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duced in recent years. Of compact habit, 

 deep green foliage, tipped golden green, 

 resembling a miniature pine tree. The 

 delicate rose colored flowers tipped with 

 green are borne on the ends of the branches 

 in compact clusters. They are indescrib- 

 ably exquisite, resembling nothing so much 

 as a bunch of rosy dew drops. 25c. 



HELIOTROPE— Albert Deleaux. One of the 

 most beautiful varieties in cultivation — 

 not Mrs. Shepherd's. The foliage is yellow 

 marked with green. Very large flowers of 

 a rich deep purple. 15c. 



Egypt. A very beautiful heliotrope with 

 black stems and handsome crinkled foli- 

 age so dark as to be almost black. Hand- 

 some dark purple flowers. 15c. 



Pink Beauty. A charming variety, with 

 great masses of mauve-pink flowers, the 

 color of Mme. Millet violet. 15c. 



Purple Giant. One of the new giant hybrid 

 types, and a most vigorous grower of 

 climbing habit. It has large, handsome 

 foliage, and bears immense trusses of rich, 

 purple flowers. It grows so fast and 

 blooms so profusely, that it is invaluable in 

 the garden. 15c. 



Royal Highness. A magnificent new climbing 

 heliotrope of wonderfully rapid growth, 

 forming immense plants that spread and 

 climb to the height of 10 or 12 feet. It has 

 splendid large trusses of rich purple flow- 

 ers and is a most profuse bloomer. As a 

 covering for walls or bay windows, or 

 hedges, or as a pot plant it is invaluable. 

 15c. 



HYDRANGEA, Magnifica. It bears enormous 

 heads of blossoms, often measuring 25 

 inches in circumference. The individual 

 flowers are very large and beautiful shade 

 of pink. 25c. 



Black Stemmed. Black stems and a pro- 

 fusion of lovely flowers, pink at first and 

 changing to bright blue. 25c. 



Arborescens Grandiflora (Snowball Hydrangea.) 

 A grand addition to the summer flowering 

 hardy shrubs. Comes into bloom just at a 

 time when there is a scarcity of outside 

 white flowers, along through July; purest 

 snow-white flowers, shaped much like the 

 Snowball flower, but much larger and more 

 attractive. Strong plants. 35c. 



HYPERICUM (Gold Flower). A beautiful 



ever-green shrub with large golden-yellow 

 satiny flowers and numerous long thread- 

 like staments. Always in bloom. 25c. 



IRIS Stylosa Superba. A most beautiful ever- 

 green Iris from Greece. The leaves are 

 long and narrow, grass like growing in 

 dense tufts and forming large bunches in 

 a short time; blooms in the greatest pro- 

 fusion from October all through the win- 

 ter. The color is exquisite violet blue, the 

 large petals feathered black and white, 

 lined with a velvety orange stripe through 

 the center. The lovely flowers are fine for 

 cutting. 15c each; $1.00 per dozen. 



KENTIA Belmoreana or Curly Palm. From 

 Lord Howe's Island. One of the most val- 

 unable for house plants; elegant pinnate 

 leaves on long stems, beautiful, even when 

 small. 75c. 



KENTIA Foresteriana or Thatch-Leaf Palm. — 

 From Lord Howe's Island. A robust-grow- 

 ing variety; very graceful and attractive. 

 The two plams are immensely popular for 

 house palms, the leaves are on long slender 

 stems that give a grace peculiarly their 



own. 75c. 



LAN TAN A. A vigorous grower. The flowers 

 are first yellow and pink, afterwards turn- 

 ing to pure pink. 25c. 



Dwarf Lantanas. These plants make charm- 

 ing pot plants, in the east growing to 

 about a foot in height and are profuse 

 bloomers. In California they make fine 

 hedge and border plants, growing about 

 three feet in height. Three colors, golden 

 yellow, orange and pink. 25c each. 



LI NUM. A very beautiful perennial flax that 

 frows 2 or 3 feet high and forms large 

 clumps that are covered all the year with 

 fine rich, golden -jasllow flowers, measuring 

 two or more inches across. Invaluable for 

 bedding. Increases fast. 15c each; $1.50 doz. 



LOBELIA. Fine for borders. Blue flowers. 50c 

 per doz. 



LOTUS Pelyorynchus "Coral Gem." Fine 

 silvery foliage; dainty and graceful. Light 

 and airy in habit. Fine for trailing over 

 walls and banks; lovely for hanging bas- 

 kets. 15c each; $1.50 per doz. 



LOPEZIA Rosea, and LOPEZIA Alba. "Mos- 

 quito Flowers." Pretty plants that are com- 

 pletely covered all the year with airy 

 branches of pink and white flowers, resem- 

 bling mosquitoes. "Very useful for bouquets 

 and valuable for bedding. 15c each. 



MARGUERITE Mme. Gaelbert. A splendid 

 new Marguerite with very broad petals. 

 Surpasses all others in size and snowy 

 whiteness. 15c each; $1.50 per doz. 



MARGUERITE— Yellow (Etoile d'Or) Similar 

 to the Gaelbert, but flowers pale yellow. lOo 

 each; 75c per doz. 



DOUBLE MARGUERITE "Queen Alexandra" 

 This variety has met with much favor, 

 and we predict even greater popularity. 

 The pure white flowers are from 2 1-2 to 3 

 inches in diameter, the greater percentage 

 coming full double. The remainder of the 

 flowers on the same plant come semi- 

 double and single, all of which are very 

 handsome. 15c; $1.50 per doz. 



MARGUERITE BLUSH Queen Alexandra. The 

 flowers white in outer petals and a blush 

 tint in the center. 15c. 



MARGUERITE Mrs. F. Sander. The best of all. 

 In this we have unquestionably the most 

 important flowering plant introduced in 

 many years, a plant that will not only be 

 grown extensively for cut flowers, but also 

 a subject which will prove invaluable for 



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