackmani, an English hybrid : flowers 
large, intense violet purple, and from 4 to 6 
inches in diameter. This has proved itself to be 
the most showy of all the hardy climbers, old 
plants being literally covered with flowers, . . 1 00 
Lanuginosa Candida, flowers large, almost 
pure white, 5 to 6 inches in diameter, ... 1 00 
Belle of Woking, double; new; a splendid 
variety, with flowers of a delicate bluish- 
mauve, or silver-grey, the innermost sepals hav¬ 
ing an occasional dash of reddish-lilac, . . . . 1 50 
