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progresses. When out of flower, store in some dry place. Per- 

 fectly hardy in Southern California. Dry bulbs in late summer 

 or autumn, 5 cents each, 50 cents per dozen. La?"ge blooming 

 clumps in winter and spring balled, 50 cents each. 

 Farfngium. Grande — Leopard Geranium. — The leaves are 

 large, borne on long stems. They are round, smooth, of a deep 

 green color, and blotched with distinct golden-yellow spots dis- 

 tributed irregularly over the surface. Very ornamental. Price, 

 25 cents. 



Like the above except the leaves are variegated with white. 

 Price, 30 cents. 



GRASSES. 



Cyperus Alterna folus or Umbrella Grass. — Beautiful orna- 

 mental grass for the garden or for pots. It throws up long, slen- 

 der stems with a whorl of leaves diverging horizontally ; strong 

 plants. Price, 10 to 20 cents each. 



Papyrus or Egyptian Faper Plant. — This is the plant which 

 yielded the substance used as paper by the ancient Egyptians. 

 One of the most elegant and graceful plants for the lawn or gar- 

 den, and for large vases. The roots are shallow, the plants 

 forming rhizomes which creep over the ground, and throw up 

 stems eight to ten feet high with an elegant drooping grassy tuft 

 on the top that falls gracefully around. For decorations noth- 

 ing more suitable can be used than the long stems of these 

 grasses. Price, 25 to 50 cents each. 



Gloxinias. — These are among the handsomest of our summer- 

 blooming greenhouse plants. The rich and varied coloring of 

 the flowers being beautiful in the extreme. Dry bulbs 35 cents each. 



Gladiolas. — Choice named sorts mixed 15 to 25 per dozen. Extra 

 choice 50 cents. "Snow White" 30 cents each 



DOUbLE IVY-LEAVED GERANIUMS. 



These are the grandest of all house plants, or for baskets or vases in 

 the open air. Tiiey cg.n be trained in one season on a trellis from 

 two to six feet high and»wide, or can be grown to droop as de- 

 sired, being covered from January to October with a profusion 

 of large trusses of double flowers. 



Joan of Arc. — The flowers are perfectly double, white as snow and 

 literally cover the "plant when in full bloom. 



La Rosiere,— Immense trusses of large, well-formed flowers, of a 

 rich, salmon pink color. 



Abel Carriere.— Currant red. 



Hor-.ce Choisel, — Glowing salmon pink. 



Mine. Thlbaut. — Very rich, deep rose. 



La Printemps.— Clear salmon. 



Eden Marchii. — Beautiful salmon pink. Price 20 cents each : 6 for 

 $1 00. 



Rose Geranium. — 10 to 20 cents each. 



Apple Geranium — Exquisitely scented foliage, 15 cents each. 



Hibiscus. — Splendid for the house in pots ; and fine in California 

 out side, very large brilliant flowers and fine glossy foliage . 



Single and Double Scarlet.— 25 to 50 cents each. 



Hoya Carnosa.— Or climbing wax plant, 25 to 75 cents each. 



Heliotrope — Light and dark sorts, 10 to 25 cents each ; 60 to $1.25. 

 per dozen. 



