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shaped leaves which are distinctly and 

 beautifully variegated with pure white, 

 bright rose and green. It likes a warm place, 

 will grow in shade, forming dense drooping 

 mass of loveliest coloring imaginable. 15c. 



Panicum Plicatum. Rapid growing grass 

 ornamental, decorative and cheap, will take 

 the place of a palm; fine for pot or vases. 

 It has long, arching, broad leaves, regularly 

 ridged and is very artistic and beautiful. It 

 makes a splendid large clump in a few 

 months. 25c. 



PAPYRUS Antiquorum, or Egyptian Paper 

 Plant. Elegant, graceful and stately; 

 sends up reed-like stems, which on old 

 plants rise from 8 to 10 feet high, crown- 

 ed with a tuft of long wiry grass that falls 

 gracefully above ana around the stem. 25c. 



PHORMIUM Tenax or Variegated New Zea- 

 land Flax. Grand decorative plant of most 

 stately habit. The leaves are 2 to 4 inches 

 broad, with dark red edges, beautifully 

 striped yellow and bluish green. They 

 are showy pot plants, rivaling palms and 

 dracaenas. Fine for lawns. 50c. 



Phormium Tenax. Like the above except that 

 the leaves are plain blue green, edged red. 

 Very beautiful. 25c. 

 The above are too heavy to be sent by mail. 



PHALARIS Arundinacea Variegata. (Variegated 



Ribbon Grass, or Gardener's Garters). Large 



variegated foliage; an excellent grass for 



bordering large beds. 10c each; $1.00 per 



doz; $8.00 per 100. 



Rare Bamboos 



Bamboos are among our most decorative, 

 beautiful and useful plants, for house or 

 garden. The interest in them is increasing and 

 on many large places fine collections are be- 

 ing made. They add greatly to the tropical 

 effect of the landscape. They grow in almost 

 any situation and after once being established 

 require no further care. Their stems are valu- 

 able for stakes and rustic work, and pretty 

 devices for the protection of beds can be made 

 from them. 



Argentea. A very hardy Japanese species 

 reaching 35 to 40 feet. The under side of the 

 leaf glaucous green; plant forms a noble 

 clump even at an early age. The tops 

 spread out gracefully, like immense droop- 

 ing plumes, and make considerable shade. 

 The canes are used for fishing poles and 

 for all sorts of manufactured articles, par- 

 ticularly by the Chinese and Japanese. 50c. 



Argentea Striata. Exactly like the preceding 

 except that it has variegated foliage, 

 green and white, and is even more vigorous, 

 the bright yellow stems often striped with 

 green and are very beautiful. 75c. 



Arundinaria Fortunei. Japan. Not much over 

 one foot high, very much spreading, but 

 compact growing, its leaves beautifully 

 variegated with white. Does well also under 

 shade of trees. 25c. 



Aurea (Phyllostochis). A hardy species with 

 underground running roots, which must be 

 grown in masses, unless the runners are 

 kept cut off with a spade. Light green 

 leaves and yellow stems. Will reach a 

 height of 8 to 12 feet. Very hardy. 25c. 



Dendrocalamus Strictus. An immense bamboo 

 from India, having solid canes. It reaches 

 an enormous height and forms splendid 

 clumps of great beauty. The strong, solid 

 canes are of considerable value. It stands 

 more cold than any tropical bamboo we 

 know of. $1 each. 



Falcata. A rather dwarf bamboo, with ex- 

 quisite flat growth of tiny leaves and slender 

 stems. It is a magnificent plant when grown 

 and is very hardy, standing a temperature 

 of 10 degrees without injury. It forms a 

 thick, fan-shaped clump never over 8 to 10 

 feet high. Elegant pot plant. Without 

 doubt a most useful plant for the florist. 

 The graceful shoots are very useful in 

 flower work. 50c. 



Metake. A handsome broad-leaved, very hardy 

 species, rarely exceeding 10 feet in height. 

 Very suitable for pots and tubs, as an 

 ornamental house plant. Leaves are thick 

 and strong; very beautiful. It forms large 

 masses like B. Aurea; the canes are used 

 for many purposes. Will grow along the 

 southern border of the United States. 25c. 



No. 11. Very easily grown and sends out a 

 crop of runners every year in all directions 

 that sprout at each joint, coming up in 

 straight lines like little squads of soldiers. 

 It attains a height of 18 or 20 feet. It 

 forms a sort of grove or thicket and makes 

 a fine wind break, or beautiful screen or 

 background. It gives numerous canes like 

 fishing poles 1 1-2 inches in diameter. The 

 roots are too heavy for mailing. 25c; 50c; 

 $1.50 to $2.50 doz; small and medium, $10 to 

 $20 per hundred. 



Verticillata A handsome species, standing 

 much cold. Yellow striped stems and medi- 

 um sized leaves, forming a splendid clump, 

 with the habit of B. Argentea. It is a grand 

 variety; it is especially used for forming 

 wind breaks, but will not do well on too 

 dry or thirsty soils. 50c. 



Vulgaris. The common spineless bamboo of 

 Bengal. Most rapid grower, attaining the 

 height of 70 feet and forming in two or 

 three years a magnificent clump of 25 or 

 more great canes that are 4 inches in di- 

 ameter when mature. They can be cut in 

 sections and used for many purposes. $1.00. 



BULBS 



AGAPANTHUS, Umbellatus "The Blue African 

 Lily." A superb pot plant; fine in groups. 

 Flowers are so arranged in umbels on long 

 stems, 25 or 30 or more, forming one head. 

 Color, exquisite light blue, shaded lighter 

 in center. 25c. 



Umbellatus Variegata. A more dwarf variety 

 of the above with handsome foliage, beau- 



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