Nurserymen Since 1890 
Nature’s Draperies 
FOR COMFORTING SHADE AND BEAUTY 
The wonderful grace and beauty 
of well-placed vines add untold 
value and charm to the home and 
garden. 
The home planting is not complete without them. They keep 
the house cool in summer and furnish protection and shade for the 
porch, arbor or pergola. Many beautiful flowering vines will be 
found in our complete assortment. Include them in your plantings. 
AMPELOPSIS QUINQUEFOLIA (Virginia Creeper). 
A native vine with five'parted leaves which turn to a 
rich crimson in the fall. A rapid'growing plant for 
fences, rocky slopes and banks. 35c each; 3 for 90c. 
AMPELOPSIS TRICUSPIDATA (Boston Ivy). Ideal 
for use in towns or cities, for it is not fussy about 
soil, not troubled by insects or diseases, nor injured 
by smoke or dirt. Glossy dark green leaves, brilliant 
red in fall, make a perfect cover for brick or stones. 
35c each; 3 for 90c. 
BIGNONIA RADICANS (Trumpet Vine). High 
climbing with large orange'scarlet flowers which 
bloom nearly all summer. Provide with rich soil. 
35c each; 3 for 90c. 
CELASTRUS ORBICULATUS (Bittersweet). Valued 
for its orangd'yellow berries which open in the 
autumn showing crimson seed coverings. These re' 
main attractive all winter and are splendid for decor' 
ating. 35c each; 3 for 90c. 
LONICERA JAPONICA HALLIANA (Hall’s Japan 
Honeysuckle). An old favorite with dark, semi' 
evergreen leaves and yellow and white flowers from 
July to fall. 35c each; 3 for 90c. 
L. sempervirens (Trumpet Honeysuckle). A high' 
climbing vine which blooms from May till September 
with clusters of small, scarlet, trumpet'shaped flowers. 
35c each; 3 for 90c. 
L. tellmaniana (A New Golden Honeysuckle). A sen- 
sational new climbing vine with large honeysuckle 
flowers of intense golden yellow and tipped with 
bronze'red. Blooms profusely during June. Vigorous 
and hardy. 50c each. 
POLYGONUM AUBERTI (Silver Lace Vine). This 
new vine is already very popular because it grows 
so rapidly. It bears a great profusion of foamy white 
flowers in the late summer but its fine foliage makes 
a dense screen at other times. A very beautiful vine 
for either sunny or shady places. 50c each. 
CLEMATIS PANICULATA 
(Sweet Autumn Clematis). 
You admire this beautiful 
vine in September when it is 
a mass of fragrant white 
flowers. Foliage remains a 
glossy green until winter. 
Splendid for trellises and 
porches. 35c each; 3 for 90c. 
HEDERA HELIX BALTICA 
(Hardy English Ivy). In ap' 
pearance similar to the beau' 
tiful English Ivy but much 
more hardy. It is one of the 
best plants for climbing on 
masonry and also makes an 
excellent ground cover. 35c 
each; 3 for 90c. 
WISTERIA SINENSIS (Wis¬ 
teria). This rapidly growing 
vine with light purple flow' 
ers in May prefers deep, 
rich, moist soil. These plants 
are grafted from those which 
have flowered to insure 
bloom for you within a short 
time. ^ L00 each. 
Rhode Island, Feb. 3, 1939 
We wish to state here that 
peach trees purchased from you 
have done the best of any we 
ever set out, in spite of the fact 
that they got pretty hard hit in 
the hurricane. 
Silver Lace Vine 
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