10 JOHN SAUL’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
* *PAVONIA WIOTI. 
“A very striking flowering plant. The outer calyx consists of two whorls of narrow 
slender bright red bracteoles, the outer whorl! shorter than the inner, which equals the closed 
corolla. Both the latter and the calyx are of a ‘red black.’ : ; 
‘It flowers continuously throughout the year, but most freely in the winter months; it 
also commences to bloom when only 2 to 4 inches high, and a smal] plant has from 20 to 40 
blooms open at one time, and thus with its neat habit and pleasing foliage it will be exceed- 
ingly valuable for decorative purposes.’”? 75 cents. 
*MONTBRETIA CROCOSMLAFLORA. 
An exceedingly beautiful bulbous plant, a hybrid between Montbretia Pottsii and Cro- 
cosma Aurea—flowers in long spikes like a Gladiolus ; color brilliant orange and crimson. 
$1.00. 
*MONTBRETIA POTTSII. 
A bulbous rooted plant from the Cape, requires similar treatment to Gladiolus; stem 1} to 
2 feet high, with a panicle nine inches long, bearing long, deep bright yellow flowers, tinted 
outside with red. 30 cents. 
*HIGGINSIA RC@ZLI. 
A very beautiful new tropical plant. $1.00. 
ANTHERICUM PICTURATUM. 
Without doubt one of the handsomest foliage plants ever introduced, in growth equal to 
A. Vitatum, the variegation is entirely distinct, having a rich creamy white band # of an 
inch wide running through the centre of each leaf, margined on each side with rich deep 
green. 60 cents. 
DOUBLE PINK BOUVARDIA * PRESIDENT GARFIELD.” 
‘t We take pleasure in introducing this new variety. It is exactly like the double white, 
same shape and just as floriferous. Its color is a bright pink, and will certainly please 
everybody.”’ 380 cts. 
NEW TRITOMAS (KNIPHOFIA).—Flame Flower. 
Each. 
*Tritoma Nobilis. Truly called ‘* Noble;’’ a plant of very vigorous growth, throw- 
ing up a flower stem six feet high, surmounted by a foot-long cylindrical flower- 
head, of brightscarlet and! Golden yellow, .....: 0.0. sc0s.cves'eccecn ase waslicncionu seceeeineeeeeees $1 50 
*Tritoma Saundersii. Also a vigorous plant; the flower stem is not quite so tall, and 
the head is conical instead of cylindrical; the flowers are red throughout; a fine 
addition to the group to which it belongs, and both should be included in the most 
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*Tritoma Caulescens. This is a very distinct plant, rising on a stem, with a Yucca- 
like head of channelled, arching leaves; the flower stem is from two to three feet 
high, surmounted with an enormous head of brilliant blossoms ..................0.0e608. 1 50 
*Tritoma Quartiniana. This also rises on a short stem; the leaves are channelled, 
arching, rigid, their points touching the ground, and of a glaucous blue color; the 
flower stem is stout, surmounted by a large head of yellow flowers............ «+ eee 1 60 
*Tritoma McOwnii. <A very beautiful species with orange scarlet flowers....scesss0- sae. O 50 
*DIEFFENBACHIA LEOPOLDII. 
A South American plant of resplendent beauty. The leaves are oblong-ovate, of a rich 
deep lustrous satiny green, traversed by a broad and stout ivory-white rib, which is bordered 
on each side through its entire length with a whitish band, and shows in strone contrast to 
the color of the leaf surface, producing a marvellously fine pictorial effect. It is one of the 
most handsome of the Dieffenbachias yet introduced. $2.00 each. 
