GENERAL COLLECTION. 



113 



MARANTAS, (Newer Sorts.) 



The marking of the leaves of some of the newer sorts of these 

 plants are handsome in the extreme; as decorative plants, 

 grown for specimens in the conservatory, they are exceptionally 

 fine, being well adapted for that purpose. We offer 6 rare and 

 distinct sorts. 



$1.00 each ; $5.00 for set of G. 



MESEMBRYANTHEMTJM CORDIFOLITJM 

 VARIEGATTTM, (Variegated Ice Plant.) 



Valuable for baskets or vases, as its succulent character en- 

 ables it to stand our hot and dry weather admirably. The 

 variegation of the leaves, white and green, is very distinct, and 

 the star-like, purple flowers contrast finely with the creamy- 

 white foliage. This plant is considered one of the finest for 

 front " ribbon-lines," and is used in immense quantities in 

 " Battersea Park " and other public grounds about London. 

 25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen. 



MESEMBRYANTHEMITM, ("Wax Pink.") 



These are valuable, from their peculiar nature, for planting 

 on dry, barren ground. They will grow and do well where 

 other plants would fail. The foliage is fleshy, succulent; the 

 flowers bright and attractive. Are desirable vase plants. 

 Aurantiaciim. Dark orange. 

 Corrtifolium. Pink. 



" Variegatum. (See Specicri Description above.) 



filancnm, Deep violet-pink. 

 Blandum. White. 

 Deltoirtum. Pink. 

 Murium White. 



25 cents each ; $2.25 per dozen. Seven sorts for $1.25. 



MTKSIPHYX.LUM ASPABAGOIDES. — SMILAX. 



MYRSIPHYLLUM ASPARAGOIDES, 



(Smilax.) 



There is no climbing plant in cultivation that surpasses this 

 In the graceful beauty of its foliage, and its peculiar wavy for- 

 mation renders it one of the most valuable of ill plants for vases 

 or hanging baskets, as it can be used either to climb or to dr.iop, 

 as required. In cut flowers, particularly for wreaths, it is now 



considered indispensable by all florists. Its hard texture en- 

 ables it to keep without wilting for several days after being cut, 

 Its cultivation has now become a speciality in every large city^ 

 greenhouses being devoted solely to its cultivation. For a par- 

 lor or window plant it is indispensable. (See Cut.) 

 25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen. 

 $15.00 per hundred. 



MIKANIA VIOLACEA. 



A climbing or creeping plant, with very striking foliage of a 

 purplish green— with a velvet-like upper surface; under, glossy 

 carmine. Is a most desirable plant for baskets, the color of the 

 leaves being novel and different from anything else we have 

 been using for that purpose. 



30 cents each; $3.00 per dozen. 



MYRTUS COMMUNIS, 

 (Double and Single Myrtle.) 



Sweet-scented Myrtle, used largely in the construction of 

 bouquets, and is that used by the Jews in their religious rites 

 and ceremonies. 



30 cents each ; $3.00 per dozen. 



MIMULUS.— In Variety. 



Strikingly handsome flowers, among the gayest ornaments of 

 the greenhouse or flower garden. 

 Moschatus (Musk Plant). Yellow. 



Tigrinis. An exceedingly beautifully-blotched and spotted 

 hybrid, rivaling the Calceolaria in the variety of its 

 brilliant colors. 



25 cents each ; $2.25 per dozen. 



White Crape Mvktle. 



WHITE CRAPE MYRTLE, ( Lagerstraemia 

 Indica Alba.) 



A white-flowering variety of this beautiful shrub, we believe, 

 has been comparatively unknown until lately. Hardy in the 

 Southern. States, but when grown in the North should be kept 

 in pots or tubs, and kept in a dry cellar in winter. 

 50 cents each; $1.50 per dozen. 



MYOSTIS, (Forget-Me-Not.) 



Dissit iflora . When in bloom about 9 inches high, covered 

 with its rich blue flowers, each flower having a 

 round, white spot in its centre. These are now 

 much used for forcing for winter flowering. 



Palustris. The well known " Forget-me-not " of the garden; 

 blue. 



25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen. 



NERITJM, (Oleander.) 



Album Plenum. (See Novelties.) 75 cents each. 

 Album. White. 

 Carneum. Large, double pink. 

 Mvium. Pure white. 

 50 cents each ; $4.50 per dozen, except where noted. Set of 

 i sorts for $2.00. 



NIEREMBERGIA RIVULARIS. 



The plant is of a creeping habit, rising only a few inches from 

 the ground; flowers pure white, with yellow disc; flowering 

 from June to September. 



30 cents each; $3,00 per dozen. 



