Edward Gillett, Southwick, Mass. — Hardy Vines (55 
Dorothy Perkins. Resembling Crimson Rambler in mode of growth; the flowers are double 
and of a beautiful shell-pink color; quite hardy. 40 cts. 
Yellow Rambler. (Aglaia). This, like Crimson Rambler, is a very vigorous climbing Rose, 
bearing its yellow flowers in clusters and proving hardy. Large plants, 50 cts. 
Pink Rambler. A hybrid between Rosa multiflora and General Jacqueminot. Flowers 
double, deep pink. Fragrant. 40 cts. 
Setigera (Wild Prairie Rose). This is a hardy climbing Rose, with good-sized, single pimc 
flowers. 35 cts. 
Hardy Vines and Creepers 
Clematis Jackmani 
AMPELOPSIS quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper). A well-known climber, very hardy and 
greatly used for climbing on stone. Forms a beautiful green covering and in autumn 
is brilliantly colored. It can also be used to cover dry places on the soil, forming there 
great mats. 20 cts. each, SI.50 per doz. 
APIOS tuberosa (Wild Bean). A pretty tuberous-rooted climber, with clusters of rich 
purple flowers. 10 cts. each, Sl.OO per doz. 
CELASTRUS scandens (Staff Tree; Bitter-sweet). A twining shrub, its principal attrac¬ 
tion being in its twining habit and orange-colored fruit, which is pretty and very 
ornamental in autumn. 15 cts. each, SI.25 per doz. 
CLEMATIS coccinea (Scarlet Clematis). A pretty southern species, with large scarlet 
flowers. Hardy. 25 cts. each, S2.00 per doz. 
C. Jackmani. Flowers are very large, 4 to 6 inches in diameter, violet-purple and dis¬ 
tinctly veined. A continual bloomer through the season. The standard sort. 50 cts. 
C. paniculata. July to September. “Oneof the finest of hardy climbers, with handsome 
foliage. Of very vigorous and rapid growth, producing in late summer dense sheets 
of medium-sized, pure white flowers of the most pleasing fragrance. This is a new 
Japanese plant, perfectly hardy and finely adapted to use for any covering purpose.” 
— J. W. Man’xixg. 35 cts. 
C. Virginiana (Virgin’s Bower). Although quite common in many localities, it is one of 
the prettiest, both on account of its clusters of numerous white flowers and its feathery- 
tailed fruit in autumn. Banks of brooks and streams, climbing over shrubs. 20 cts. 
each, 81.50 per doz. 
LONICERA brachypoda. A very hardy, thrifty vine, with large green leaves that stay on 
through the winter. Especially desirable for planting near the sea. Flowers white 
and yellow. One of the very best climbers. 25 cts. each, 82.00 per doz. 
