Michell’s Climbing Plants and Vines 
Vines play an important part in the landscape of the home. They fill so many purposes there that we cannot recommend them too highly 
for general use. 
For Wall Nails and Trellises, in wood or wire for training Vines of all kinds see pages 83, 84. 
AMPELOPSIS quinquefolia. Virginia 
Creeper. Especially adapted to covering 
stumps and trunks of trees. Extra-strong 
plants, each 75c.; 3, $2.00; doz. $7.00. 
A. Veitchi. Boston Ivy. The popular climber 
for brick and stone buildings and walls. 
Leaves deep green which turn to a coppery 
red in autumn. Strong plants, each $1.00; 
3, $2.75; doz. $10.00. 
ARISTOLOCHIA Sipho. Dutchman’s- 
Pipe. Quick-growing vines with handsome 
light green leaves that give a quick, dense 
shade. Brown flowers shaped like a pipe 
bowl. July. Large plants, each $1.00. 
BIGNONIA grandiflora, Mme. Galen. 
Trumpet Vine. A strong-growing vine with 
rich green foliage and trumpet-shaped, dark 
red flowers with throats shaded orange. 
Free flowering. July, Aug. Strong plants, 
each $1.00. 
CELASTRUS scandens. Bittersweet; Wax- 
wort. Rapid-growing vine that in early 
summer produces yellow flowers, which by 
autumn have turned to bright orange- 
colored fruits, with red markings. Extra- 
strong plants, each 50c.; doz. $5.00. 
HONEYSUCKLE. See Lonicera. 
IVY, ENGLISH (Hedera Helix). Plant for 
eovering brick and stone walls and build- 
ings. It rarely ever dies out and needs no 
attention. Plants from 21%-in. pots, doz. 
$3.00; 100, $20.00. Plants from 4 to 5-in. 
pots, 30 in. high, each 75c.; doz. $7.50. 
Specimens in 6-1n. pots, up to 5-ft. lengths, 
staked. Prices on request. 
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 purple flowers. Each 60c.; 
3, $1.75; doz. $6.00. 
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. 
Flowers white and yellow. 
Japonica Halliama. Hall’s Honeysuckle. 
Flowers pure white, turning to yellow. 
Hardy evergreen. Blooms from June until 
frost. 
Tellmanniana. Golden Giant Honeysuckle. 
Blooms profusely during the month of 
June and is perfectly hardy. A really fine 
new climber. Strong plants. 
All Honeysuckles, strong plants, each 50c.; 
3, $1.35; doz. $5.00 
POLYGONUM Auberti. Chinese Fleece- 
vine. Perfectly hardy and a quick grower, 
asmall 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. Extra- 
strong plants, each 75c.; 3, $2.10; doz. 
$7.50. 
WISTERIA. This blooms in the lJatitude 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., Purple. Somewhat fragrant blooms. 
Extra-strong plants, each $1.00. 
W., White. Beautiful flowering form of the 
above. Extra-strong plants, each $1.00. 
W., Attractive Pink. Extra-strong plants, 
each $1.25. 

68 HENRY F. 


MICHELL CoO., 
ON GROWING CLEMATIS 
Soil. A rich well-drained loam, loosened by 
the addition of sand or peat-moss, is best. 
Make certain that the collar of the plant is 
set 2 to 3 inches below the surface of the soil. 
Firm the soil well around the roots. Water 
frequently in dry weather. 
Location. A partially shaded Jocation 
with 5 to 6 hours’ sunshine is ideal. If planted 
in full sun provide a cool root-run by a good 
summer mulch of some Ioose material such as 
peat, straw, rotted manure, etc. 
Fertilizing. Well-rotted manure is pre- 
ferred with any well-balanced plant-food as a 
good second. Work it well into the soil with- 
out disturbing the roots. Use a little lime 
occasionally. 
Trellis. Provide a support at once—a 
trellis, wire netting, old stumps, low shrubs, 
or stone walls. 
Winter Mulch. With fall planting of 
Clematis use a mulch of straw, I aves, or peat 
moss for the first winter to prevent the soil 
from free ing and thawing, which sometimes 
damages the stems if they are unprotected. 
Mice and rabbits may be kept from eating the 
tops by hilling the soil up around the stems or 
by putting small screens around them. A 
winter mulch is cheap protection any time. 
Clematis 
COCCINEA HYBRIDS 
A distinct group with flowers of trumpet- 
bell-, and urn-like forms. The plants are 
medium in height and bloom in summer and 
autumn. 
Admiration. Glowing salmon-pink color. 
July, Oct. Each $1.00. 
Duchess of Albany. Bright pink, trumpet- 
shaped flower. July, Oct. Each $1.50. 
Texensis. Usually described as pitcher-like 
in form, the brilliant red flowers have yel- 
low centers. July, Oct. Each $1.00. 
JACKMANI HYBRIDS 
These large-flowered climbmg forms pro- 
duce their bloom in summer and early au- 
tumn_ successionally on new and summer 
growth. The plants reach a height of 10 to 
15 feet and are noted for their profuse bloom. 
Comtesse de Bouchaud. A pleasing shade 
of pinkish rose. June, July. 
Empress of India. Light violet-purple— 
truly a rich color. June, Oct. 
Jackmani. Perhaps the most familiar of all 
the Clematis hybrids. Violet-purple blooms. 
June, Oct. Each 90c. 
Jackmani alba. A pure white form of the 
familiar type. June, Oct. 
Jackmani rubra. The well-shaped flowers 
are unusually rich red. June, Oct. 
Jackmani superba. Noticeably large 
flowers of deep violet-purple. June, 
Oct. Each $2.00. 

