28 Better Climbing Plants 
SHAY STATE NURSERIES 
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INES are an important class of plants, as they contri- 
bute a lasting appeal in the positions to which they may 
be assigned. 
Actinidia arguta Bower Actinidia 
A strong-growing Japanese vine with rather large, handsome leaves. 
The flowers are white with purple center; and the berries are con- 
spicious and edible. Clings to support. 
Each Per 10 
Pe $1.25 $11.00 
Aristolochia sipho Dutchman’s Pipe 
A rapid growing vine which makes a dense screen. The flowers are 
brown and pipe-shaped. 
Each 
3-ft. runners 
Each Per 10 
$1.50 $2.00 $18.00 
Campsis Mme. Galen Hybrid Trumpet Vine 
A gorgeous hybrid vastly superior to the common variety. Large, 
2% to 3 inch flowers of rich apricot and orange in large clusters all 
summer, 
Per 10 
2 yr. $13.50 3 yr. 
2 yr. 
Celastrus scandens American Bittersweet 
A native climber, with glossy leaves which turn bright yellow in 
autumn, and big showy clusters of orange and crimson fruit. 
Each Per 10 
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Clematis paniculata Sweet Autumn Clematis 
By far the showiest of the fall-blooming species. It thrives best in 
sunny situations, making a luxuriant grower with lustrous foliage. 
The flowers are medium sized pure white, borne in late summer and 
autumn in feathery masses, with a rich vanilla-like fragrance. 
Each Per 10 
$1.00 $9.00 
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Lonicera heckrotti — Summer King Honeysuckle 
Clematis tangutica Golden Clematis 
Spectacular bright yellow flowers four inches across in June and 
again in late summer. 
Each Per 10 
As Pe eR ee SAD PMN sci ic Me DVR Be $1.75 $16.00 
Large - Flowering Hybrid Clematis 
These hybrid varieties have a delicacy of form which 
makes them objects of rare and unusual beauty. 
Each 
2 Years DOt-PTOWN acces eee $2.00 
Per 10 
$17.50 
Henryi ; 
Huge creamy white flowers often 8 inches across in July and August. 
Jackmani 
Large, velvety, violet-purple flowers borne profusely throughout the 
summer. 
Mme. Edouard Andre 
A profuse bloomer during mid-summer with rich purplish red 
flowers of extraordinary texture. 
Mrs. Robert Brydon 
Billowy masses of pale blue flowers in August and September. One 
of the newest. 
Ramona 
Lavender-blue accentuated by a darker disk of central anthers. 
Blooms abundantly. 
Lonicera heckrotti Summer King Honeysuckle 
A wonderful vine with large fragrant flowers in immense clusters 
blossoming throughout the summer. 
Flowers are flame-red on outside and golden apricot within. Foliage 
is attractive gray-green. 
Each Per 10 
2 years, heavy selected we. s ee eee $1.25 $11.00 
L. japonica halliana Hall Japanese Honeysuckle 
A vigorous grower with fragrant yellow and white flowers from 
mid-summer until frost. This makes a good ground cover, in sun or 
shade and is an excellent plant to prevent erosion of rough slopes. 
Each Per 10 Per 100 
St yearsoe ae ee eee $205 $6.00 $50.00 
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Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Ampelopis) Boston Ivy 
The favorite climber, clinging firmly to brick walls, masonry. rocks 
and stumps. The dark glossy foliage stands smoke and dust well and 
turns to a brilliant orange and scarlet in the fall. 
Each Per 10 
ee $ .90 $8.00 
P. tricuspidata lowi 
Each Per 10 
$1.25 $11.00 
Miniature Boston Ivy 
2 years 3 years 
A finer, more delicate vine than Boston Ivy with smaller leaves 
twisted along slender stems. Clings closely to walls, stone posts, ete. 
Each Per 10 
. $1.25 $11.00 
Polygonum auberti Chinese Fleece Vine 
A tall growing, hardy vine with bronzy young leaves which turn 
green. The tiny white flowers are borne abundantly in feathery sprays 
from August to October. Makes tremendous growth in one season; 
the best hardy vine for immediate effects. 
3 in. pots 
Each Per 10 
$1.25 $11.00 
Jap. Hydrangea Vine 
2 years heavy selected 
Schizophragma hydrangeoides 
Brigt green foliage and loose clusters of fragrant white flowers. 
Clings to brick or wood without support. 
25o— im, Pots 02a aee vce eae ee ee ee $1.75 $16.00 
