HARDY VINES 
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Clematis 
One of our most charming vine families. It is espe¬ 
cially recommended for porches, pillars, fences, arbors, 
trellises and pergolas, and for covering old trees and 
stumps. It grows to various lengths, from 8 to 20 feet 
or more. The small-flowered varieties are very hardy 
and easy to grow. The large-flowered varieties are 
hardy, but not quite so easy to establish—needing some 
care at first and winter protection in severe climates, but 
when established, cause no more trouble. They are so 
beautiful, they are well worth while. 
Coccinea (Small flowered). Grows 10 to 12 feet. A 
very handsome, hardy climber, bearing small thick, 
bell-shaped flowers, of bright coral-red, in wonderful 
profusion, from June till frost. Its small, shiny leaves 
are very ornamental. 
Paniculata (Small flowered). Sometimes called Star 
Clematis. It makes the most vigorous growth of them 
all, growing 20 to 30 feet in length, and so luxuriant 
in its growth that it will stand frequent cutting back. 
It is a most cheerful vine, with beautiful green foliage, 
and begins to blossom in late August or September, 
when it will be a perfect mass of dainty, small, white, 
star-like flowers, which have a most alluring and pene¬ 
trating fragrance. The blossoms are followed by at¬ 
tractive, silvery-white seed pods. It is one of our 
hardiest, most satisfactory vines for porches, per¬ 
golas. trellises, etc. 
Duchess of Edinburgh (Large flowered). Grows 8 to 
10 feet. Considered the best double, pure-white 
variety. Flowers are large, coming in July and lasting 
for several weeks. 
Henryi (Large flowered). Grows to 10 feet. Considered 
the best creamy-white variety. Very large flowers. A 
charming vine for any place. It blossoms in late July 
or early August, and continues to bloom freely for 
several weeks. 
Jackmani (Large flowered). Grows to 10 feet. A rapid 
climber; blossoms July to September; flowers large of 
an intense violet-purple. Probably the best known 
and most popular of the large-flowered kinds. 
Madame Edouard Andre (Large flowered). Grows to 
8 feet. It has very large, brilliant flowers of reddish- 
crimson. It is a free and persistent bloomer, from 
July to September. A fine adornment for the porch 
or j)ergola. A lattice covered with this delightful 
variety would form a most attractive and striking 
back-curtain for the Rose or Iris garden. Imagine a 
well-kept garden of Hybrid Tea Roses, with a solid 
background of the attractive greenery of this vine, 
spangled with the large, star shaped crimson blos¬ 
soms. 
Ramona (Large flowered). Grows from 8 to 10 feet in 
length, blossoming in July and for several weeks. Its 
flowers are large and of clear, sky-blue. Its name is 
romantic. Its color is romantic. Its pure, ethereal 
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AMPELOPSIS VEITCHI OR BOSTON IVY 
Clings to masonry tcithont support 
azure reflects the pale sky of early evening. Has a 
quiet beauty that fits the wistful days of August, and 
gives it a charm all its own—restful and refreshing. 
Dutchman’s Pipe (Birthwort). A magnificent hardy 
vine of rapid growth. Attains a length of 30 feet. It 
has very large, heart-shaped leaves, and during the 
summer has purplish blossoms. The leaves retain 
their dense green color from early spring to late fall. 
No other vine forms so dense a growth, keeping out 
the sun completely, and forming a dense screen. It is 
very hardy, extremely long-lived, and has the ad¬ 
vantage of freedom from diseases and pests. 
Evergreen Bittersweet, Euonymus Radicans. It is 
an evergreen, with large, rounded, glossy leaves which 
are attractive the year around, and with yellow 
fruits. Grown as a vine it attains a length of 10 to 15 
feet. It is essentially a cover for low walls. For this 
purpose it is unsurpassed, being close-covering and 
absolutely hardy. It thrives in dry, sandy and barren 
places, and as a seashore vine, and is a success in the 
rock garden. It clings to walls and trees by its aerial 
roots, and adorns them all the year. It is useful on 
hillsides or embankments to prevent erosion. It may 
be set in row s, a foot or tw o apart, and used as a bor¬ 
der or edging for paths and flower beds, for which use 
it is admirably adapted, as it retains its green leaves 
the year around. 