Mrs. Cholmondeley. Usually described as 
wisteria-blue. June, Oct. 
All Clematis Jackmani Hybrids, except where 
noted, each $1.00 
LANUGINOSA HYBRIDS 
Often spoken of as the Woolly-leaved 
Clematis. The original form came to us from 
China almost a hundred years ago. These 
climbing forms produce large flowers in sum- 
mer and autumn, usually on short lateral 
summer shoots. The flowers are well dis- 
persed on the plants which reach a height of 
10 to 12 feet. 

Henryi. A familiar variety with unusually 
large white flowers. June, Oct. Each $1.00. 
Lawsoniana. An unusually large bright 
blue flower. Always a colorful favorite. 
June, Oct. Each $1.00. 
Nellie Moser. Mauve with red bars; 
large. June, Oct. Each $1.25. 

516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 
Prins Hendrik. Orchid-blue with ruffled 
petals, the blooms are rich in texture. June, 
Sept. Each $1.00. 
Ramona. Large lavender-blue flowers. June, 
Oct. Each $1.00. 
W. E. Gladstone. Perhaps best described 
as heavenly blue. June, Oct. Each $1.25. 
VITICELLA HYBRIDS 
The plants produce their flowers on sum- 
mer shoots and can be pruned vigorously in 
early spring. The blooms are decidedly large, 
appearing In summer and autumn on plants 
10 to 15 feet in height. 
Huldine. A translucent white variety 
with mauve-pink markings. R.H.S. 
Award of Merit, England. July, Oct. 
Each $1.25. 

Lady Betty Belfour. A rich purple with a 
white center. June, Oct. Each $1.25. 
Ville de Lyon. Carmine-red. June, Oct. 
Each $1.00. 
CLEMATIS SPECIES 
For the most part, the species and varieties 
listed here are small-flowered types producing 
their flowers in summer and autumn, usually 
on summer shoots, hence they can be pruned 
vigorously in early spring. 
Crispa. Usually called Marsh or Curly 
Clematis. The bell-shaped flowers are simi- 
lar to those of C. texensis. Color is a dark 
blue-purple which becomes paler at the 
peey margins. 8to10ft. July, Aug. Each 
Davidiana. Clusters of bright blue hyacinth- 
shaped flowers characterize this semi- 
shrubby type which is most useful in ihe 
perennial border. June, July. Each 85c. 
Montana alba. A white form of the great 
Indian Clematis. It grows 10 to 15 feet in 
height. May, June. Each $1.00. 
Montana rubens. The rosy red flowers turn 
pink with age. 10 to 15 ft. May, June. 
Each $1.00. 
Montana undulata. Soft mauve-pink. 10 
to 15 ft. May, June. Each $1.00. 
Paniculata. It is hardly necessary to more 
than mention this small white star-shaped 
flowering form which is known everywhere. 
15 to 18 ft. Sept., Oct. Each 85c. 
Recta. A shrubby form which flourishes in 
the perennial border. The clusters of white 
flowers are produced on 3- to 4-foot stems. 
June, July. Each 75c. 
Spooneri rosea. An abundance of deep 
apple-blossom-pink flowers on plants which 
reach 10 to 15 feet. A great favorite in 
English gardens. May, June. Each $1.50. 
Tangutica obtusiuscula. A curiously in- 
teresting yellow-flowered form with tiny 
lantern-like blooms. 15 to 20 feet in height. 
June, Oct. Each $1.00. 

PHILADELPHIA 5, PA. 

