HUGH B. BARCLAY, Narberth, Pa. 
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CLIMBING VINES 
Nature uses rich green vines to add beauty to the landscape and cover unsightly places. Wisdom 
suggests that in planning your home-grounds you follow Nature’s lead. 
AKEBIA quinata. Five-leaf Akebia. A slender, twining, woody vine to 12 feet or more, with half-evergreen 
foliage of five small leaflets. Flowers small, purplish, in early spring, fragrant. The fruit is 3 to 5 inches 
long, but is seldom produced. A good vine where a light shade is desired. Has the habit of sending 
out growths from the base which creep over the ground or over shrubs, and the like, and so is satis¬ 
factory as a bank-cover. Drained soil in sun. Good autumn color. 
2-yr. field-plants .25 cts. each; $2 for 10; $15 per 100 
AMPELOPSIS quinquefolia. Virginia Creeper. Woody vine climbing to 30 feet or more by branched 
tendrils (not twining). Foliage large, with five leaflets, coloring various reds in the fall. Flowers green¬ 
ish, small, in cymes. Fruits bluish black. An excellent native vine for covering tree-trunks or rough 
surfaces to which it can cling. Makes a beautiful hedge when trimmed to a substantial fence. Endures 
much shade and is one of our woodland ground-covers. 
2 -yr. field-plants .30 cts. each; $2.50 for 10; $18 per 100 
4-in. pot-plants .50 cts. each; $4.50 for 10; $40 per 100 
A. tricuspidata (A. V eitchi) . Boston Ivy. The popular close-clinging vine from Japan reaching 50 feet or 
more. Foliage attractive, glossy, roundish, 3-lobed, turning brilliant orange and reds in the autumn. 
Flowers and fruits somewhat similar to the above. The largest and fastest growing wall-cover. 
2-yr. field-plants .40 cts. each; $3.50 for 10; $25 per 100 
4-in. pot-plants .60 cts. each; $5 for 10; $40 per 100 
BIGNONIA radicans. Trumpet Creeper. A woody vine to 30 feet or more, not twining but clinging by 
rootlets. Foliage pinnate, with 9 to 11 leaflets about 2 inches long, glossy green. Flowers showy, 
tubular, scarlet with orange, in terminal racemes from July to September. Can be kept a shrub by 
yearly pruning. Suited also for use as a rambling shrub-like vine to cover walls, stumps, and the like. 
Good soil, sunlight. Good autumn color. 
2 - yr. field-plants.20 cts. each; $1.50 for 10; $10 per 100 
3- yr. field-plants .25 cts. each; $2 for 10; $15 per 100 
CELASTRUS scandens. Bittersweet. A native woody twining vine to 20 feet or more, with ovate, glossy 
green leaves turning bright yellow in the fall. Showy, drooping clusters of orange fruits with crimson 
seeds clinging to the branches all winter. Endures considerable shade. Without support it will remain 
fairly shrub-like and may be used for massing. 
2- yr. field plants, 2 to 3 ft.30 cts. each; $2.50 for 10; $20 per 100 
3- yr. field plants .3 5 cts. each; $3 for 10; $25 per 100 
CLEMATIS, Large-flowering Hybrids. Vines from 6 to 12 feet, requiring trellis or wire support. Flowers 
large, 5 to 6 inches across, midsummer until frost. Should be planted in good soil with the crowns 
about 3 inches below the surface. The plants appear much more thrifty in sections where the soil 
contains considerable lime and is rather heavy. 
Henryi. Pure white. Jackmani. Deep violet-purple. Edouard Andre. Rich dark crimson. 
The above three Clematis, 2-yr. field-plants, 75 cts. each; $6.50 for 10; $60 per 100 
C. paniculata. Sweet Autumn Clematis. A vigorous, fast-growing species to about 12 feet. Foliage dark 
green, plentiful. Flowers fragrant, white, over an inch across, in many panicles, making a mass of 
bloom in September. 
3- yr. field-plants .35 cts. each; $3 for 10; $25 per 100 
4 - in. pot-plants .40 cts. each; $3.50 for 10; $30 per 100 
HYDRANGEA petiolaris. Climbing Hydrangea. This splendid hardy climber is but little known and 
deserves more extensive cultivation. It climbs by rootlets like the English ivy. The foliage is bright 
green, and numerous white, flat flower-cymes are produced which average 8 to 10 inches across in 
June. Use on stone, cement or brick walls. 
Pot-plants .$1 each; $9 for 10; $80 per 100 
LONICERA japonica Halliana. Japanese Honeysuckle. See page 18. 
POLYGONUM Adberti. Silver Lace Vine. An herbaceous climber becoming somewhat woody at base. 
Strong plants will reach 25 feet in height during the season’s growth. Light green foliage, often bronzy, 
and a profusion of silvery white, small flowers in erect spikes, even more beautiful than the popular 
Clematis paniculata which blooms at about the same time in September. Herbaceous perennial vines 
are scarce. Useful also for covering banks, etc. Good autumn color. 
2-yr. field-plants, strong .60 cts. each; $5 for 10; $45 per 100 
WISTERIA sinensis. Chinese Wisteria. A well-known vine, but not often used for its best purpose, that 
of covering steep banks and low walls. Such uses of this plant are beautiful and make the waste places 
a decided joy. Lavender-purple flowers. Rapid grower. Grafted from flowering plants. 
Each For 10 
Larger plants from tubs, 2 to 3 ft.$2.00 $17.50 
Larger plants from tubs, 3 to 4 ft. 2.50 
