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Select List of Plants. 



FOR CONSERVATORY, PARLOR AND LATVN. 



(ABUTiLON-GOLDEN FLEECE.) 



Y N' full justice to this charming plant, we this year again give it first place in 

 A our list. It has few equals as a decorative plant. Many yellow Abutilons 

 have been introduced within the past few years, but all are fairly and far 

 outshone by this superb variety. The habit of the plant is compact and vigor- 

 ous. It may be readily kept in bush form, as seen in the engraving, or if 

 allowed to grow without close pinching, the branches attain considerable 

 length, rendering it valuable for a trellis plant or for covering a back wall, or 

 surrounding a pillar in the conservatory. The flowers are large, well formed, 

 of a deep rich golden yellow, and are produced in wonderful profusion the 

 whole year round. In fact, we cannot recommend it too highly. Like all its 

 family, this variety is exceedingly easy to cultivate. Propagate by cuttings of 

 the young wood. Any kind of soil almost is suitable, but a rich sandy loam 

 is preferable. Pinch young plants occasionally to make them bushy. 



Price, each, 20 cts. Per doz., $2.00. 



AZALEAS. 



J E wish to call special atten- 

 tion to our collection^ of 

 AEUTiLON— GOLDEN FLEiECE. Azalcas tMs scasou. The plants are 



large, bushy, well-formed with abundance of foliage, and thickly set with buds. The 

 collection embraces all the leading varieties all named. It is with special pride and con- 

 fidence we recommend these beautiful plants to our customers. 



Price, each, $1.00 to $3.00. We ship by express only. 



"'I"' HIS elegant evergreen greenhouse climber is of such excellence that we earn- 

 -^ estly recommend it to every plant grower who has a greenhouse or conservatory. 

 It is very easily cultivated, and grows rapidly when once established. For training up 

 a rafter or pillar, or on the back wall of the greenhouse, it is invaluable. The leaves 

 5ire about five inches long, and about one inch wide and pointed, are light green and 



glossy. Flowers large and 

 funnel-shaped, and of a 

 rich canary yellow. 

 Price, each, 25 cents. 



ASPIDISTRA. 



S a house plant, cultivated for its foliage only, we can confident- 

 ly say the Aspidistra is surpassed by none, and, in fact, has few 

 equals. The leaves are oblong-lanceolate on long stems, just 

 slender enough to give the plant a very graceful appearance. The 

 leaf proper usually grows about a foot and a half in length, and is 

 about tour inches in breadth at its widest part. As the plant grows 

 and increases in size it assumes a bushy form, the leaves all springing 

 from a common crown or stool. The common species, Lurida, has 

 plain dark green foliage. We have also a very pretty variegated 

 variety, the leaves being alternately striped with white and green. 

 Both kinds, but the common green particularly are very easy of culti- 

 vation, in fact nothing but positive and continued neglect will kill 

 them. This plant should be in every collection. 



Price, green variety, each, 2.5 cts. Variegated variety, each, 50 cts. 

 (See Abridged List for_General Collection.) 



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