New Red-leaved Barberry is different; you'll like it 

MICHELL’S CLIMBING PLANTS AND VINES, continued 
KUDZU VINE (Pueraria Thunbergiana). 
This vine grows a foot a day and makes a 
dense covering that is exceedingly attrac- 
tive. Toward the end of summer it pro- 
duces small, rosy painlc flowers. Each 35c.; 
3, $1.00; doz. $3.5 
MOONFLOWER alte noctiflora). An 
annual vine with large pure white flowers 
that open toward evening and in the fore- 
noon, frequently measuring 6 inches in 
diameter. Extra-strong plants, each 40c.; 
3, $1.15; doz. $4.00. 
Lonicera + Honeysuckle 
This favorite requires very little comment 
or description, always yielding a wealth of 
fragrant bloom. 
Japonica aureo-reticulata. Variegated 
Chinese Evergreen Honeysuckle. Foliage 
beautifully mottled yellow and green. 
lowers white and yellow. 
Japonica chinensis. Chinese Evergreen. 
ery fragrant, red, yellow and white varie- 
gated flowers the entire season. 
Michell’s 
New Red-Leaved Barberry 
The foliage of this new variety is of a rich, 
Iustrous, bronzy red, similar to the richest 
red-leaved Japanese maples. As the season 
advances, this new Barberry becomes more 
brilliant and gorgeous throughout the sum- 
mer and im the fall i as foliage changes to vivid 
orange, scarlet, and red shades. All that is 
required to develop its brilliant coloring at 
all seasons is that it be planted in full ex- 
posure to the sun. 
Strong plants, 15 to 18 im., each 35c.; 
3, $1.00; doz. $3.50; 100, $25.00. 
Berberis Thunbergi 
Barberry 
A good hardy plant of low, dense growth. 
It isa Pcliant light green from early spring to 
winter. Theslender branches are prickly, with 
small thorns, and tend to make a defensive 
hedge that few animals will attempt to pene- 

Lonicera japonica Halliana. Hall’s Honey- 
suckle. Flowers pure white, turning to 
yellow; hardy evergreen, flowers from June 
until frost. 
Tellmanniana. Golden Giant Honey- 
suckle. A vigorous, hardy climber with 
extra-large, intense golden yellow flowers, 
having the tube lightly shaded bronzy 
scarlet on the outside. Blooms profusely 
during the month of June and is perfectly 
hardy. A really fine new climber. Strong 
plants, each 75c.; 3, $2.00; doz. $7.50. 
All Honeysuckles, except where noted, strong 
plants, each 50c.; 3, $1.35; doz. $5.00 
LYCIUM chinensis. Matrimony Vine. 
Dense-growing climber, somewhat shrubby 
in nature. The small purple flowers are 
followed in late summer by a crop of red 
berries, which remain until Iate winter. 
One of the best of plants to trail over rocks 
or for covering fences or walls. Each 50c.; 
3, $1.35; doz. $5.00. 

