CALIFORNIA NURSERY C(t.mt.NILES. CALIFORNIA 
Bignonia venusta 
BIGNONl A - Continued 
B. tweediana. Argentina. Leaflets long and nar¬ 
row. Flowers lemon-yellow and usually broader 
than long. The vine itself is very graceful and 
handsome and will climb very high. The tendrils 
are hooked and adhere readily to brick, stone, 
cement and wood. 
B. venusta. Brazil. Leaflets in threes, dark 
green, somewhat glossy. Flowers are about three 
inches long, tubular, in large and numerous clus¬ 
ters; bright orange. Blooms during the winter and 
early spring. Slightly tender until well established. 
Where it will thrive it is one of the most gorgeous 
flowering vines. 
bougainvillea; 
Very showy evergreen climbers from South 
America, with insignificant real flowers sur¬ 
rounded by three very showy bracts appearing like 
flowers and usually so called. 
B. glabra sanderiana. Leaves small, dark green. 
Flowers dark magenta and slightly smaller than 
those of B. spectabilis. 
B. glabra variegata (B. “Wm. K. Harris"). Very 
handsome variety. Leaves are freely and brilliantly 
variegated with creamy white. The effect is very 
striking. 
B. spectabilis. Leaves large, bright green. Flow¬ 
ers brilliant rosy magenta. Wonderfully free 
bloomer and one of the showiest plants in cultiva¬ 
tion. 
B. spectabilis lateritia. While considered a vari¬ 
ety of the foregoing it is absolutely distinct. The 
leaves and shoots are very downy; the flowers are 
Usually called brick red when grown outside, but 
occasionally verge on a deep wine color. Grown 
under glass they are a beautiful salmon rose. There 
is nothing more difficult to propagate, so that plants 
are always very scarce and high priced. Will 
stand but very little frost. 
CISSUS 
C. striata (Ampelopsis sem pervirens) . EVER- 
GHEEN AMPELOPSIS. Very handsome vine of 
much more dainty appearance than the deciduous 
kinds. Leaves small, palmate, with five dark green 
leaflets. Adheres by tendrils. Rare, but well liked 
where known. 
CLEMATIS 
Well-known deciduous climbers clinging by their 
twining leafstalks. Flowers vary greatly in size, 
color and time of blooming. Perfectly hardy 
here. They require rich, light soil, plenty of 
moisture with good drainage. 
C. montana. Himalaya Mts. A great favorite in 
California. Flowers fragrant, rather small, four 
sepals, almost pure white. Strong grower. Blooms 
very early in the spring. 
C. montana rubens. A beautiful variety. Growth 
and habit identical with type, but flowers are deep 
pink in bud, lightening to blush as they open. 
C. paniculata. Japan. Flowers white, fragrant, 
very small, but borne in the greatest profusion dur¬ 
ing late summer. 
LARGE-FLOWERING VARIETIES 
Duchess of Edinburg. Medium-sized, pure 
white, very double, fragrant. 
Henry i. Extremely large, almost pure white. 
Single. 
Clematis montana 
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