. Compliments of the season. Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. JAMES VieK SEEDSMAN, -ROCHESTER, N. CJ. 25 ^LIMBERS. HE CLIMBERS furnish us with nature's drapery, and nothing pro- duced by art can equal their elegant grace. As the Lilies surpass tt in beauty all that wealth or power can procure, or man produce, so these tender Climbers surpass all the productions of the decorator's skill. They are entirely under the control of the skillful gardener and tasteful amateur, and under their guiding hands make the unsightly building or stump bloom with beauty.
. Compliments of the season. Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. JAMES VieK SEEDSMAN, -ROCHESTER, N. CJ. 25 ^LIMBERS. HE CLIMBERS furnish us with nature's drapery, and nothing pro- duced by art can equal their elegant grace. As the Lilies surpass tt in beauty all that wealth or power can procure, or man produce, so these tender Climbers surpass all the productions of the decorator's skill. They are entirely under the control of the skillful gardener and tasteful amateur, and under their guiding hands make the unsightly building or stump bloom with beauty. The strong-growing varieties can be made in a short time to cover fences, arbors and buildings, and give both grace and shade. Those of more delicate growth are invalua- ble for pots or COMVOLVULUS MAJOH. Convolvulus major, the old Morning Glory, is the best known and most popular an- nual climber we possess. The seeds germinate so readily that they can be grown in the garden in any corner where the plants are needed, and al- most at any time. The growth is so rapid that they cover an arbor or trellis in a very short time, though it is important that support should be sup- plied as soon as the young plants show a disposition to run, for if this is neglected too long they will not readily at- tach themselves. As most of our readers know, the flowers open very early in the morn- ing, and close when the sun becomes warm. The Convolvulus propagates itself readily from self- sown seeds, giving plenty of young plants the following spring, which may be easily transplanted. Convolvulus major, white, white and violet striped, white striped with blue, light blue, dark blue, carmine, rose, and lilac, each color 5 Mlchauxii, fine striped .-. 5 incarnata, bright . 5 atrosanguinea, dark red 5 tricolor, three-colored 5 All the above mixed 5 COBCEA. The Cobcea scandens is one of the most beautiful of our climbing annuals, on account of its large size, rapid growth, fine folia
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