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LINUM Flavum. A lovely blooming- yellow flax; always in bloom; 

 very showy. 10c to 25c each. 



LOTUS Pelyorensis. "Coral Gem." A lovely new plant with 

 fine silvery foliage, as dainty and graceful as can be imagined. It is a 

 sweet thing at all times, so light and airy is its habit; but when adorned 

 with its bright coral-red flowers, 2 inches in length, it is indescribably 

 lovely. Very fine for trailing over walls and banks and very lovely for 

 hanging baskets. 15c each, $1.50 dozen. 



LOBELIA. Golden foliage and lovely blue flowers; the contrast is 

 charming. 10c to 20c each; other sorts, 10c to 15c each; 75c to $1.25 dozen. 



LIBONIA Floribunda.. Beautiful dwarf shrub of compact growth, 

 covered most of the year with pretty scarlet and yellow tubular flowers. 

 Fine for driveways, for single specimens, and for pot plants. 10c to 25c 

 each. 



NEW MARGUERITE Mme. Gaelbert. A splendid new Mar- 

 guerite with very broad petals. Surpasses all others in size and snowy 

 whiteness. 10c to 25c each. 



Double Poinsettia Rosette* 



This splendid variety comes into bloom just as the single one is waning. 

 The magnificent flower 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 deep rich, brilliant red, and the effect at a distance is 

 like rich velvet. It is strikingly beautiful. Poinsettia heads will keep for 

 some time if the stems are dipped in boiling water immediately after they 

 are cut. 25c to 50c each. 



POINSETTIA Pulcherrima. A splendid ornamental winter bloom- 

 ing plant, with fine large scarlet bracts at the end of the branches. Hardy 

 where there is no frost. Single. 15c to 25c each. 



Phrynium Variegatum* 



An elegant pot or bedding plant, the leaves of which are bright pale 

 green, beautifully variegated with white and gold, the variegation being 

 extremely diversified. It is a free, vigorous, and easy grower, succeeding 

 in all situations and under all conditions. 25c to 50c each, 



Primula Sinensis or Chinese Primrose. One of the most valu- 

 able house plants, producing hundreds of charming flowers, very pretty at 

 all times. Single, large flowers fringed white, pink and blue. 25c to 50c 

 each. 



PLUMBAGO Capensis. A beautiful shrub with lovely, light blue 

 flowers, always in bloom. It grows 10 to 12 feet high in California, form- 

 ing immense plants, and should be cut back occasionally to induce new 

 growth. 15c to 25c each. 



Capensis Alba., Iyike the above, but pure snowy -white; half hardy. 

 15c to 25c each. 



