Title: Catalogue of hardy ornamental trees, shrubs, and vines, hardy flowers and large and small fruits
Identifier: catalogueofhardy1895read (find matches)
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Reading Nursery (Reading, Mass. ); Manning, Jacob W; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Ornamental shrubs Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs
Publisher: Reading, Mass. : Reading Nursery
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Catalogue of Reading* Nursery, Mass. — J. W. Manning, Proprietor. 59 A. Sipho will make arbors and trellises. ARISTOLCHIA-Pipc Vine. y rapid growth in any deep soil, and is one of the best climbers for
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Clematis Jackmanii. A. Sipho. (Dutchman's Pipe.) May and June. Elegant, broad, light green, heart-shaped foliage, overlapping and making the dens- est shade. Curious flowers, sim- ilar in shape to a meerschaum pipe. One of the best. 75 cents. A. tomentosa. (Hairy Pipe Vine.) May. A less vigorous grower, and with smaller foliage. 25 cents. CELASTRUS - Bitter- sweet. Rapid climbers, adapted to any soil, with showy foliage and very ornamental fruit in late fall and winter. C. paniculatus. A Japanese form, which will assume the form of a broad bush if not allowed to train. Crimson fruit, Avith deep orange capsules. 50 cents. C. punctatus. A choice new form. Very showy in fruit. 50 cents. C. scandens. (R oxbury Wax-work.) Handsome, glossy green foliage, and. in late fall, large clusters of beautiful, orange - crimson fruits, with lighter-col- ored capsules. The fruit remains on the vine until early spring, and is very ornamental. Excellent for arbors and trellises. 35 cents. CLEMATIS. To obtain the best results with these beautiful climbers, it is ne- cessary to plant them in rich, deep loam kept well manured by work- ing it thoroughly into the soil, or better, by using as a mulch during the winter. At the flowering sea- son give plenty of water. A class combining great variety of foliage, habit of growth, and variety in shape, size, and color of flowers. Of greatest ornamental merit for covering trellises, etc., and much used as a climber for the piazza. C. coccinea. See C. viorna var. coccinea. C. crispa. (The Crisped Leather Flower.) July to Sept. Curious and handsome, thick- petalled, bell-shaped flowers, pur- ple or deep lilac, with fleeper- colored throat of same. A free bloomer, and very choice. 30 cents.

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