RARE PLANTS AND NOVELTIES. 



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upright and pendulous ; colors crim- 

 son, violet, rose, scarlet, white, etc. 

 The bulbs should be started in April, 

 and after blooming all summer re- 

 quire a season of rest from November 

 to April. They attain the greatest 

 perfection if grown in light, rich soil 

 in a shady, well ventilated frame. 

 This is done by gradually withholding 

 water from them. After they are dried 

 off, they may be kept in a warm, dry 

 cellar, or under the stage of a green- 

 house, or any warm place where they 

 don't get wet. 

 40 cts. each ; 3 for SI. 00 ; $4.00 per doz. 



Seqijftfi 



Is the plant shown in the engraving 



below, which, although not new, has new hybrid gloxinia. 



become very fashionable in New York the past year or two — well grown plants 



selling at from five to fifteen dollars each. Few plants are more deserving of 



popular esteem. The engraving shows a plant just coming into bloom, with 



a spray almost natural size showing the flower and foliage. The flowerssare 



pure golden yellow and literally cover the plant when well grown, suggesting 



the title of "Fountain of Gold." (See cut.) 



Price, first size, plants from 5-in. pots, S1.00 each ; $9.00 per doz. 

 second " " "3 " " 35 cts. " 4.00 

 " third " " " 2 " " 25 " " 2.35 



Slechoma §@deracea Yar. 



Ncpeta Glechoma). 



A variegated form of the common ground Ivy, which is 

 prettily marked with pure white on a bright green ground. 

 It is hardy and of vigorous growth like the parent variety, 

 but unlike it, the leaves of this form have a refreshing 

 fragrance similar to mint. It will no doubt become one 

 of our most useful plants for festooning work, such as 

 drooping from hanging baskets, vases, fancy pots, etc., 

 etc., its graceful, rapid growth rendering it unequaled 

 for this purpose, while we have no doubt it will also be 

 largely used in cemeteries to cover graves, as it is en- 

 tirely hardy and we think more ornamental than almost 

 anything in use for that purpose at present. (See cut.) 

 Price, 30 cts. each ; $3.00 per dozen. 



NEW 



f)ybrib (Bloxtmas, 



We offer this year a grand assortment of the above, 

 specially selected for us from a prize European collection. 

 They are among the handsomest of our summer bloom- 

 ing plants, the rich and varied coloring of the flowers 

 being beautiful in the extreme, many of them beautifully 

 speckled ; flowers, 3 inches long by 2 inches diameter ; 



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GENISTA CAXABIENSIB. 



My plants received in good condition, and have just finished planting them. They are very satisfactory in quality and especially in quantity.— E. T. 

 Jewell City, Kansas, April 25th, 1889. 



Byram. 



