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PETER HENDERSON'S PLANT CATALOGUE. 



CRAPTOPHYLLUM PICTUM 



Or " Caricature Plant." so called from its resemblance in the outline of variegation 

 to the human face ; the leaves are dark glossy green, with a well-defined yellow blotch 

 in the centre of each. See cut. 



Price $1 each ; 89 per dozen. 



FRACARiA INDICA. (Indian Strawberry.) 



A "' Strawberry" producing bright scarlet berries, that remain on the plant for a long 

 time. It is a beautiful plant for baskets, the runners banning down on the sides, giving 

 a very graceful effect. The fruit is not fit to eat, but is highly ornamental, particularly 

 when grown in baskets. 



Price 30 cents each : $3 per dozen. 



HABROTHAMUS COCCINEUS. 



A bright scarlet variety of this valuable winter flowering plant, bearing a profusion 

 of bright scarlet tassel-like flowers : valuable for forcing. 



Price 50 cents each ; §4 50 per dozen. 



CLAUCIUM CORNICULATUM. 



A white leaved ornamental plant with long silvery-white velvety leaves, gracefully 

 recurved, deeply cut to the mid-rib, and each leaf again cut and curled ; the flowers are 

 orange yellow, bell shaped, and drooping. It is of vigorous growth ; its silvery color 

 makes a fine contrast with dark colored foliage plants. 



Price 30 cents each ; 83 per dozen. 



VARIEGATED ALTHEA. (Rose of Sharon. 



A variegated leaved variety of this popular shrub, with the leaves distinctly margined 

 with pure white. 



Price 50 cents each : $4 50 per dozen. 



HIBISCUS SINENSIS VERSICOLOR. 



A variety combining in its flowers all the colors of the whole family, being hand- 

 somely striped, crimson, buff, rose and white; the flowers average from 3 to 4 inches in 

 diameter, and are borne just as freely as in the common variety. 

 Price 60 cents each ; 86 per dozen. 



