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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 circumference, and 

 covered from base to top with great bunches 

 of splendid flowers. A fine pot plant. 15c. 



STRELITZIA REGINAE (Bird of Paradise 

 Flower.) Grows about 3 feet high. Looks 

 like a small banana tree. A fine plant for 

 tropical effect. Flowers, orange yellow and 

 blue. Small plants only. 35c each. 



TAPE PLANT. Curious flat stems growing 

 from 5 to 10 feet high. Leaves divided into 

 segments. Flowers small and white, pro- 

 duced at the axils of leaves. 15c and 25c. 



TECOMA Velutina. It is a most showy and 

 valuable flowering shrub; far superior to 

 Tecoma Smithii, in that it blooms when 

 only 12 inches high from seed. The flowers 

 are larger and a more beautiful color, 

 while the plant is never out of bloom. 

 The flowers are like beautiful Alamandas; 

 large, gloxinia-like, pure golden-yellow; in 

 great splendid spikes or clusters. It grows 

 into a good-sized small tree in California. 

 Half hardy. 25c. 



TRADESCANTIA Multicolor. Its pretty striped 

 leaves show every tint of silver, bronze- 

 gold, pinkish-crimson, rose and gray in 

 their markings. An extra fine basket plant. 

 10c each, $1 per doz. 



VELVET PLANT. No other name would be so 

 appropriate as Velvet Plant, for so close is 

 the resemblance that on first sight the plant 

 is almost invariably taken to be artificial. 

 Its stems and leaves are entirely covered 

 with glistening purple hairs, and to the 

 touch are as soft as velvet. 15c each. 



Rare Climbing and Trailing 

 Plants 



We make a specialty of rare and beautiful 

 climbing plants. Many of them are hardy in 

 the south, while some grow only in conserva- 

 tories; we have endeavored to indicate their 

 character in our descriptions. 



AMPELOPSIS Tricolor or Japanese Treasure 

 Vine. Perfectly hardy; fine for trellises, 

 fences, buildings, etc. The stems of the 

 young growth are pink and white. The 

 foliage, which is shaped like finely cut 

 miniature grape leaves, is prettily varie- 

 gated pink, green and white. In the autumn 

 it bears clusters of berries the size of small 

 currants; color of these the most beautiful 

 metallic purple. It is effective as a basket 

 or vase plant. 25c. 



Roylei. The foliage is large, leathery dark 

 green. The new growth is ashining bright 

 red; foliage small and hangs in long, beau- 

 tiful festoons or creeps in long wreaths 



equally valuable and handsome. It is gor- 

 geous in the autumn. 25c each. 



Veitchii or Boston Ivy. Hardy in the most 

 exposed places, attains a height of 20 or 

 30 feet in 2 or 3 years; clings to stone, brick 

 or wood with great tenacity. In summer 

 the foliage is a rich shade of green, but 

 in the fall it assumes the most gorgeous 

 tints of scarlet, crimson and orange. Per- 

 fectly hardy. 25c. 



ASPARAGUS Decumbens. A pretty, filmy, 

 drooping Asparagus, fine for baskets. 25c. 



Deflexus Scandens. A distinct and beautiful 

 variety, fine for decoration and effective 

 for baskets, vases or drooping over walls 

 in courts. The stems are wiry with dainty 

 arching branches, from which grow the 

 pretty light green filmy leaves. 25c. 



Plumosus Nanus. A charming dainty climb- 

 er with leaves that are finer than fronds 

 of some delicate fern. A beautiful vine for 

 the house, for bouquets, and effective for 

 decoration. 25c and 50c. 



Robustus. A new variety of climbing aspar- 

 agus from Europe, of,/ much more robust 

 habit than plumosus. Equally fine for decor- 

 ation, and valuable outside. Grows very fast 

 and tall. 15c and 25c. 



Sprengeri. One of the most valuable. It 

 grows rapidly and forms handsome plants 

 in a short time. The branches start from 

 the ground and attain a length of 6 feet or 

 more. For decorative purposes it is un- 

 equalled. One of the most effective for 

 hanging baskets. 10c, 25c, to 50c each; 75c 

 to $2.50 per dozen. 



ANTIGONON LEPTOPUS. The Rosa de 

 Montana of Mexico. A beautiful climber 

 with tuberous roots; produces freely large 

 racemes of rose-pink flowers of the most 

 exquisite color; leaves heart-shaped. It 

 is a magnificent vine for the South, as it 

 can be set out in the spring and blooms 

 long before frost. Here it seldom stops 

 blooming; east it can be wintered in the 

 cellar. 25c. 



Bignonias (Trumpet Vine) 



Speciosa. Has shining green foliage , and 

 long drooping branches. The large flowers 

 are mauranda-like, of a soft violet shade; 

 beautifully veined with purple and black; 

 blooms through the spring and summer; half 

 hardy. 25c. 



Syderifolia. A most rapid and vigorous grower; 

 flowers in clusters with broad tubular base, 

 creamy white outside, the texture being 

 like the finest velvet. Inside a delicate lemon 

 yellow. 50c. 



Tweediana. One of the most beautiful climbers 

 in existence. The old foliage is dark 

 green, the young growth pale yellowish 

 green, which gives a soft, filmy look that 

 is most enchanting. Flowers come in 

 spring, and continue for two or three 

 months. They are bright canary yellow, 

 shaded darker in the lobes and throat. The 



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