MISS ELLA V. BAINES, THE WOMAN FLORIST, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 



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Sanseviera Zeylanica 



ZEBRA PLANT. 



A beautiful plant, specially adapted for the decoration 

 or drawing rooms and halls, as it stands dust and drought 

 with impunity and requires scarcely any water. The leaves 

 are beautifully striped crosswise, with broad white varie- 

 gations on a green ground. It is a rare and beautiful 

 plant, which should be abundantly grown for positions 

 out of the reach of sunshine, where other plants will not 

 thrive. It can be placed in any position in any room and 

 do well. It has singular beauty for decorative purposes 

 which other plants do not possess, and it is useful both in 

 winter and summer. Fos vases and baskets it is a fine 

 center-piece, and grows splendidly out of doors during 

 summer. Fine plants, 15 cents; two for 25 cents. 



Tender Plants 



In this list we do not give extended descriptions, but our 

 customers will find many valuable plants embraced. These 

 are suitable lor house and garden culture. 



ACALYPHA SANOERI— The Comet plant. 

 ACALYPHA TRICOLOR — Fine bedding plant. 

 ACALYPHA TRICMPHANS — Gorgeous foliage, fine bed- 

 der. 



Price of Acalyphas, fine plants, 15 cents; the three for 35 

 cents. Strong plants, 30 cents each. 



Each 

 ALOYSIA CITRIODORA LEMON VERBENA— The most 



fragrant foliage of any plant 10c 



ALYSSUM — Giant double-flowered. Pure white flowers. .10c 

 ANTIRRHINUM, or Snap Dragon — Four colors — white 



yellow, pink and red (Fonr for 30 cents) 10c 



BROWALLIA GIGANTEA — Flowers intense indigo- 

 blue 10c 



CRAPE MYRTLE — Three colors, pink, crimson and 



purple 10c 



CUFHEA PLATYCENTRA, or Cigar Plant 10c 



Each 

 CYPERUS ALTERNIEOLIUS, the Umbrella Plant— A 



handsome pot plant, useful in vases, etc. (Four for 



25 cents) 8c 



EUPHOBIA SPLENDENS, or Crown of Thorns 15c 



GENISTA, or Gold Shrub — Golden-yellow flowers 10c 



HELIOTROPE — In four separate colors 10c 



IMPATIENS, or Sultana — Six distinct colors. (Six for 



50 cents) 10c 



JASMINE MALAYAN, or Confederate Jasmine 15c 



JASMINE GRAND DUKE OF TUSCANY— Double white 



flowers , 25c 



(Strong two-year-old plants, 50 cents.) 



JUSTICIA, the Pink Brazilian Plume Flower 13c 



LANTANAS, or Shrubby Verbenas — (Three for 25c)... 10c 

 LANTANA, WEEPING — Fine for baskets and vases; 



lavender flowers 10c 



MYRTLE, SWEET, German, or the Jew, or Bride's 



Myrtle — The leaves are very fragrant 25c 



PLUMBAGO CAPENSIS — Sky-blue flowers 20c 



PLUMBAGO CAPENSIS ALBA— White flowers 15c 



PETUNIAS — Double-flowering; four colors. (Four for 



50 cents) 15c 



PRIMROSE, New Baby Malacoides — Light pink flowers 10c 

 PRIMROSE, CHINESE — Three colors — white, pink and 



red lOo 



PRIMULA OBCONICA GRANDIFLORA — Always in 



bloom 10c 



SALVIA SPLENDENS — Brilliant scarlet 6c 



SALVIA LE PRESIDENT — Rich scarlet flowers 6c 



SALVIA SPLENDENS ALBA— Pure white 6c 



SALVIA SPLENDENS VARIEGATA— Variegated red 



and white 6c 



SALVIA MRS. PAGE — A perfect sheet of scarlet 6o 



(Salvias, 60 cents per dozen; 25 for S1.00). 

 SAXIFRAGA SARAMENTOSA or Strawberry Geranium 10c 

 SELAGINELLA — Low-growing fern-like Moss; elegant 10c 

 VERBENAS, Mammoth-Flowering — All colors. (Sevrn 



for 50 cents) 8c 



VASE PLANTS — A fine assortment. (Eight for 50 cts) 8c 



Tender Vines and Climbers 



These make a rapid growth and bloom throughout the summer; are very showy. 



The Wonderful Giant Moonflower 



(LPOMEA MAXIMA). 



A Giant in Growth and Flower and Wonderfully Frangrant. 



This grand new Moonflower is a decided improvement over the 

 old well-known variety Ipomea Grandiflora. The flowers are 

 more than twice the size of the old variety, oftentimes meas- 

 uring from six to seven and one-half inches across, and are 

 produced in such wonderful profusion that they completely 

 cover the vine with a veil of glistening white. Its growth is 

 very rapid when planted in good rioh light soil, nothing to 

 equal it as a tender vine for porch and lattice shading. Fine 

 plants, 15 cents each. 



New Moonflower, HEAVENLY BLUE — This makes a splendid 

 companion plant to the White Moonflower. Is is equally 

 rapid in growth, and a much freer blooming variety than 

 the white one. The blooms come in clusters of five to 

 twelve, and at times almost hide the vines. The flowers are 

 the most heavenly blue, with reddish-purple rays, and six 

 inches across. Nothing is more beautiful. 10 cents. 

 IPOMEA GRANDIFLORA, The True Ever-blooming Moon- 

 flower — It is called the Moonflower from its rare peculiarity 

 of blooming best at night and on dull cloudy days; flowers 

 pure white in great profusion. 10 cents each. 

 ANTIGONON LEPTOPUS, or the "Queen's Wreath"— Produces 

 rose-colored flowers in racemes two feet long; beautiful. 

 10 cents. 

 BOUGAINVILLEA SANDERIANA — The Chinese Paper Plant. 



Lovely clear lavender flowers. 20 cents. 

 GERMAN, or PARLOR IVY — A rapid-growing plant, well 

 adapted for training in the parlor. Leaves glossy green 

 and flowers yellow, in clusters. 8 cents each. 

 MEDETRA VINE — White flowers; exquisitely fragrant. 5 



cents; three for 10 cents. 

 SMILAX — A lovely house vine. 6 cents. 

 TRADESCANTIA, or WANDERING JEW — Fine for baskets. 



Two distinct kinds. 10 cents. 

 VINCA MAJOR VARIEGATA — Fine for baskets and vases; 

 green and white foliage. 10 cents; large, strong plants, 

 Ipomea. 20 cents. 



