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



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TENDER PLANTS-Continued 



New Giant Coleus, Christmas Gem 



(Brilliancy, or Dr. Ross) 



Leaves immense, eight to twelve inches long looks 

 likp a Rex Begonia, and is just as beautiful. Cannot 

 be exceed as" a pot plant. .The name aptly ^scribes 

 the appearance of this variety, which belongs to the 

 eiant-leaved section; of strong, vigorous habit, 

 lowingfrom two to three feet high, with leaves 

 often nine to ten inches long, which are of bright 

 carmine, shading off to a deep maroon, the margin 

 being yellow and green, tne whole leaf having a 

 rich Velvety luster. 25c ea^h; three for 6a cents. 



The Wonderful New Coleus, 



Trailing Queen and Trailing Beauty 



These Coleus are an entirely new break, as no 

 one ever before heard of a Coleus that trailed. They 

 both have glorious foliage— The Queen having a 

 large distinct center of bright pink or red, with a 

 broad border of emerald-green. In The Beauty, 

 the foliage is a rich golden-yellow, often changing 

 to pure white. No plants are more suitable or 

 showy for hanging baskets, window boxes vases 

 or pot culture than are these two trailing Coleus 

 Put several plants in a basket or pot and see how 

 lovely a plant may become. 30 cents each; the two 

 for 35 cents. 



COLEUS— General Assortment 



These are all good bedders, standing the hot sun 

 without losing their color. 12 cents each, ten for 

 $1.00; the entire twenty-one varieties for $4.W), 



ACME Bronze, red center, edged green. 



ADMIRATION — Deep claret-red, edged green and 



BECKWITH GEM— Dark velvety maroon, bordered 



fiery-red, edged green. 

 CHICAGO BEDDER— Yellow, mixed with pea-green. 

 EMPRESS OF INDIA. — Bronze-red, golden-yellow 



edge. 

 FIREBRAND— Brilliant dark red; extra. 

 FIRECREST — Carmine-crimson, bordered scarlet. 

 GLORY OF AUTUMN — All of the colors of autumn 



HERO — Very dark, almost jet black. 



JOSEPH'S COAT — An intermingling of many colors. 



MAY LEVERING — Spotted and striped with ma- 

 roon, green, red and yellow. 



MRS. BARR — Red, yellow and green, fringed edge. 



QUEEN OF THE WEST — Creamy-white and oxide- 

 green, margin bright yellow. 



QUEEN VICTORIA— -Yellow and bronzy-red. 



RED CLOUD — Dark red of royal hue. 



SENSATION — Crimson-maroon, center bright red. 



SETTING SUN — V elvety red, bordered golden- 

 vellow. 



SPOTTED GEM — Spotted yellow, green and red. 



VERSCHAFFELTI — A rich velvety crimson. 



YEDDO — Green with broad band of lemon-yellow. 



YELLOW BIRD — Clear bright yellow. 



OTAHEITE ORANGE 



Beautiful Dwarf Ornamental. Oranges cannot be 

 shipped into either California or Florida. 



This valuable and distinct variety of the Orange 

 family is a dwarf, compact grower, with glossy 

 deep green foliage, which has a decided odor of the 

 Orange Tree of Florida, and is exceedingly florif- 

 erous, producing a wonderful profusion of pure 

 white flowers of the most delicious fragrance, 

 identical with the much-sought-for blooms of the 

 Southern Orange groves. Otaheite fruits immedi- 

 ately after flowering, bearing fruit about one-half 

 the size of the ordinary Orange, retaining in a 

 marked degree their sweetness. This unique Orange 

 cannot be equalled as a winter-blooming pot plant 

 for house culture. Requires but little sunlight, and 

 flowers and fruits when but twelve to fifteen inches 

 high. As a pot plant this lovely dwarf Orange is 

 one of the most novel and beautiful that can be 

 grown. With a couple of plants you can have an 

 abundance of the far-famed delicate and fragrant 

 Orange blossoms. We have grown a large stock of 

 clean, vigorous plants of this beautiful Orange that 

 will bloom and fruit at once. We commend it to 

 our friends as a novelty of sterling worth and merit. 

 Good plants, 25 cents each; large, strong plants to 

 bloom and hear profusely at once, 50c, 75c and $ 1.23 

 each, according to size. 



New Imperial, or Parma Violet 



This is, without question, the largest, richest col- 

 ored and most highly perfumed of all the single 

 flowering Violets. It blooms very freely, literally 

 bending the plant with its lovely blue flowers of 

 the largest size. Its blossoming season is longer 

 than any other Violet. 25 cents. 



Fuchsias, or Ladies' Eardrops 



Price, 20 cents; the set of nine for $1.50. 



BLACK PRINCE — This is, without question the very 

 finest Fuchsia grown for the amateur to cultivate. 

 It makes a shapely bush, is robust in growth, free 

 from disease and insects, and is probably the 

 freest in blooming. We have seen specimen plants 

 six feet in height and four feet across loaded with 

 thousands of bright buds and blossoms of a beau- 

 tiful waxy carmine or pink color. Certainly a 

 plant of easy culture. 



ERNEST RENAN — White sepals, reddish-blue 

 corolla. 



LITTLE BEAUTY — Red sepals, sky-blue corolla, so 

 free as to almost hide the plant. 



LORD BYRON — Red sepals, corolla of the richest 

 royal purple, so free in flower as to almost hide 

 the plant. 



MADAME VAN DER STRASS — This is the best of 

 the double white corollaed Fuchsias. 



PHENOMENAL — An immense double purple flower. 

 The best of its color. 



SPECIOSA — Habit erect and compact, presenting a 

 decidedly neat and attractive appearance as a pot 

 plant, the fine star-shaped flowers are produced 

 in profusion, and begin when plants are quite 

 young. The flowers are three inches or more in 

 length; tubes and sepals bright rose, corolla bril- 

 liant carmine; it blooms quite freely. 



TENOR — Red sepals, double purple corolla. 



WHITE BEAUTY — Red sepals, pure white corolla. 



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 Ruellia Mokoyana. 



RUELLIA MOKOYANA 



This is a charming indoor plant for culture in 

 pots or may be used in vases and baskets; of bushy 

 spreading habit and finely marked leaves, which 

 are beautiful olive-green, delicately veined with 

 silver and rich purple underneath. A neat and 

 handsome plant, always bright and pretty. The 

 flowers are exceedingly beautiful, trumpet shaped, 

 and of a rosy-lavender color, almost covering the 

 plant in their great profusion, 20c each; 3 for 50c. 



