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



ANTHERICUM PICTURATUM. 



A lovely plant for vases and baskets or as a pot plant it will 

 enrich any collection Deep green foliage with broad while 

 stripes Long stalks of white flowers It is very beautiful and 

 scarce 15 cents each. 



AGAPANTHUS UMBELLATUS. 



Blue African Lily, 

 or Lily of the Nile. 



A splendid ornamental plant bearing clusters of bright blue 

 flowers on long flower stalks and lasting a long time in bloom. 

 1 here is no finer plant for outdoor decoration planted m large 

 tubs on the lawn 10 cents each. 



ARAUCARIA EXCELSA. 



Norfolk Island Pine. 



Various names have been suggested for this grand plant to 

 properly convey to the min d the appearance of it. Some have 

 called it the 

 • Christmas Tree 

 Palm, from its 

 resemblance to a 

 Christinas tree: 

 others have 

 called it Ihe'Star 

 Palm. because 

 the leaves are ar- 

 ranged to form a 

 perfect star, but 

 no descriptive 

 name can give 

 auadequateidea 

 of its beauty It 

 has deep green 

 feathery foliage, 

 arranged in 

 whorls, rising 

 one above the 

 other at regular 

 <J l s t a n c e s ; its 

 symmetry of 

 form grace and 

 beauty of foliage 

 areunequaledin 

 the vege tabl e 

 kingdom It is 

 easily grown in 

 the house and is 

 highly orna- 

 mental. It re- 

 quires the same 

 c u 1 1 u r e as the 

 Palm. Indeed, as a decorative plant for the house this is one of 

 t lie handsomest and most serviceable plants in our collection. 

 Kit ra fine plants, twelve to fifteen inches high, $1.50; 

 nice young plants that will grow *»st, Si .00 each. 



The Loveliest of Climbing Vines, 



THE MOUNTAIN BEAUTY, ANTIGONON 



LEPTOPUS. 



Rosa de Montana.— This beautiful climbing vine might well 

 be culled the carmine Wistaria, so similar are thelovely clusters 

 of flowers to those of Wistaria. Apart from the similarity of 

 flowers, it differs from the 

 Wistaria in many ways. It 

 is a native of Mexico. We 

 believe it to be one of the 

 most beautiful, as well as 

 one of the rarest climbers 

 i n existence. Mountain 

 Beauty is hardy in the 

 South, and, once" planted, 

 is practically everlasting. 

 It produces iramenseclus- 

 ters of the most exquisite 

 flowers imaginable. The 

 flowers are bore in prodig- 

 ious profusion, and a well- 

 established plant, loaded ■ 

 with its gorgeous carmine 

 flowers, is one of the grand- 

 est sights we have ever 

 seen. Imagine a plant of 1 

 Ampelopsis Veitchii with 

 its magnificent, large, deep 

 green foliage covering the 

 entire veranda, loaded 

 down with large clustersof 

 carmiue flowers, and vou 

 can form an idea of "the 

 splendor of Mountain 

 Beauty This is really a wonderful vine, which will excite the 

 admiration of the amateur planter. It is one of our grandest 

 introductions, sure to become immensely popular because of its 

 handsome foliage and its superb, brilliant flowers. Price is low 

 for strong plants. This is one of the plants you will be sorry to 

 have missed getting when you see it growing and bloomiDg. By 

 all means take my advice and include several plants at least in 

 your order. It is a bulbous plant dying down each year. The 

 plants'] will send you are dormant," that is, bulbs without fo- 

 liage, like a Dahlia. 8 cents each. 



BASKET PLANTS. 



I have a great many calls for plants suitable for baskets and 

 vases I grow these plants in large quantities and can furnish 

 them at 5 cents each, or twelve distinct plants for 50 

 cents. These will make a nice basket. 



BOUGAINVILLEA SANDERIANA. 



(The Chinese Paper Plant.) 



THE MOUNTAIN BEAUTY- 



ARAUCARIA excelsa. Norfolk Island Pine. 



This beautiful free flowering plant was introduced recently 

 and on account of its free blooming qualities has become very 

 popular, especially as a plant for Easter decoration. It is 

 of a strong, rapid growth, and the brilliant, rosy crimson blos- 

 soms in large racemes are produced from early March until 

 mid-Summer In fact, a well grown specimen will frequently 

 flower the greater part of the year. Altogether a most de- 

 sirable subject for the conservatory or window garden. 20 

 cents each. 



