VENTURA-BY-THE-SEA, CALIFORNIA 



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Double Poinsettia Rosette. This splendid 

 variety comes into bloom just as the 

 single one is waning. The magnificent 

 flowers heads consist of an inside row of 

 long floral bracts and a closely gathered 

 rosette-like center of lanceolate bracts 4 

 or 5 inches long. The color is a deeper 

 red. It is strikingly beautiful. Poinsettia 

 heads will keep for sometime if the stems 

 are dipped in boiling water immediately 

 after they are cut. 25c and 50c each. 



PLUMBAGO Capensis. A beautiful shrub 

 with lovely light blue flowers, always in 

 bloom. It grows 10 to 12 feet high in Cali- 

 fornia, forming immense plants. Should 

 be cut back occasionally to induce new 

 growth. 25c each. 

 Capensis Alba. Like the above except 



the flowers are snowy white. Always a mass 



of bloom. 25c. 



ROMNEYA COULTERI. (Matilija Pop- 

 py.) This fine perennial is of 

 supreme and stately beauty; as an out- 

 door plant it may well be considered one 

 of the best for yielding a long succession 

 of blooms, flowering as it does, from July 

 until November. It is of value as a cut 

 flower, lasting well in water, and its deli- 

 cate Primrose-like perfume is most accept- 

 able in a room. The texture of the petals 

 is extremely delicate, indeed half trans- 

 parent; they never lose the crumpled folds 

 that in the case of most poppies betoken 

 a newly opened state. The flowers are very 

 large, 4 to 5 inches across, pure white, with 

 a bunch of yellow stamens resembling 

 large white single Paeonies. Strong plants 

 (by express only) $1.00 and $1.50 each. 



RUSSELLIA Elegantissima. (Fountain 

 Plant) A vast improvement of the old 

 Russellia. The habit is drooping, the 

 slender branches and leaves completely 

 hidden by hundreds of the vivid scarlet 

 tubular flowers. It is so floriferous that 

 tiny cuttings show more flowers than 

 leaves. It is one of the finest and best new 

 plants ever introduced and one that will 

 give satisfaction to everyone. 15c and 25c. 



SALVIA Splendens grandiflora pendula. A 

 beautiful variety that bears very long, 

 drooping spikes of scarlet flowers; larger 

 and handsomer than the old specimens. 

 15c; $1.50 per doz. 

 Salvia Patens. (Blue) 15c. 



SANSEVIERA Zeylanica or Zebra Plant. If 

 a plant is wanted to grow anywhere, in 

 or out of the sun to stand drought, dust, 

 and heat, and always look fresh and 

 healthy, order one of these Sansevieras. 

 They are beautiful plants, splendidly 

 adapted for the decoration of rooms and 

 halls, for the center of vases, baskets, etc., 

 as they stand all manner of abuse (except 

 freezing and over watering) with impun- 

 ity, even preserving their cheerful look 

 when you have forgotten to water them 

 for a month. 15c, 25c and 50c. 



SAXAFRAGA SARMENTOSA. A beautiful 

 basket plant sometimes called "The moth- 

 er of Thousands" on account of the rapid- 

 ity with which it increases. Beautiful for 

 baskets. 10c; $1 doz. 



True Irish Shamrock 



We are glad to be able to offer the true 

 Shamrock, as so many spurious plants have 

 been called Shamrock and sold as such. This 

 stock is genuine, and thoroughly acclimated. 

 A very beautiful pot plant with dark choco- 

 late and green foliage. Each stem with 4 or 5 

 leaves, like 4-leaf clover. A lovely foliage 

 plant that attracts great attention. 20c each ; 

 3 for 50c. 



SOLANUM Betaceum or Tomato Tree. A 

 fine ornamental tree; a native of South 

 America. It bears fruit from seed the 

 second season. A young plant set out in 

 the spring, grows 6 feet high and comes 

 into bearing by Xmas. The foliage is 

 large and handsome, the branches spread- 

 ing. The fruit hangs in clusters below 

 the foliage, the size of a large egg, a beau- 

 tiful orange-salmon color when ripe. It 

 has a pleasing sub-acid taste; is delicious 

 raw, served with sugar and cream, or 

 cooked as sauce, and for jam or jelly is 

 very fine. It will keep for weeks, owing 

 to a tough skin and the solid nature 

 of the fruit. A most beautiful plant in the 

 garden; will not stand frost. Plants 25c. 



STOKESIA CYANUS. (Corn-aster). A most 

 beautiful new perennial plant. A single 

 lavender colored Aster, perpetual bloomer 

 resembling an immense corn flower; per- 

 fectly hardy. 15c each; $1.50 doz. 



STREPTOSOLEN AMABILIS MAGNIFICA. 

 One of the finest and freest-flowering pot 

 plants in cultivation. It is not only m 

 bloom every day in the year, but it is full 

 of bloom all the time. The plant is entirely 

 new and one of the easiest pot and window 

 plants to grow that it is possible to find. 

 It flowers from the time the plants leave 

 the cutting bed, no matter how small. 

 Flowers large, and of rich dark-blue color 

 that is very attractive. It is in fact, the 

 best, and almost the only blue-flowering 

 pot plant that is of easy culture and con- 

 tinuous flowering. It is one of the finest 

 pot plants grown. 25c. 



STREPTOSOLEN Jamesoni. A plant for 

 show and always in bloom. No garden 

 should be without it. At first the flowers 

 are orange red, changing to yellow with 

 age, so that there are two or three shades 

 of color on the plant at the same time. 

 It grows very rapidly, and in the course 

 of two or three years attains the height 

 of 10 to 12 feet and 25 to 30 feet in cir- 

 cumference, and covered from base to 

 top with great bunches of splendid flow- 

 ers. A fine pot plant. 15c. 



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