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AJUCA REPTANS. 



An old herbaceous plant that the modern style of massing in colored foliage has brought 

 into notice. It contrasts markedly with any light foliaged plant of low growth, as its leaves are 

 of dark chocolate color — almost black. 



Price, 25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen. 



AJUCA REPTAMS VARiECATA. 



This, although not new, is scarce, and now seldom seen ; it is one of the handsomest of our 

 low-growing hardy plants, and where permanent borders are to be made, it is excellent, especially 

 when contrasted with the dark leaved variety. The leaves are light green, variegated silvery 

 white, the white predominating; small blue flowers. 



Price, 60 cents each; $6.00 per dozen; the two sorts for 75 cents. 



AKEBSA QUINATA. 



A beautiful hardy evergreen climber, attaining a height of twenty feet; flowers dark brown, 

 and deliciously fragrant. One of the most valuable climbing plants. 



Price, 30 cents each ; $3. 00 per dozen. 



ALTERNANTHERA. 



Plants with beautiful variegated foliage, growing about twelve inches in diameter and six 

 inches in height, used principally for ribbon lines, borders, etc. ; the leaves are tinted, bordered, 

 blotched, margined, and variegated, in almost every conceivable form, with the brightest 

 colors — bright carmine and crimson tints prevailing. 



Parychoides Major, leaves carmine, yellow, 

 and green. 



Spathulata, leaves tinted carmine and green. 



Amcena, leaves yellow, brown and rose. Very 



fine. 

 Latifolia, broad, smooth, autumn-tinted leaves. 

 Magnifica, leaves broad, yellow, scarlet and 



green. 

 Parychoides, leaves tinted green, crimson and | Versicolor, leaves tinted light rose to deep 



straw-color. I crimson. 



Price, 25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen; set of seven sorts for $1.25. 



ALLAMANDA HENDERSONH. 



A valuable greenhouse plant, having large deep yellow flowers 4 inches in diameter. It can 

 be trained to climb or can be grown in bush form, as desired. It blooms nearly the entire 

 season. 



Price, 50 cents each; $4.50 per dozen. 



ALTHEA FRUTEX, VAR. 

 (Variegated -leaved "Hose 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. 



ALOYSIA CITRSODORA (Lemon Verbena.) 



A well-known shrub,- indispensable for the delightful fragrance of its leaves in the construc- 

 tion of bouquets, &c. 



Price, 25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen. 



AMPELOPSiS VEITCH1I. (A. Tricuspidata.) 



A miniature variety of the Virginia Creeper ; the young growth during summer is a dark 

 purple, changing in fall to the brightest tints. of scarlet, crimson and orange. It clings to stone- 

 work, trees, &c. , and is a splendid plant for covering unsightly objects, &c. ; it attains a height 

 of fifty feet. 



Price, 30 cents each; $3.00 per dozen. 



AMPELOPSIS TRICOLOR. 



A variety the young growth of which is elegantly variegated with white, pink and green, a 

 perfectly hardy variety, growing to the tops of the highest trees. 

 Price, 30 cents each; $3.00 per dozen. 



AMPELOPSIS QUINQUEFOLIA. 



This is the well known Virginia Creeper, found in many parts of the country; It is a fast 

 grower, of strong habit; leaves splendidly variegated in the fall. • 



Price, 25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen; the three sorts for 75 cents. 



ANTIRRHINUM (Snap Dragon.) 



We offer this yei:r an unusually fine lot of Antirrhinums, seedlings from seeds saved from the 

 finest and most beautiful flaked, mottled and striped varieties in cultivation. 

 Price, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen. 