POLYGONUM Auberti. 
vine. A useful vine for porches, lattice- 
work, fences, pergolas, and _ buildings. 
Perfectly hardy and a quick grower, a 
small plant making 25 to 30 feet of growth 
the first summer. Long clusters of snowy 
white flowers which turn rose-color with 
age. It will not cling to the wall, but will 
ramble over anything that will support it. 
July, Aug. Extra-strong, pot-grown plants, 
each 60c.; 3, $1.65; doz. $6.00. 
WISTERIA. This blooms in the latitude of 
Philadelphia during May. A strong, well- 
developed vine produces hundreds of 
flower panicles, while no foliage is visible 
until after the flower is faded. 
W. sinensis. Chinese Wisteria. 
somewhat pagan blooms. 
plants, each $1.0 
Chinese Fleece- 
Pale blue, 
Extra-strong 
W. sinensis alba. Beautiful white-flower- 
ing form of the above. Extra-strong 
plants, each $1.00. 
Choice Thrifty Hedge Plants 
trate. In autumn the foliage is a bright crim- 
son; when it falls, a profusion of scarlet ber- 
ries, which remain throughout the winter, are 
revealed on the branches. 
Each Doz. 100 
15 to 18-in. plants. ..$0 30 $3 00 $20 00 
18 to 24-in. plants... 40 400 30 00 
Boxwood 
DWARF FOR EDGING 
We have a quantity of nice, dwarf, bushy 
stock for edging beds and paths. Boxwood 
grows into value and adds a yey getic to 
the garden. 
Se Geta eh ek $3 "50 $25. 00 
i 500 4000 
BUSH-SHAPED BOXWOOD 
Best adapted for hedge planting. Extra- 
bushy plants. 
112 tonl 5-1n- plants ase autos cee eons $1 50 
T5toelS-1nssplantsase eerie see aye, 
18itos24-in= plants eens sek ee ee ele 
California Privet 
The most popular of all hedge plants 
should be set 1 foot apart in double rows, in 
zig-zag fashion, so that the plants are diagon- 
ally opposite each other. This practically 
places them 6 inches apart, which is desirable 
to get a quick, dense growth. Plant from 
October 15 till the ground freezes, and from 
March 15 to May 15. 
1-yr., 14% to 2-ft. plants, doz. $1.00; 100, 
$6.00; 1000, $50.00. 2-yr., 2 to 214-ft. plants, 
doz. $1. 50; 100, $8.00; 1000, $70.00. 2-yr., 
2% to 3- ft. plants, doz. $2. 00; 100, $10.00; 
1000, $90.00. 
Privet plants are best shipped by Express. 
Golden or Variegated Privet 
Like the California variety, but each leaf 
is margined and blotched golden yellow, 
giving it, from a distance, a striking appear- 
ance. Bushy plants, each 50c. 
Michel's tardy Water-lilies and Aquatic Plants 
A select list of the most suitable varieties for all hardy water-garden purposes. 
Water-Lilies 
Aurora. Rosy yellow, changing to deep red 
on the third day; stamens orange. Each 
25. 
Comanche. The flowers are a combination 
of orange and amber-red. Each $2.00. 
Gladstoniana. Massive, ole eed eae 
of a pure dazzling white. Each $1.5 
Helen Fowler. Deep pink, fragrant flowers 
on stout stems. Strong, vigorous growth. 
Each $1.25. 
Marliacea chromatella. Petals and sta- 
mens bright yellow. Blooms 4 to 6 inches 
across. Each $1.50. 
Marliacea rosea. Lovely flowers of soft 
rose-pink. A splendid variety. Each $1.50. 
Odorata. The native white Pond-Lily. De- 
sirable for planting in quantity in natural 
ponds. Each 50c. 
Odorata minor. The native miniature 
white Water-Lily. Very dainty and 
suitable for tubs and small pools. Each 50c. 
Odorata, Rose Arey. Very eee fragrant, 
deep pink flowers. Each $1. 
Aquatic Plants 
CYPERUS alternifolius. Umbrella Plant. 
Will grow 4 feet high. Is successful in small 
pools or in moist ground. A splendid ad- 
dition to the water-garden. Each 35c.; 
doz. $3.50 
EICHHORNIA crassipes major. Water 
Hyacinth. Luilac-rose flowers. Each 30c.; 
doz. $3.00 
LIMNOCHARIS Humboldti. Water 
Poppy. Floating yellow flowers all sum- 
mer. Not hardy. Each 35c.; doz. $3.50. 
MYRIOPHYLLUM proserpinacoides. 
* Parrot’s Feather. Rises about 6 inches out 
of the water. Each 35c.; doz. $3.50. 

Ready April 15 to June 1. 
Aquatic Plants for the Aquarium 
ANACHARIS canadensis gigantea. Giant 
Water Weed. A_ beautiful submerged 
plant with dark green, ovate lez aves and 
light stems. Each 30c.; doz. $3.0 
CABOMBA viridifolia. ea Grass. 
A pretty and popular submerged plant for 
the pool or aquarium. Each 25c.; doz. $2.50. 
SAGITTARIA natans. Arrowhead. Long, 
strap-like, green leaves resembling the well- 
known Vallisneria. Each 30c.; doz. $3.00. 
Hardy Nelumbium or Lotus 
These can be supplied eu as dormant 
tubers from May 1 to June 1 
Luteum. American Lotus; ‘Water Chinque- 
pin. Yellow flowers, measuring up to 
10 inches across. Each $2.00. 
Speciosum. Egyptian Lotus. Desirable for 
naturalizing mm ponds to produce a sub- 
tropical effect. Flowers deep rose color, 
creamy white at base. Each $2.00. 

HENRY F. MICHELL COQ., 
516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 89 
