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Silver Foliage Plants 



Are very desirable to plant in rows with the brightly hued Coleus, Achy- 

 rantnus, etc. 



Artemisia Stelleriana is a pretty dwarf plant. 



Cineraria Acanthifolia has velvety white leaves, and is the most 

 desirable of its kind. 



Centaurea Gymnocarpa, very elegant, silvery leaves, with narrow, 

 pointed lobes. 



Centaurea Candidissima has snowy white leaves, with a frosted 

 appearance. 



Centaurea Clementei surpasses all its family in the elegance of its 

 foliage. Its young leaves are like velvet, and, when fully developed, 

 retain a silvery effect. 



Gnaphalium Lanatum is of a dwarf, creeping habit, very desirable as 

 a bordering. 



Gnaphalium Tomentosum has long, narrow, silvery foliage. 



Glaucium Corniculatum has long, velvety leaves, of a silvery white 

 hue ; leaves deeply pinnated ; flowers of bell shape, orange yellow. It 

 is a novelty introduced last season, and is much admired. 



Achyrocline Saundersonii is dwarf and densely branched, with pure 

 white leaves. 



Coprosma Baneriana Variegata, a fine dwarf plant, with green oval 

 leaves, flecked and veined with yellow; is a novelty from New 

 Zealand. 



Sinclairea Discolor has large, oval leaves, bright green on the upper 

 side, but lined with a downy, snowy whiteness, producing a fine effect. 



Wigandia Caraccasana is a stately, ornamental plant, whose large, 

 bright green leaves are covered with hairy spines. Its flowers are of 

 rich purple, borne on a large spike. 



Fittonia Argyroneura is lovely for vases, hanging baskets, or ferne- 

 ries. Its leaves are of bright green, netted with pearly white veins. 



Acorus Gramineus Variegata is also desirable for baskets, etc. Its 

 narrow, grass-like leaves are margined with bright yellow. 



Panicum Variegatum is also a grass, striped with white and rose ; will 

 grow two or three feet in a season ; is very elegant. 



Abutilon Thompsonii is a prettily variegated shrub, with leaves mar- 

 bled with yellow. 



Sedum Carneum Variegatum is of dwarf growth, with lance-shaped 



