Michel'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 87, 88. 
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. 
HONE YSUCKLE. See Lonicera. 
IVY, ENGLISH (Hedera Helix). Plant for 
covering brick and stone walls and build- 
ings. It rarely ever dies out and needs no 
attention. Plants from 214-in. pots, doz. 
$3.00; 100, $20.00. Plants from 4 to 5-in. 
pots, 30 in. high, each 75c.; doz. $7.50. 
Lonicera - Honeysuckle 
This favorite requires very little comment 
or description, always yielding a wealth of 
fragrant bloom. 
Heckrotti. An everblooming Honeysuckle. 
A superb ground-cover with glaucous 
foliage and delightful two-tone blossoms 
which are warm purple outside and bright- 
yellow inside. Each 60c.; doz. $6.00. 
Japonica Halliana. Hall’s Honeysuckle. 
Flowers pure white, turning to yellow. 
Hardy evergreen. Blooms from June until 
frost. Each 60c.; doz. $6.00. 
Sempervirens. Scarlet Trumpet Honey- 
suckle. Noted for its brilliant scarlet 
flowers and its brilliant red fruits. Each 
60c.; doz. $6.00. 

POLYGONUM Auberti. Chinese Fleece- 
vine. 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. Extra- 
strong plants, each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. 
WISTERIA, Purple. Somewhat fragrant 
blooms. Extra-strong plants, each $1.00. 
W., Attractive Pink. Extra-strong plants, 
each $1.25. 
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 m dry weather. 
Location. A partially shaded location 
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, leaves, or peat- 
moss for the first winter to prevent the soil 
from freezing 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 Edinburgh. Double pure white 
flowers not unlike a gardenia. 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 Iarge-flowered climbing 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. 
Gypsy Queen. A hybrid of the well-known 
Jackmani. Gypsy Queen has violet-purple 
flowers of a velvety texture. Each $1.25, 
Jackmani. Perhaps the most familiar of all 
the Clematis hybrids. Violet-purple blooms. 
June, Oct. Each $1.00. 
Jackmani rubra. The well-shaped flowers 
gegnnusnaly rich red. June, Oct. Each 
Lord Neville. Petals rich in texture, like 
paseenercd velvet. Gives a note of 
uxury and atmosphere to any garden. 
Eaeh $1.50. 
VITICELLA HYBRIDS 
The plants produce their flowers on sum- 
mer shoots and can be pruned vigorously in 
early spring. 
Huldine. A translucent white variety 
with mauve-pink markings. R.H.S. 
Award of Merit, England. July, Oct. 
Each $1.50. 

Lady Betty Belfour. A rich purple with a 
white center. June, Oct. Each $1.50. 
Ville de Lyon. Carmine-red. June, Oct. 
Each $1.25. 
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 Iateral 
summer shoots. The flowers are well dis- 
persed on the plants which reach a height of 
10 to 12 feet. 
Crimson King. Large bright red flowers. 
June, Oct. Each $1.25. 

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 $1.25. 
Prins Hendrik. Orchid-blue with ruffled 
petals, the blooms are rich in texture. June, 
Sept. Each $1.00. 
. Ramona. Large Javender-blue flowers. J une, 
Oct. Each $1.00. 
W. E. Gladstone. Perhaps best described 
as heavenly blue. June, Oct. Each $1.25. 
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 sim}- 
lar to those of C. texensis. Color is a dark 
blue-purple which becomes paler at the 
wae margins. 8 to 10 ft. 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. 
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. 
Hedge Plants | 
New Red-leaved Barberry 
The foliage of this new variety is of a rich, 
lustrous, bronzy red. AII that is required to 
develop its brilliant colormg at all seasons 
is that it be planted in full exposure to 
the sun. 
Strong 15 to 18-in. plants, doz. $8.50 
18 to 24 in. plants, doz. 10.00 
Berberis Thunbergi 
BARBERRY 
A good hardy plant of low, dense growth. 
It is a brilliant light green from early spring 
to winter. In autumn the foliage is a bright 
crimson, | Doz. 
£5-tonl5-in. plantsi2. see eae ee en $7 50 
18:to 24-in-plants 2.) ee eee 8 50 
ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGES 
70 HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 516 AND 518 MARKET ST., PHILADELPHIA 5, 
CALIFORNIA PRIVET 
This most popular of all hedge plants should 
set 1 foot apart in double rows, in zig-zag 
fashion, so that the plants are diagonally op- 
posite each other. This practically places 
them 6 inches apart, which is desirable to get 
aie dense growth. Plant from October 15 
a 
till the ground freezes, and from March 15 to 
May 15. 
Doz. 100 
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(Special quotations on 1000 lots.) 
Privet plants are best shipped by Express 
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