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MRS. TttEODOSlft B. StmPttERD'S flNNUftL CATALOGUE. 



LlLACS. Three varieties, white 

 and purple. 25c each. 



MUSA EXSETE, (The Abyssin- 

 ian Banana.) The fruit of this va- 

 riety is not edible, but the leaves 

 are magnificent; long, broad and 

 massive, of a beautiful green, with a 

 broad, crimson mid-rib. The plant 

 grows luxuriantly from eight to 

 twelve feet high . Grand for con- 

 servatory decoration. Large plants 

 50c: extra large. -SI; small, 25c. 



MYRTLE. Communus. Hand- 

 some evergreen shrub, with white, 

 feathery flowers. Fragrant. 25c 

 each. 



XAXDAXA. Domestica. Hand- 

 some evergreen shrub. Old foliage 

 dark green: young foliage deep red. 

 beautifully shaded: white flowers. 

 50c each. 



PHORMIUM TEXAX. Xew Ze- 

 land Flax. A most stately and dec- 

 orative plant, with broad bluish 

 green foliage, edged with red. It 

 forms large clumps, growing 5 feet 

 or more high . The shoots spread 

 their leaves out fan-shaped. It 

 sends up flower stems 10 feet high, 

 with orange colored flowers. 5Ce. 75c 

 and SI. 



Phormioi Tenax Variegatoi. Like 

 the above, except the foliage is 

 striped green and yellow. It is a 

 very beautiful plant. There are few 

 plants more effective for garden or 

 greenhouse than either novelty. 75c 

 and $1.25 each. 



POIXSETTIA PULCHERRIMA. 

 A splendid orna mental winter-bloom- 

 ing plant, with splendid large fiery 

 scarlet bracts at the ends of the 

 branches, surrounding the incon- 

 spicuous flowers. 15c and 25c each. 



PITTSOSPORUM TOBIRA VA- 



RIEGATA. Fine shrub with foli- 

 age variegated green and white, and 

 pretty sweet-scented white flowers. 

 25c each. 



PAXSIES. The Highland, very 

 beautiful, rare colors. 50c per dozen: 

 3 dozen. S1.2o 



Giant Trimardean. 25c per dozen: 

 3 dozen 60c. 



XEAY PLUMBAGO. Cafensis 

 Alba. A valuable new variety, ex- 

 actly like Capensis except in color, 

 being pure white. Do not confound 

 this variety with the old C. Alba: it 

 is far superior in every respect. 

 When bedded out in the summer it 

 produces its large trusses of pure 

 white flowers in the greatest profu- 

 sion. 15c to 25c each. 



P. Capensis. A most valuable old 

 plant : can be kept in bush form or 

 trained as a climber. Flowers light 

 sky-blue. produced continually. 

 Stands drouth and water and the 

 brightest sunshine; should be cut 

 back now and then to produce more 

 young shoots, on which the flowers 

 are borne. 15c to 25c each. 



PETUXIAS. Double Fringed. 

 Very choice and beautiful. Ready 

 in April. 15c and 25c each: SI to S3 

 a dozen. 



"California Giant." Magnificent. 

 25c each: S3 a dozen; nice young 

 seedlings, 10c each: SI a dozen. 



PRIMROSE. Chinese. Few house 

 plants afford better satisfaction than 

 this. It requires to be kept cool, a 

 north window suiting it best: care 

 should be taken in watering that no 

 water gets on the buds, as it causes 

 them to decay: in the summer they 

 can be turned into a shady border. 

 The plants we offer are fine, and the 

 colors will please. Large fringed 



