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Cc. E. PARSONS 
Proprietor 
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Syeieledl 
NURSERY 
1871 — 1947 
Nevada City, California 
Vines 
Most all listed, come in containers and can be 
planted any time of the year. 
EVERGREEN VINES 
No. 15. —LONICERA. Honeysuckle. L.  haliana. 
“Halls Japanese.” 15 ft. Evergreen foliage. Flowers 
white, changing to yellow. Blooms July to late fall. 
Excellent vine for porch, arbor or ground cover. 
Hardy. Strong plants, 35c to 85c. To cover banks, 
use rooted runners, at $10 per 100. 
No. 16—-HEDERA. Ivy. H. Helix. “English Ivy.” 
20 ta 50 ft. Very dark green, leathery leaves. Old 
vines have greenish flowers and black berries in 
clusters, Strong plants, 4-inch pots, 50c each; 
larger, 75c, $1, $1.50, Rooted runners, $12.50 per 100; 
$1.75 per dozen. 
H. HAHN. Medium size leaf. Self-branching and 
best for pots or porch use. Very popular. 40c to (poets 
H. Colchica Variety Dentata variegated. Very large 
leaf with wide border of gold. Rare and extremely 
beautiful. Potted, 50c to $1.50. 
H. Maderensis. “Variegated Algerian Ivy.” Tine 
large leaf ivy with light green center and broad 
margin of creamy white. Edges turn pink in fall 
and winter. Splendid on tree trunks or indoors. 
Potted, 50c to $1.50. 
H. Colchica. This is an elegant Evergreen Ivy 
with leathery black-green, heart-shaped leaves. Pot- 
ted, 50c to $1.50. 
Ne, 17—VINCA. Periwinkle major. “Big Leaf 
Periwinkle.” Foilage large; flowers blue. Valuable 
for covering shaded situations, also fine for window 
boxes and hanging baskets. Quart can, 35c. Rooted 
runners, $10.00 per hundred, Silver variegated leaf, 
25c each. 
V. minor Rosea. “Small Leaf Periwinkle.” Has 
much smaller leaf than above; pink flowers. Makes 
an excellent ground cover and will endure much 
neglect. Qt. cans, 25c, 35c, 50c. 
BOSTON IVY ON WALL 

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Another year rolls around and we again offer you the same reliable merchandise, the same depend. 
able service and in most items the same low or lower prices (notably fruit stocks) as the last few years. 
you come this way, stop and see 
historic Nevada City, which is so clev- 
erly depicted on our cover page. Keys 
to the city may be obtained at the = 
Chamber of Commerce. 
Customer Friends Both Old and New ye 
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Instructions For Ordering 
TERMS—Cash with order, or on orders placed long in advance of shipping date, 25% cash will hold 
same. Expense of handling will not permit acceptance of tree orders for less than $2.00, except where 
so stated or, unless called for at the nursery. Except where marked Postpaid, Parcel Post charges must 
be included; (See Page 16 for Estimate Table) any excess will be refunded or extra plants sent for same. 
Freight and express charges are paid by purchaser upon receipt of goods, except as noted below (table of 
Estimated Shipping Weights page 16). C. O. D.’ orders not accepted. 
(ORDER BLANK ON PAGE 15) 
Where 10 ornamental trees or shrubs of one variety are ordered 10% reduction from list prices. 
PLANTING SEASON is same time as Shipping Season (see below). 
SHIPPING SEASON—Trees and plants with bare roots, such as fruit trees, shade trees, deciduous 
shrubs, etc., Nov. 15th to April 15, sometimes later to May Ist. Such stock should be planted as early 
as possible. Balled plants and those in pots, cans or boxed; any time of the year. FILBERTS—Nov. 15th 
to March Ist, some years as late as March 25th. Movement of nursery stock is governed by weather 
conditions. 
SUBSTITUTIONS—None made unless so instructed. Indicate second choice if possible. 
ADJUSTMENTS—We promptly and cheerfully correct any errors made by us, 1! promptly advised 
on receipt of stock. 
VIRTUALLY ALL STOCK DLISTED, IS HARDY ‘BUT TE°IN DOUBRRASK GS] NCal aoe orin 
IF IN OUR JUDGMENT IT WILL NOT PROVE HARDY IN YOUR LOCALITY. 
Established plants in containers will be of, higher price than same size priced as bare root stock. 
Most everything we list is available in containers—pots, gallon or 5-gallon cans, for planting at any 
time of -year. 5 
Unless pruned back, trees 4 to 6 ft., and larger, not mailable. 
Prices in This Catalog Supersede All Previous Quotations and are Subject to Change. 
To enable you to select the most suitable vine for your purpose each kind is numbered and then classi- 
fied under the following headings: : 
To Climb on Walls of To Cover Fence or To Cover Stump or Boulder 
Masonry. Outbuilding. 4-10-11-15-16 
6-7-8-9-16 1-5-6-7-8-9-12-13-15-18 For Trellises iar: 
To Screen Chicken Yard, Trail and Drape Over Walls 1-2-3-5-7-8-9 12.13 ney 
Windbreaks from Above.” =) = Gh ina -13-14-15-18 
7-12-14-15 4-10-11-16 Ground Covers for Banks 
That Will Grow in Shade. Shade a Porch or Window. or Rubbish. 
