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ANTIGJMON LEPTOPUS. 



A Charming Climber. 



This most beautiful climber from Mexico is not new, but is little known. It has 

 handsome foliage, light green and delicately veined, it rivals the Bougainvilleas 

 in the color and abundance of its flowers, which are borne in tendril-like racemes, 

 two or three feet long; the color is the most exquisite shade of pink imaginable, 

 and the masses of dainty blossoms have a perfectly enchanting effect. Small 

 plants 25 cts.; medium 50 and 75 cts. ; extra large $1, $1.25. 



LOVELY JMEW ABUTILONS. 



New Abutilon Primrose. A charming new variety of my own, having a light 

 airy habit of growth, very pretty foliage, and lovely primrose yellow flowers on 

 long stems; they have a bronze green calyx, that makes a fine contrast with the 

 pale yellow blossoms. 25 cts. 



Native Daughter. A seedling. The flowers are very large, with crinkled petals of 

 a deep rose color. The inside of the flower is of a lighter shade; the base of the 

 petals a metallic or purplish rose, that reminds one of the charming effect seen 

 in Cereus Ackermanii. The flowers grow in clusters and have long stems. The 

 buds are perfectly round, and of a beautiful pea-green color before opening. The 

 contrast of color is very beautiful. 20 to 35 cts. each. 



Monte Cristo. A new seedling Abutilon, with very large flowers, dark orange-red 

 on the outside; inside the flower, rich orange, netted with red. The petals are 

 very broad, and each rolls back on one side, a beautiful contrast between the lin- 

 ing and outside of the flower. It resembles the old variety, "Sensation," but is 

 much richer in color and double its size. A splendid variety. 20 and 35 cts. 

 each. Three new varieties 50 cts. 



AGAPANTHUS TJMBELLATUS VARIEGATA. 



The Blue African Lily. 



This handsome variety is of more dwarf habit than the old plain one and is conse- 

 quently, better adapted to pot culture; its beautiful variegated foliage adds 

 greatly to its attractiveness; it is striped in the manner of the old ribbon grass, 

 with yellowish green, blue green and white. 25 to 50 cts. each. 



MRS. SHEPHERD'S GRAND NEW BEGONIAS. 



Brilliant Leaves and Magnificient Flowers. 



Words are inadequate to describe the beauty of these new Begonias as they 



appear in my lathhouses and greenhouses. The following are from 



GLORIA DE JUOY + RUBRA. 



They are of the Otto Hecker and Pres. Gaulin type but greatly superior in 



. every way. All have large oblong leaves and immense panicles of very large 



flowers in shades of pink, and red; in habit they are tree-like, strong and robust, 



sending up a great number of canes to the height of six or eight feet. The foliage is 



a yellowish or bronzy green, exquisitely beautiful in texture, and has a shining silken 



lustre. The difference between the various plants consists in size and shape of leaves, 



