Vines and Ground Covers 
Plants useful for covering unsightly or bare walls, some of which offer lovely blossoms, as well as attractive 
foliage and neat growth. Some, such as Vinca, are the finest of ground covers. 
CAMPSIS radicans (Trumpet Vine). A strong grow- 
ing vine having orange-scarlet flowers. 
CELASTRUS scandens (Bittersweet). The familiar 
shrubby climber with masses of orange-red berries 
in, Fall. 
CLEMATIS 
A most attractive climber, with exquisite blossoms 
over a long period. 
LARGE FLOWERED HYBRIDS 
The star-like blossoms are from 3-5 inches in diam- 
eter. We offer the following varieties: 
Duchess of Edinburgh. Jackmanni. Purple 
White Ramona. Blue 
CLEMATIS paniculata. The finest of all Small-flow- 
ering Clematis. In Midsummer the entire vine is 
clothed in a mass of white bloom. 
EUONYMUS radicans coloratus (Wintercreeper). A 
fast-growing vine, excellent for ground cover, often 
succeeding where other plants will not grow. The 
foliage is green in Summer turning to a lovely bronze 
red in Winter. 
GELSEMIUM sempervirens (Carolina Yellow Jessa- 
mine). A slow growing vine with lustrous, evergreen 
foliage. Fragrant yellow flowers in Spring. 
HEDERA helix (English Ivy). The well-known ever- 
green clinging vine used both for covering wall and 
ground covers. 
H. Helix (Variety Hahn's Self-branching). An excellent 
ground cover that branches without trimming. 
Dense, shrubby growth. 
H. helix gracilis. A small-leaf form of the standard 
English Ivy. 
Wistaria 
Lonicera Heckrotti 
Goldflame Honeysuckle 
HYPERICUM calycinum (Si. John’s Wort). A fine 
ground cover growing to 1 ft. high and having golden 
yellow flowers in Midsummer. 
LONICERA heckrotti (EverbloomingGoldflame Honey- 
suckle). Beautiful flame, coral, and gold, trumpet- 
shaped flowers from June to frost. A vigorous grow- 
ing vine having rounded evergreen leaves, grayish 
beneath. 
PARTHENOCISSUS: AMPELOPSIS. 
P. quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper). Hardy deciduous 
climber of rapid growth, having glorious Fall color 
P. quinquefolia engelmanni (Evgelmann Virginia 
Creeper). Similar to the type but with smaller leaves. 
P. tricuspidata lowi (Lows Ivy). A dainty, deciduous 
vine of slow growth, having small leaves which turn 
red in Autumn. 
P. tricuspidata veitchii (Boston Ivy). A fast growing 
deciduous vine. Excellent for covering walls. Scarlet 
foliage in Fall. 
POLYGONUM auberti (Silver-lace Vine). Foamy 
sprays of white flowers. Very rapid growth and good 
foliage. An excellent climbing vine. 
SCHIZOPHRAGMA hydrangeoides (Climbing Hy- 
drangea). Very rare. An unusual clinging woody vine 
having fragrant white, Hydrangea-like flowers 
throughout the Summer. Grows in either sun or 
shade. 
VINCA minor (Periwinkle). One of the best ground 
covers, having small, neat foliage and _ lilac-blue 
flowers in Spring. 
V. minor alba. A form of the above with pure white 
flowers; very rare. 
WISTARIA 
Sinensis (Chinese Wistaria). The common Wistaria 
with drooping clusters about 1 foot long. The flowers 
are bluish violet in color, usually appearing during 
May, but in a wet season it sometimes produces flow- 
ers during Summer. 
Sinensis alba. Fragrant white variety of the above. 
Macrobotrys (Japanese Longcluster Wistaria). Blos- 
soms of these varieties sometimes reach alength of 
from 3 to 4 ft. We offer the following varieties: 
Naga-Noda. Purple Rubra. Red 
Penn Valley. Pink Shiro-Noda. White 
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