3-7-8-9-10-15-16-17-18 3-5-7-8-9-12-13-14-15 9-7-11-12-14-15-16-17-18 
DECIDUOUS VINES B nee 
_ No. 1-Bittersweet. Oriental. 20 ft. High climb- No. 6—Boston Ivy. 50 ft. Unexcelled climber, Fol- 
nes Rapis eroner The bright orange seed pods, iage dense and glossy. Furnished with small discs, 
thes sant Pian is Sie ee so Sara Se which adhere to brick, stone or wood, foliage turns 
branches. Hardy. 3 year plants, 85c. Gallon cans, red in fall. Gallon can, $1.00; quart cans, 50c, 75c. 
$1.00. 
No, 2-CLEMATIS No. 7—Virginia Creeper. 30 ft. Foilage very large 
(We usually have in stock smaller sizes at 7ic, of turning scarlet in autamn. SS Wes a eoeeeee 
most varieties.) stalks. Strong plants, Gallon cans, 85c; 4 yr., $1.50. 
C. jackmanni. 10 ft. Large, rich, velvety purple Engelman Creeper—same but smaller leaves, 25c-50c. 
flowers in great profusion through summer and 
early fall. Gallon cans, $1.00. No. 8—-Ampelopsis henryana. 30 ft. Handsome big 
C. Mme. Andre. 8 ft. Red flowers. Profuce lbloom- five-fingered leaves, olive green marked with silver, 
er, moderate grower. Gallon cans, $1.00. 
C. Henryi. 8 ft. Large 8 inch white flowers, Gal- 
lon cans, $1.00. 
C. Lawsoniana. Very large. Blue flushed mauve. To) 0 i ; 
Galen cine (100. No. 9—Ampelopsis aconitum. 30 ft. Handsome 
deep cut leaves. Strong grower. Cans, 85c to $1.25. ~* 
most beautiful in partial shade. Brilliant hues in 
fall, leafless in winter. Fairly hardy. Potted, 50c, 75c. 
C. Ramona. 10 ft. Lovely lavender blue. Gallon 
cans, $1.00, HON 
C. Campanifolia. 15 ft. Inch flowers, white and he Se 
faintly lavender, Grows to moderate size. Gal. can, 85c. No, 5—Lonicera Magnifica. 12 ft. A new climbing 
Ss honeysuckle. Flowers are large, coral red, freely 
TRONG GROWING VINES borne, Foliage is blue-gray-green, colorful and frag- 
No. 12—Silver Lace Vine. “Polygonum auberti.” rant. Perfectly hardy. Prefers the sun. 2 year, 65c, 85c, 
Twining habit averaging 25 feet in a season, The : ‘4 Seni; <a wg 
small foliage is fresh and shiny, with an extrava- No. 4—Lonicera heckrotii. 3 ft. New low climbing 
gance of large, white, foamy flower sprays, from Honeysuckle. Delightfully fragrant flowers May to 
late summer into the fall. Hardy. Gallon can, $1; September. Are large, orange-yellow, flushed with 
quart can, 75c. purplish-crimson. Hardy. Best in sun. For covering 
No. 14—Trumpet Vine. 30 ft. A robust hardy vine a stump, low wall or as a bush, we recommend it as 
twining tightly with roots along stems. Orange- most colorful and fragrant. 2 year, 65c, 85c. 
scarlet flowers cluster at tip of branches. Climbs 
to great heig ite oe — of trees. For every JASMINE 
purpose one of the best hardy vines. Strong 3 year, * 3 sae iz ‘OR 
50c, 85c, and $1. By y No. 11—J. Officinales (Common White Jasmine). — 
No, 3—Dutchman Pipe Vine. Splendid, clean vine 20 ft. Graceful and drooping; semi-climber, Has very 
for shading the veranda; leaves very large, eight fragrant white blossoms in summer. Fairly hardy. — 
inches diameter, foliage dense, overlapping, 85c to Gallon can, $1.00; quart cans, 50c, 75c. 
$1.50 y . 
; f. No. 18—J. primulinum. ‘Primrose Jasmine.”’ Early _ 
No, 13—WISTERIA blooming, yellow-flowered Jasmine with pendulous ~ 
40 ft. Handsome for use on pergolas, porches and green branches which may be trained along a fence. 
trellises. Attractive foliage, mangnificent drooping over a pergola, or as a big shrub. Slightly fragrant. — 
clusters of pea-shaped flowers. Our grafted plants Zero. Gallon cans, $1.25, 
are taken from flowering wood. N 10—Trachel : snoid (s J vom 
: : | No, rachelospermum jasminoides tar, jase 
W White. Grafted, 2 year, $2.25; 4 year, $3.50. mn apes hyp ehosper ven splendid evergreen 
. climber of strong but not rampant growth, leathery, 
WwW. Fink, Gretied 2 year, $2.25. glossy leaves make dense mat. C Covered in spring. — 
_W. Chinese. Very hardy, lavender blue flowers. early summer, with very sweet scented starlike — 
85c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50; heavy 5 year that have bloom- flowers. It thrives in full sun or semi-shade. Hardy 
ed, $3.50 to $5.00 each. Can be trained into tree form. almost everywhere in California. Gal. can $1.25. 
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