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MISS ELLA V. BAINES, The Woman Florist, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 



General Collection of Tender Plants— Continued 



Christmas Cactus 



(Lobster Cactus) — Fine winter bloomer, beautiful 

 pink flowers. Blooms when quite small. Also known 

 as the "Inch Cactus." It is an old favorite. Fine 

 plants, 25c each. 



Crepe Myrtle 



A real southern plant, not hardy north of Baltimore, 

 but should be in every yard in the South. Our friends 

 go wild over this magnificent plant with its profusion 

 of bloom and lustrous green foliage. It will attract 

 attention in any landscape. It also makes a fine 

 tub plant in the North for the lawn. Can be wintered 

 in light cellar. We have 3 colors, White, Pink and 

 Red. 25c each. 



Cuphea Platycentra 



(Cigar Plant.) Each, 10 cents. 



Cyperus Alternifolius 



(The Umbrella Plant) — A handsome pot plant 

 useful in vases, etc. 15c each. 



Crepe Myrtle. 



Cyperus Umbrella Plant. 



Dracaena Indivisa 



The plant that is as graceful as a palm and the plant that 

 stands the hot sunshine as a center piece for your cemetery vase 

 graceful grass-like foliage. Young plants, 15c each. 



Bush Dusty Miller 



(Senecio Argenteus) — Silvery foliage. Fine for bedding- 

 vases, hanging baskets and pots; also extensively used for margin- 

 15c each. 



Euonymus Compacta 



An evergreen shrub for the South. Can be grown into beau- 

 tiful specimen plants in tubs in the North and wintered in any 

 light, cool room. Fine young plants, 30c each. 



Euonymus Japonica 



Dense upright habit with rich, glossy leaves. The mature plants 

 having numerous clusters of tiny whitish-green flowers during 

 May and followed in the fall with berries, which are very effective 

 against the dark leaves. Price, 20c each. 



Euphorbia Splendens 



(SACRED THORN) 



(Crown of Thorns) — A curious plant with thick, fleshy 

 stems which are covered with stout, sharp thorns, many an inch 

 long. The foliage is bright green and the flowers are a beautiful 

 coral-pink. Very pretty when in bloom and a great curiosity at 

 any time. Soon makes handsome plants. Legend says this is 

 the plant the Savior was crowned with. 25c each. 



Jessamine Humile 



Hardy yellow everblooming Jessamine, small foliage dark green 

 with golden-yellow flowers. Cover the trellis or wire fence with 

 it. 10c each; $1.00 per dozen. 



Hanging Basket 

 Collection 



1 Hibiscus or Sword Fern for Center, 

 4 Petunias, Assorted, 



4 Lantanas, 



2 Bush Dusty Miller, 

 2 Coleus, 



4 Asparagus Sprengerii, 

 4 Variegated Vinca, 

 2 Trailing Coteus. 



23 Plants — Enough for a 12 or 14 inch Hanging 

 Basket for $2.69. (State your preference for 

 center piece.) 



Tritoma Pfitzeri 



(TORCH LILY) 



(Red Hot Poker) — An improved upstanding type of perfect 

 form; brilliant scarlet, the opened lower petals merely being rimmed 

 with orange. Rush-like foliage supports smooth thick flower 

 stalks a yard long, with a single fiery cone at the top. Must be 

 carefully protected or else carried dormant in dry sand in the 

 cool cellar during winter. 35c each ; 3 for $1 .00. 



The FLOWER SEEDS offered in 

 front pages are Fresh — No left 

 over stock, and the best money 

 can buy. 



Tritoma, or Red Hot Poker. 



