Dreer's garden calendar : 1900 . dreersgardencale1900henr Year: 1900 175 Small Flower- ing Clematis. Clematis Cocciuea. A very handsome, hardy climber, bearing thick bell-shaped flowers of a bright coral-red color; bloums with wonderful profusion from June un- til frost. 25 cts. each; 5 for 11.00. Clematis Crispa. A very beautiful species, bearing an abundance of pretty bell-shaped, fragrant, lavender flow- ers with white centre. Blooms from June until frost, 25 cts. each; 5 for $1.00. Clematis Flammula ( Virgin's Bower). A general favo- rite, where a hardy, rapid-growing vine is desired.

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Dreer's garden calendar : 1900 . dreersgardencale1900henr Year: 1900 175 Small Flower- ing Clematis. Clematis Cocciuea. A very handsome, hardy climber, bearing thick bell-shaped flowers of a bright coral-red color; bloums with wonderful profusion from June un- til frost. 25 cts. each; 5 for 11.00. Clematis Crispa. A very beautiful species, bearing an abundance of pretty bell-shaped, fragrant, lavender flow- ers with white centre. Blooms from June until frost, 25 cts. each; 5 for $1.00. Clematis Flammula ( Virgin's Bower). A general favo- rite, where a hardy, rapid-growing vine is desired. Its small, bright-green foliage is almost hidden by clusters of small fra- grant white flowers. 25 cts. each ; 5 for $1.00. Clematis PaniClllata {Japanese Virgin's Bower'). This handsome hardy climber is one of the choicest and most .satis- factory climbing flowering plants we know. The plant is of strong, rapid growth, with small dense cheerful green foliage, giving it a grace and elegance possessed by no other hardy climber, and, even did it not flower at all, it would be one of our most desirable vines. The flowers appear in the greatest profusion during August, and continue until late in the fall, are of a white color and most deliciously fragrant. The plant suc- ceeds in almost any position ; not only is it well adapted to run up all kinds of supports, but is just as useful for planting among Tock-work, sloping banks, covering graves, or, in fact, any posi- tion where a graceful vine is desired. (See cut.) Strong iwo- year-old plants, 25 cts. each.; §2 50 per doz.; strong one-year- old plants, 15 cts. each.; |)1.50 per doz. L, ars^e Flowering Clematis. The Clematis we offer this season are exceptionally fine strong plants, two years old ; we have reduced the number of varieties to such sorts as from experience we know to succeed best in our climate. Many failures in the growing of Clematis are the result of too shallow planting ; the crown of the roots should be set at lea