6 JOHN SAUL’s 
This very beautiful plant is of compact pyramidal form and bushy habit, 
profusely branched, each leading branch being tipped with a small spike of 
bright crimson flowers. 
I have no hesitation in saying that this is one of the best bedding-out plants 
ever introduced. Several long rows of it the past summer, in my nursery, were 
truly beautiful. The greater the drought and more intense the heat, the brighter 
shone the colors of this lovely plant. The upper surface of the leaf is of a 
bright deep claret color, whilst the under is of a bright crimson shade; by its 
side the colors of Iresine and Coleus look dingy. 15 cts. per packet. 
