

(Alphabetical Arrangement.) 



ABUT1LONS. 



Greenhouse shrubs, growing from two to six feet in height ; flowers pendulous, hell- 

 shaped ; blooming in abundance during the winter and spring months. 

 Mesopotamicum, flowers scarlet and yellow, low habit. 

 Mesopotamicum Var., leaves variegated yellow and green. 

 Santana, flowers brownish crimson. 

 " Alba, flowers large white. 

 Due de Malakoff, flow r ers large crimson, veined. 

 Thompsonii, leaves mottled or marked with bright golden yellow. 

 Price 30 cents each ; $3 per dozen. Set of 6 sorts for $1 50. 

 ALTERNANTHERAS. 

 A genus of plants growing from six to twelve inches in height, of the class known as 

 ornamental foliaged plants, to whish their beautiful leaf tints well entitle them. Well 

 adapted for baskets, vases, or ribbon lines. 



Parychoides, leaves tinted green, crimson and straw color. 



" Major, leaves carmine, yellow and green. 



Spectabile, leaves orange, bronze and scarlet. 

 Spathulata, leaves tinted carmine and green. 

 Versicolor, leaves tinted light rose to deep crimson. 

 Amcena, leaves yellow, brown and rose. Very fine. 

 Magnifica, leaves broad, yellow, scarlet and green. 

 Latifolia, broad, smooth, autumn tinted leaves. 

 Price 25 cents each ; $2 25 per dozen. Set of 8 sorts for $1 50. 



ACHYRANTHES. 



Bright leaved plants, used largely in ribbon gardening and massing, for which they 

 are admirably adapted from their easy culture, standing the hottest summer weather, and 

 keeping their bright-hued tints until destroyed by- frost. 



Aurea Reticulata, leaves bright green, marked with a net work of bright yellow. 

 Gilsonii, an improvement on "A. Verschaffeltii ;" leaves carmine, stems a rich shade of 



pink. 

 Lindenii, deep blood red, changing to crimson, leaves lanceolate. 

 Lindenii Aurea Reticulata. Price 50 cents. See novelties. 



Price 25 cents each ; $2 25 per dozen, except where noted. $1 for set of 4. 



ACE RAT UNI. 



Old garden favorites, blooming continually through the summer months, and making 



excellent winter blooming plants ; for this reason they are peculiarly adapted for bouquets, 



baskets of cut flowers, &c; of the easiest culture. 



White Tom Thumb, dwarf, growing not more than six inches in height, profusely 

 covered with bluish white flowers. 



Blue Tom Thumb, habit the same as the preceding, with flowers of a beautiful light 

 porcelain blue. 



Imperial Dwarf, a variety of "A. Mexicanum," which it resembles; flowers blue. 



Mexicanum, flow r ers light blue. 



Mexicanum Var., leaves variegated with creamy white, flowers blue, a valuable ad- 

 dition to our var. plants. 



Mexicanum Nanum, a dwarf var. of "A. Mexicanum.". 



Prince Alfred, a newer variety, habit medium, with flowers of a delicate lilac shade. 



Lasseauxii, a complete novelty in color, being of a rose or pink shade, blooming all 

 summer. 



Price 25 cents each ; $2 25 per dozen. 8 sorts for $1 50. 



