Miss Ella V. Baines, The Woman Florist, Springfield, Ohio. 



CROTONS. 



|rw||OTHING can excel 

 ll^l the beauty and 

 ILmJI richness of color- 

 ing that is found 

 in this class of plants 

 They are beautiful pot 

 plants for the conserva- 

 tory, making very hand- 

 some specimens for decora- 

 tive and exhibition pur- 

 poses, and are now used 

 extensively as bedding 

 plants, for which purpose 

 they are exceptionally 

 well adapted. They should 

 be planted m full sun in a 

 position where they can 

 be liberally supplied with 

 water, which develops 

 the most wonderful color- 

 ing in the foliage. Un- 

 doubtedly the most inter- 

 esting aiid showiest bed- 

 din g in my Springfield 

 yards the past few years 

 was made with this plant. 

 Price, 7 cts. each; four for 25 cts.; any ten for 50 cts. 



Acubifolium. — Broad green leaves with yellow spots 



Aurea Macnlata.— Small narrow leaves, bright green, pro- 

 fusely spotted with deep yellow 



Chrysophyllum. — A lovely Croton with many shades 

 I Dermauiana. — Chocolate with bright orange red spots 

 ' Disraelii. — Irregular shaped leaves yellow and crimson mid- 

 rib. 



Ingomar. — Narrow, irregular green leaves, bright yellow 

 stripes. 



Interruptum. — Long narrow leaves Center yellow and red. 



Iiiimitabilis. — Golden yellow and fiery crimson. Very 

 bright 



Lowii. — Crimson green and yellow Lovely 



Makoyauum — Chocolate and carmine markings. 



Pictum. — Lovely markings with green and orange. 



Splendetis. — Green with bright yellow markings. 



Spiralis.— slender leaves, twisted like a corkscrew. 



Veitchii. — Yellow, green and crimson. One of the best. 



Volutum. — The rams horn Croton Leaves dark green, 

 bright yellow center Shape of ram's horn. 



Weismanii. — Narrow leaves with beautiful yellow mid-rib. 



CROTON. 



COLEUS. 



I have a collection of one hundred kinds of the most distinct 

 sorts out. Leave the selection of varieties to me, as it is hard to 

 describe the various tints. 



Price, 5 cents each; any ten for 50 cents; twenty dis- 

 tinct varieties for $1.00; by express, thirty for $1.00. I 

 will send the below twenty choice named Coleus by 

 mall, prepaid, for $1.00. These are all good bedders, 

 standing the hot sun without losing their colors. 

 Price of Coleus by the hundred, when sent by ex- 

 press, $3.00. 



Autumn Glow.— Has all the beautiful tints of Autumn leaves. 



Bronze Queen.— A deep bronze with fine yelloy edge. 



Black Bird. — Very dark, with reddish cast. 



Butterfly. — A crimson bronze, old gold and green. 



Bizarre. — Crimson center, edged with green and gold. 



Beauty — A crimson bronze, with three colors. 



Chicago Bedder. — Green and gold. An excellent bedder. 



Dora Clapp. — Crimson center, with bronze and green edge. 



Empress of India. — Crimson, with golden edge. 



Fire Brand.— A fine bedder. Dark crimson, shaded garnet. 



Fire Crest. — The foliage is a bright carmine crimson shade, 

 the edge is slightly marked with golden yellow. 



Golden Bedder. — Deep golden yellow. A fine bedder. 



Golden Verschafeltii.— This ranks first in yellow varieties. 



Hero. — A deep, jet black 



Hiawatha.— Bronze and yenow spotted. 



Progess. — A beautifully mottled red, green and bronze. 



Retta Kirkpatrick.— Bright green, large, deep yellow center. 



Setting Sun.— Crimson, with brightest golden edge. 



Verschafeltii. — A rich, velvety crimson. The best bedder. 



Yeddo.— The color is a deep golden yellow, splotched with a 

 bright green. 



Remember, the above twenty choice Coleus for only 

 $1.00; any ten for 50 cents. You have never seen 

 anything so grand In the Coleus line. Try them, 

 and see what a beautiful bed you can have, and 

 'with but little care. 



QUEEN OF NIGHT CACTUS. 

 Cereus Grandif lora, or Night Blooming Cereus. 



QJJEEN OF NIGHT CACTUS. 



Decidedly the grandest flowering plant in cultivation. Imag- 

 ine a dozen flowers unfolding with the setting sun their hun- 

 hreds of wax-like petals, encircled by a wreath of gold, in con- 

 tinual motion Imagine such a flower three feet in circumfer- 

 ence, perfuming the surrounding air with the most delicious 

 fragrance known. Does it not deserve its royal title? It grows 

 and blooms with the greatest ease, requires absolutely no care, 

 living for months without water, increasing in value yearlv. I 

 have the genuine variety, the only one with fragrant flowers 

 twelve to twenty inches across and can furnish nice plants at 6 

 cents each. 



Lobster Cactus.— Fine Winter bloomer, beautiful pink flow- 

 ers. Blooms when quite small. Nice plants. 6 cents each. 



CYPEBUS 

 ALTERNI- 

 FOLIUS. 



(Umbrella Plant.) 



This plant is of the 

 easiest culture, and 

 a large specimen is 

 as handsome as a 

 Palm for decoration. 

 Itmakes a handsome 

 pot plant or can be 

 used in baskets or 

 vases, making a 

 charming effect. It 

 will grow luxuriant- 

 ly in water, and is, 

 therefore, Indispen- 

 sable for aquariums 

 or fountains. 5 

 cents each. 



