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Gesnera. No. 5630. 
LIBONIA. 
Floribunda. 
or conservatory decoration during winter; 
flowers scarlet and yellow, tube-shaped. 1#ft. 
MIMULUS. 
Mosehatus. Musk. The well-known scented 
variety of Mimulus; useful for hanging 
pots. Flowers yellow. 6 in. 
For other varieties, see Nos. 7265 and 7270. 
MUSA. 
Ensete. Abyssinian Banana. Of all plants 
available to us for sub- -tropical effects, this 
is the most luxuriant. It is frequently grown 
here to a height of 15 feet and with leaves 8 ft. 
in length. Seeds sown in January or Feb- 
ruary produce good plants for summer 
bedding. ... Per 100 seeds, 2.50; 
PHORMIUM. 
Tenax Foliis Variegatis. New Zealand Flaw. 
Half-hardy perennial with long sword-shaped 
leaves, beautifully variegated; adapted to 
lawn and conservatory decoration; flowers 
orange color. 6 ft. 
POINSETTIA. 
Puleherrima. A very ornamental green- 
house shrub, producing large heads of bril- 
liant scarlet bracts, valuable for winter deco- 
ration. If sown in February or March the 
seedlings produce splendid scarlet tops by 
December. . ... Per 100 seeds, 1.50; 
GERANIUM. 
Apple-secented. This sort is highly esteemed 
for bouquets on account of its ferny, fragrant 
foliage. 1 ft. 
Show Pelargonium. 
finest varieties 
New Varieties, Single. 
Seed saved from the 
“Shades of scarlet. 
A handsome plant for house Pkt. 
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GESNERA. 
5630 Exceedingly showy bulbous greenhouse plants, with richly marked 
velvety leaves and handsome Pepikssic of brilliant flowers. 
Mixed. 
GLOXINIA. Tender perennials, 1 ft. 
5635 Farquhar’s Giant Mixed. This is the finest type of Gloxinia. 
The flowers are of enormous size, massive and upright in growth, 
with the throat wide open. The strain includes self-colors, 
spotted and marked sorts , embracing pure white, pink, scarlet, 
crimson, lilac, violet-purple and deep pure First size packet ...1. 
5640 Second size packet ts" ase Leas 
5645 Farquhar’s Avalanche. Pure white.. 
5650 Farquhar’s Sky Blue. 
5655 Farquhar’s Fire King. Brilliant scarlet. 5 
-5657 Farquhar’s Meteor. Scarlet with white throat. .. ; 
5660 Farquhar’s Superb Spee Delicately Spots the effect is 
soft and pleasing. ; 
" GREVILLEA. 
5665 Robusta. Silk Oak. The graceful evergreen, fernlike foliage 
combines admirably with palms and other oF massive rleaved plants. 
Excellent for table decoration. .. 4 0Z., .393 
HELIOTROPE. 
5670 Farquhar’s Giant Hybrids Mixed. 
5675 Dark Varieties Mixed, Shades of blue. 
5680 Mixed. In great variety. 
HIBISCUS. 
5685 Manihot. A strikingly beautiful greenhouse Hibiscus producing 
flowers of clear sulphur yellow with a maroon blotch at the base 
of each petal. It flowers the same season if sown early. 4 ft. 
For Hardy Hibiscus, see Nos. 6955-6975. 
IMPATIENS, Perennial Balsam. 
Charming plants for the house or conservatory, blooming continuously. 
The flowers vary in color from pink to red and are freely produced. 1 ft. 
5690 Sultanil. Bright rosy carmine eer ee 
5695 Sultani. Farquhar’s Pink. Bright rose-pink 
5696 Holsti Orange-Searlet. A handsome variety from East Africa. 
It is of robust growth and flowers very freely, forming compact 
bushes about 18 in. high. Fine for bedding tne 
KALANCHOE. 
5700 Flammea. Splendid greontoe peu with yrs heads of 
orange-scarlet flowers. 13 ft.. ° 
Gloxinia, Farquhar’s Giant Strain. 
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