NEW AND RARE PLANTS. 



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CLEMATIS COCCINEA. 



Bright scarlet has been a color hitherto unknown in Cle. 

 matis, but in this 6ort we have that color, which when 

 placed in contrast with the blue, purple, and white kinds, 

 has a most striking effect. It is equally hardy as the other 

 well-known sorts. 



$1.00 each ; $9 00 per doz. 



COCXJLUS CARQLINUS. 

 A strong-growing climbing plant, of ten 10 ft. in length 

 producing racemes of the most vivid scarlet berries, which 

 hang on the vine all winter. It proves hardy everywhere, 

 where the thermometer does not fall 15 degrees below 

 freezing point. It luxuriates in the warmer Southern 

 States, and is probably one of the most valuable climbing 

 plants in cultivation, when we consider the long period 

 it holds its festoons of coral-like fruit. 



50 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



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TYPE OF NEW COLEDS. 



THE NEW CLASS OF COLEUS (See Cut). 



This beautiful family of ornamental-foliage plants has 

 been steadily increasing the beauty and diversity of its 

 varieties— ever since its introduction ; but we have never 

 had such a decided " break " in them as occurred in 1879. 

 The varieties below-named are mostly hybrids of Coleus 

 Multicolor and Chameleon, and, besides showing all the 

 brilliant colors of those fine sorts, seem to have monopo- 

 lized all the shades of color known in the Coleus. 



Our collection of the new varieties from all sources in 

 1880, numbered over 60 sorts. We have selected from these, 

 18 as the most distinct and valuable. All the others we 

 have destroyed. 



Burning Bush. Tinted carmine orange, and crimson, 

 Glory of Autumn. Deep crimson bronze, margined 



gold. 

 Mrs. Wm, Ban. Centre rose color, margined green 

 and brown. 



Spotted Gem, Yellow ground, regularly blotched crim- 

 son, green, and orange. (See cut.) 



Beacon. Dark-claret color, almost black, a splendid 

 bedding sort. 



Ash Gray. Orange crimson spotted green. 



Little Buttercup. Green, yellow centre. Its low 

 growth makes it particularly useful for the front 

 row in ribbon line planting. 



Quadricoloi*. Blotched bronzy red, dark chocolate 

 and green. 



Kirk pat rick. Large leaf, blotched in the centre like 

 Geranium Happy Thought. 



Superfoissima. Very dark maroon with a brilliant pur- 

 ple centre. 



Speciosa. Green with yellowish white centre. 



Tlios, Meehan. Dark carmine shaded brown, oakleaf 

 shaped foliage, 



Pharo. Crimson scarlet, mottled yellow and black. 



Firefly. Yellow lilac crimson and green mottled. 



Starlight. Splashed carmine and crimson on yellow 

 ground. 



Eclipse. Scarlet, shaded brownish yellow, serrated edge 



Siinbfam, Carmine, orange and yellow. 



Kentish Fire. Pink, carmine and bronze. Best of the 

 new class of 1878. 

 30 cts. each; $3.00 per dozen. Set, 18 sorts, for $4.50. 



CUPHEA HI3LLFIELDIANA. 



Identical with the well-known Cuphea Platycentra in 

 shape and habit, but quite different in color, each flower 

 being carmine, lipped maroon and white. 

 50 cts. each; $4.50 per doz. 



CROTON "Aureum Maculatum." 



Neat shrubby habit, leaves narrow, green, spotted 

 brightest golden yellow. Very showy and distinct. 



$1.00 each. 



CROTON "Johannis." 



When full grown the leaves of this variety are one foot 

 in length and half an inch in width. The young foliage is 

 bright lemon color, which changes with age, the mid-rib 

 only retaining the original color, the border becoming 

 deep green and yellow. 



$1.00 each. 



CROTON "Mooreana." 



Entirely different from any other variety. The ground 

 color is light green, with a bright golden mid-rib running 

 the entire length of the leaf, and parallel golden bars ex- 

 tending from mid-rib to border of leaf. 

 |1.00 each. 



CROTON "Majesticum." 



When full grown presents the appearance of a miniature 

 weeping willow. The young growth is brightly marked 

 with golden mid-rib and light green margin, these colors 

 changing with age, the margin assuming a deep olive 

 green and the mid-rib an intense crimson color. 

 $1.00 each. 



CROTON " Youngii." 



A variety of very robust habit, light lemon buff tinted 

 rosy flesh color. Leaves 18 inches long and three-fourths 

 of a" inch wide. 



$1.00 each. 



CROTON "Queen Victoria." 



Strong upright grower. Young foliage glossy green 

 streaked with golden bands. These markings eventually 

 change, the green becoming a dark chocolate and the 

 golden bright vermilion. A very beautiful contrast of 

 colors. 



$2.00 each. Set new Crotons for $6.00. 



