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white, bluish-green and pink striped. 

 It sports giving leaves of different 

 shapes, changing and mixing its col- 

 ors variously; pretty yellow flowers. 

 Small plants, 25c; larger, 50c; small 

 extra selected, 50c each; large, 81.50. 



E. Sanooinea. A fine sort with 

 red foliage and pinkish flower stems, 

 surmounted by red and yellow 

 flowers. Small plants, 15c: larger, 

 25c. 



E. A novelty with beautiful blue- 

 green foliage, edged red, and fine 

 red flowers. Small plants, 25c. 

 Ready in April. 



E. Metallica. A grand variety, 

 with large foliage of a beautiful 

 pearly pink color, a changable me- 

 tallic shade, that is a fine contrast to 

 the tall spikes of waxen, red flowers, 

 with pinkish stems. Small plants. 

 25c each. Eeady in April. 



E. Secunda. Low-growing light 

 green rosettes, fine for borders, 

 pretty, red flowers. 5c, 10c and 15c 

 each; 50c. 75c and $1 a dozen. 



E. Secunda Gtlauca. Resembling 

 the above, but prettier, with glau- 

 cous green leaves, bright red flowers. 

 5c. 10c. 15c. 20c. 50c. 75c and SI. 25 

 per dozen. 



Two other plants resembling Ech- 

 evenias, but somewhat different, of 

 which I have not the names. Their 

 leaves are very thick and covered 

 with white powder. One grow? two 

 and a half feet high, the other about 

 eight inches: both have handsome 

 waxen coral-red flowers. 25c to 50c 

 each. 



(4ASTERIAS. Resembling Aloes 

 and of somewhat the same habit of 

 growth. Leaves mostly tongue- 

 shaped, some short, others long, all 

 beautifully marked with raised white 



spots. Four sorts. 25c, 50c, 75c and 

 SI each. 



Hawarthias. Pretty and curious 

 suculents. commonly known as Aloes, 

 from which they have been sepa- 

 rated. Small, 25c to 50c each. 8 

 sorts. 



Klixea Articulata. The old "Can- 

 dle plant" with large, round, fleshy 

 stems of a pretty frosted appearance, 

 distinctly marked with curious de- 

 signs, foliage cut like ivy and pret- 

 tily tinted purple underneath, incon- 

 spicuous yellow flowers. 15c each. 



Klinea. A fine sort with round, 

 fleshy leaves about three inches long, 

 a beautiful transparent blue, with 

 delicate lines visible under the 

 outer surface. 15c to 25c each; Si. 50 

 to 82 per dozen. 



Mesembriaxthemoi. From mesem- 

 bria, mid-day, and anthewon } a flower 

 referring to the flowers opening on 

 sunny days. Their leaves are varia- 

 ble in form, nearly always of a fleshy 

 texture, flowers all shades of orange, 

 crimson, pink, white, etc. Most of 

 them very handsome. They expand 

 with the sunshine and are well 

 adapted for hot situations, where 

 nothing else would do well. Fine 

 for borders, drive-ways, and for bas- 

 kets, etc. I offer 25 varieties: hand- 

 some; among them the following: 

 M. deflexum. coccenium stameratum, 

 inflexum, cuniform. glauceum cra- 

 cipes elegans. manicatum varie- 

 bilis, polyplyllum violaceum. in- 

 curvifolium. cordifolium variegatum, 

 amomum mutabilis. polyganthum. 

 etc. 25c each; $2.50 per dozen; the 

 entire set for $4.50; strong cuttings 

 15c each; SI .50 per dozen; set S2.50. 

 Ready March 1st. 



Othonia. A pretty sucnlent. with 



