50: Taroposia B. SHEPHERD Company’s Ca?aLoGuE 
Veitchii. A variety from Indivisa but with the stems and midribs bright red ; very handsome. 
Collosea. Resembles Australis. Leaves a light beautiful green, mueh broader than the two 
above named, ail make fine house plants. They grow into tall specimens outside in California, 
All draeenas have a straight central stem from whieh the long leaves areh in a}l direetions. 
25c to $1.50 each. 
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES, ETC. 
ARUNDO Donax Variegata. Very broad corn-like foliage, beautifully striped with 
creamy-white and light green. It forms grand plants and grows 8 to 10 feet high. 25e to 50c. 
PAPYRUS Antigorum, or Egyptian Paper Plant. Is most elegant, graceful. and 
stately. Itsends up reed-like stems, which on old plants rise from 8 to 10 feet high, crowned 
with a tuft or umbel of long, wiry grass that falls graeefully above and around the stem. 15c, 
25¢ to 50e each. : 
CYPERUS Alternifolius or Umbrella Grass. Slender grass, surmounted by alternate 
leaves, so arranged as to resemble the frame of an open umbrella; as beautiful and ornamenta} 
for house deeoration as a palm. 10e to 25c eaeh; $1.50 to $2.50 doz. 
Alternifolius Gracilis. A charming dwarf variety of umbrella grass, that does not grow 
over 18 inches high. 10e to 25e each. 
CAREX Japonica Variegata. A handsome sedge with white striped leaves, suited for pots 
or the border. Useful for house or other decorations, lasting well. Hardy out doors in central 
New York, where it holds its foliage all winter. 15c to 25c. 
HIMALAYA Fairy Grass or Miscanthus Nepolense. A _ very beautiful grass from India 
that bears numbers of long, shining, reddish-green tassels, which if picked and dried before fully 
developed, open ovt into beautiful airy, plume-like flowers. They curl gracefully, and are fine 
golden-yellow color. They do not shake to pieces, but keep their beauty for years. Very hardy. 
Good plants 25eeaeh; seeds 10e pkt. 
PANICUM Variegatum, A beautiful grass of a trailing or creeping nature, exceedingly valu- 
able for hanging-baskets or pot culture in either green house or window. Its slender, wiry 
stems grow 2or3 feet or more long, and are clothed their entire length with willow-skaped 
Jeaves which are distinctly and beautifully variegated with pure white, bright rose and green. 
It likes a warm place, and will grow in complete shade, forming a dense, drooping mass of the 
lovliest coloring imaginable. 10e to 25c. 
Panicum Plicatum. A rapid growing grass and very ornamental, a decorative and cheap 
plant which will take the place of a palm; fine for pot or vases, It is a splendid ornament for 
the garden, where it grows to the height of six feet or more. It has long, arching, broad leaves, 
regularly ridged, and is very artistic and beautiful. It makes a splendid large clump in a few 
months. 15¢, 25e and 50e eaeh. 
PHORMIUM Tenax Or Variegated New Zealand Flax. Grand decorative plant of most 
stately habit. The leaves are 2 to 4 inches broad. They have dark red edges, and are beautifully 
striped yellow and bluish-green. They are showy pot plants, rivaling with palms and dracaenas. 
Fine jora lawn. 50c, 75e and $1.25 each. 
Phormium Tenax. Like the above except that the leaves are plain blue-green, edged red. 
Very beautiful. 25c to $1.50 each. 
All of the above are too heavy to be sent by mail. 
STRELITZIA. 
The Bird of Paradise Plant. 
Very strange, beautiful, and stately plant belonging to the same family, as the ‘‘Traveler’s 
Palm,’’ Banana, Plantain tree, etc. They are natives of the Cape of Good Hope and were named 
for the queen of George Third, Charlotte Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Rare and offered by a very few 
florists. We have no stock this season of Augusta and Regina and a very few Gigantea. 
STRELITZIA Gigantea. This magnificent plant bears a strong resemblance to the celebrated 
“Traveler’s Palm’’ of Madagasear. Specimens in our garden are 18 feet high, with stems 
measuring 30 inches around. The leaves are large, leathery, and massive, with a yellow mid-rib 
and ridges of parallel veins; they have long stems, very broad at the base, with whieh they 
alternately clasp the main stem, and stand ont on each side, which gives a very beautiful fan- 
