28 Better Climbing Plants 



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ines are Climbing i} lente 
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- 
spicuous and edible. Clings to support. 
Each 
$1.25 
Dutchman’s Pipe 
Per 10 
$11.00 
3-ft. runners 
Aristolochia sipho 
A rapid growing vine which makes a dense screen. The flowers are 
brown and pipe-shaped. 
Each Per 10 
$1.50 $13.50 $2.00 $18.00 
Campsis Mme. Galen Hybrid Trumpet Vine 
A gorgeous hybrid vastly superior to the common variety. Large, 
Each Per 10 
a yi 3 yr. 
2% to 3 inch flowers of rich apricot and orange in large clusters all 
summer. 
Each 
PA Eee Cen ot oe Eo eed eee . $3.00 
C. (Bignonia) radicans Trumpetcreeper 
A high, tropical appearing vine with large, trumpet-shaped flowers 
of glowing orange-red in August. 
Each Per 10 Each Per 10 
Zev $1.00 $ 9.00 4 yr. $1.25 $11.00 
Celastrus seandens 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 
4. yrs. : Reve Were! Bear ARS : a. $ 90 $$ 8.00 
D yrs. ae ee Les Re he ee oe ; YAS) 11.00 
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 
sions PROD 
Golden Clematis 
Per 10 
3 years $9.00 
C. tangutica 
Spectacular bright yellow flowers four inches across in June and 
again in late summer. 
Each Per 10 
$16.00 
Ae San 
These hybrid varieties have a delicacy of form which 
makes them objects of rare and unusual beauty. 
Each 
.... $2.00 
Per 10 
$17.50 
2 years pot-grown 
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 
Blooms abundantly. 
darker disk of central anthers. 
English Ivy 
Vigorous climber with dark green triagular leaves growing excep- 
tionally well over chimneys or masonry on the North side of the house. 
Each Per 10 
Hedera helix 
ai, $ .75 $6.50 
pots 
Hedera helix baltica Hardy English Ivy 
A hardier variety of the English Ivy somewhat smaller in leaf, 
darker and richer in color and better suited to New England. 
Each Per 10 
ero pots . $ .90 $8.00 
Climbing Hydrangea 
One of the most artistic of vines. Clings to walls or other supports. 
Large, flat clusters of fragrant white blossoms. 
Hydrangea petiolaris 
Each 
$3.00 
Per 10 
4” pots 2 ft. runners . $27.00 
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 altractive gray-green. 
Each 
ach aLe es ee ee $2.00 
4. years 
L. japonica chinensis Purple Japanese Honeysuckle 
Semi-evergreen ground cover or vine, if supported. Leaves bronzy- 
purple; flowers carmine. 
Each 
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Per 10 
$9.00 
2 Ayr 
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 
yrs. See isrcrren ceca, uA GLAST 
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Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Ampelopsis) Virginia Creeper 
_ Leaves in fives, 4 to 6 inches, turning rich crimson in Autumn. 
Small blue berries. 
Each Per 10 
2 yr. $1.00 $9.00 
P. tricuspidata 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 
$ .90 $8.00 
Per 10 
$11.00 
Each 
2 years 3 years $1.25 
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. 
Each Per 10 
. $1.25 $11.00 
2 years heavy selected 
Schizophragma hydrangeoides Jap. Hydrangea Vine 
_ Bright green foliage and loose clusters of fragrant white flowers. 
Clings to brick or wood without support. 
2% in. pots $1.75 $16.00 
