. Descriptive catalogue of select fruit and ornamental trees grape vines, small fruits, flowering platns, Nurseries (Horticulture) New Jersey Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs. Fruit a?icl Ornamental Trees. 21 Philadelphus Coronarius {Mock Orange). A robust shrub of rounded form and luxuriant foliage, with masses of'pure white, intensely fragrant flowers in June. Coccinea—The Scarlet Clematis. This is a novel variety, entirely unlike any other, and exceedingly popular, proving to be one of the most desirable for any pur- pose where climbi
. Descriptive catalogue of select fruit and ornamental trees grape vines, small fruits, flowering platns, Nurseries (Horticulture) New Jersey Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs. Fruit a?icl Ornamental Trees. 21 Philadelphus Coronarius {Mock Orange). A robust shrub of rounded form and luxuriant foliage, with masses of'pure white, intensely fragrant flowers in June. Coccinea—The Scarlet Clematis. This is a novel variety, entirely unlike any other, and exceedingly popular, proving to be one of the most desirable for any pur- pose where climbing plants are required. The plant is a herbaceous perennial, the stem dying to the surface each winter (this is an advantage where an un- obstructed'view is required in winter'i. The vines attain the height of from 8 to lo or 12 feet, beginning to flower in June and continuing until frost; single vine5 have from 20 to 30 flowers on each, and frequently as many as ten \'ines will start from one crown each season. The flowers are hell-shaped ; in color a . rich, deep, coral scarlet, shining as if polished, and lasting a long time when cut. Indeed, one of the most beautiful plants for festooning is to be found in Clematis Coccinea, with its peculiar shaded green and elegantly cut and varied foliage. If it never flowered it would be a handsome climbing vine. Jackmani. The flowers when fully expanded are from four to six inches in diameter; intense violet purple, with a rich velvety appearance, distinctly veined. It flowers continually from July until cut off by the frosts. Ampelopsie Veitchn [ Japati Creeper). Leaves smaller than those of the American, and overlap one another, forming a dense sheet of green. It grows rapidly and clings to wall or fence with the tenacity of Ivy ; the foliage is very handsome in summer and changes to crimson scarlet in autumn. For covering walls, stumps of trees, rockeries, etc., no plant is so useful. For the ornamentation of brick and stone struc
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