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harmonious arrangement of colors. Whether in beds or as 



specimen pot plants, they are striking objects and delight 



the eye. 



VEXUS— Leaf resembling brocaded velvet, in large blotches of 

 vermilion, carmine and buff ; under surface of leaf bril- 

 liant pink. 



JUPITER— Flame red, edged with gold; a beautiful variety. 



MERCURY— Large leaf, embossed with green and gold, over- 

 laid with a network of brilliant crimson veins. 



MARS— Large heart-shaped leaves, finely mottled with dots of 

 crimson on a ground of brilliant chrome yellow. 



NEPTUNE— Serrated leaves overlaid with a beautiful combina- 

 tion of brown, green, lemon and carmine. 



SATURN— A remarkably beautiful sort, having a broad stripe 

 of clear white down the center of the leaf; spotted and 

 veined rosy violet. 



URANUS— Center of leaf greenish yellow, surrounded by a 

 broad band of cinnamon red. 



SIRIUS— A beautiful variety with pointed leaves. Center 

 bright vermilion with chocolate zone on violet ground. 



RHEA— Bright green, marked and blotched with purplish crim- 

 son, edged with yellow. 



JUNO— Ground of yellow and green, striped and marked with 

 crimson. 



CERES— Deeply cut leaf, bronze green, center creamy white 

 and crimson. 

 Price, each, 15 cts.; per'doz., $1.25. Set of 11 sorts, $1.00. 



POPULAR BEDDING COLEUS. 



The following varieties have proved themselves specially 

 useful for massing in beds and borders, where it is''desirable to 

 produce a striking effect with solid colors: 

 ACME— Pink, brown and yellow. 

 HER MAJESTY— Golden bronze. 

 GOLDEN BEDDER-Best yellow. 

 JOHN GOODE-Greenish yellow. 

 VERSCHAFFELTII— Maroon; a general favorite. 

 PROGRESS— Green ground, mottled with brownish spots. 

 Price, each, 10 cts.; per doz., $1.00. Per 100, our selection, $6.00; 

 per 100, customers' selection, $7.00. 



CYPERUS ALTERNIFOLIUS. 



(UMBRELLA PLANT.) 



This well-known plant, always popular, seems now to be 

 in greater demand than ever it was. It well deserves the atten- 

 tion it is attracting, for it is a pretty, unique and striking 

 object. Moreover, it is of very easy culture, growing and 

 thriving under almost positive neglect. Being an aquatic it 

 is at home in the aquarium, but it succeeds equally well as.an 

 ordinary pot plant, if only an abundance of water is given.it. 

 Next to Palms this plant deservedly takes rank among the 

 most beautiful and most useful foliage plants for house cul- 

 ture. Price, each, 25 cts. to 50 cts. 



FUCHSIAS. 



FROM a large and varied collection 

 of these popular plants we have 

 selected a few of the very best 

 which we oifer in the full confidence 

 that they will invariably give 

 satisfaction. 

 BULGARE— Sepals brilliant red 



corolla violet, a free bloom- 

 er; single. 

 BLACK PRINCE— Tube and 



sepals carmine, corolla rose, 



a profuse bloomer; single. 

 ELM CITY— Sepals crimson, 1^;^: 



corolla purple, very large 



and full; double, an old 



favorite. 

 FRAU EMMA TOPFER OR 



STORM KING-A superb 



variety, very large and 



double, sepals bright crim- 

 son, corolla white suffused 



and veined with delicate 



rose. Each 15 cts. 

 MRS. E. G. HILL— (See cut). 



Flowers very large and 



double; corolla pure white, sepals dark red. A grand variety 



and very free bloomer. Each, 15 cts. 

 MRS. MARSHALL— An excellent variety; corolla carmine, 



tube and sepals white; single. 

 PRINCE ALBERT— Resembles that old favorite Speciosa 



although much more desirable; single. 

 ROSAIN'S PATRIE— Sepals rosy carmine, corolla white; 



double. A very desirable variety. Each, 15 cts. 

 Price, except where noted, each 10 cts. Per doz., -Sl.OO. 



FERNS. 



CTTS conservatory specimens, parlor ornaments, or for general 

 r\ decorative purposes the many delicate, beautiful species 

 J of Ferns stand almost unrivaled. The medium sized and 

 smaller kinds are admirably adapted for planting in rock 

 work in the conservatory and for the fernery in the parlor. 

 Our collection is large and varied. 



Price, 25 cents and upwards, according to variety and size. 



