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*CROTON NOBILIS. 



A beautiful variety with long pendulous leaves, richly colored with many 

 tints. The colors are crimson, yellow, and green in many shades, the crimson 

 being predominant in the stems, footstalks of the leaves, and mid-ribs, where 

 it is bordered by bands of deep golden yellow. In the latest growth the pre- 

 vailing color is sulphur yellow. A noble Croton with gracefully weeping 

 habit. $1.00 to §2.50. 



^CROTOX MOORE AN US. 



The color and markings of the foliage are rich and distinct. The mid-rib 

 and margin of the leaf are of a clear orange yellow, with the blade crossed with 

 parallel bands and stripes of the same color upon a deep green ground ; these 

 bands and markings show considerable regularity, and form a distinguishing 

 feature in this variety $1.5U to $2.50. 



^CROTON AXDREANA. 



A variety of neat habit and free growth. The foliage colors in the most ex- 

 quisite manner. One of the most beautiful of Crotons. $2.00. 



CROTON DISRAELI. 



A most distinct plant, having trilobate leaves, the middle lobe greatly elon- 

 gated. The coloring of the foliage is rich and varied. In the newer leaves the 

 mid-rib and margin are of a lii^ht yellow. As the foliage becomes older, the 

 yellow subsides to a bright orange yellow, the marginal line becoming more 

 defined, and the markings enlarged. In the mature leaves the margin is a 

 bright scarlet, and the mid-rib is striped by a band of the same bright color 

 between two lines of a deep golden yellow, and the blotchings and markings a 

 rich orange yellow, upon a deep green ground. 75 cts. to $2.50 each. 



CROTON BISMARCKL 



A distinct and handsome Croton, the leaf almost panduriform or fiddle- 

 shaped, with the basal half broadest and obovate, the middle part narrowed, 

 and the apex again swollen out into an ovate form. The color is a deep green, 

 with a broad band of golden yellow along the costa, and yellow markings indi- 

 cating ttie course of the lateral veins, in addition to which a few slight yellow 

 blotches are scattered over the surface. 76 cts. to $2.50 each. 



PHYLLANTHUS ROSEA-PICTUM. 



A fine new plant, with beautifully vari.'gated foliage. 



The variegation is exceedingly rich and varied, both in color and form, no 

 two colored leaves showing precisely the same markings with like tints. Many 

 of the leaves are bright crimson, which is also the color of the stem during the 

 early stage of growth ; some are a light cream color, tinged with a delicate 

 blush, others again have a dark bronzy hue, shaded with crimson : some are 

 dark green, with blotches and spots of rose while others are tri-colored, white 

 with different shades of rose and green. 50 cts. each. 



^NEW VIOLETS. 



Each. 



*Marie de Savoy. The largest of violets, color deep blue with a white 

 centre, very fragrant. This violet will be largely grown by florists; a 

 grand flower. Ready in April 75 



*Rubra plena. Double red violet, very distinct. Ready in April 60 



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