OF NEW, RARE AND BEAUTIFUL PLANTS. 12 
LASTREA ARISTATA VARIEGATA. 
Each. 
One of the most charming of greenhouse variegated Ferns, It has the same kind of 
leathery fronds of the type, and like it is of a rich dark full green color, which sets 
off the distinct variegation to much advantage; the variegation consists of a band 
of pale yellowish-green, which runs down the centre of the pinnz, and includes 
the mid-rib........... Soe 28 = a5 ca sssocceme oes aes aoa at seeeetenencceersee nenewens noonee cones cnnoce $0 50 
*ADIANTUM SPECIOSUM. 
A very elegant Fern, of semi-scandent habit, with large tripinnate fronds, which fre- 
quently attain a length of 36 inches with a width of 21 inches, the pinnules of which 
are 2 to 1 inch across the lobes cuneated and soriferous at the apex. The whole of 
the pinnules are covered with dense short hairs, giving the foliage a woolly feeling 
when touched,......... Pee tae cance chin alse sta levecanaeseenesswanicostauet’s cetareee sos dessediecsavescscetocs 1 00 
ASPLENIUM NOBILIS. 
This is a graceful Fern with light, lace like pinne and arched fronds, which somewhat 
resemble those of A. viviparume OF A. WUNCAtUM ..rceeee ceccccoe coscsecee covctecee seseseee -.. O 50 
DENNSTG@DTIA DAVALLIOIDES YOUNGI. 
“Jn its native country it is said to produce fronds 17 feet in length; and as seen in 
this country, under pot culture, it has caudices as thick as one’s finger, and fronds 
7 or 8 feet in length. To this stout and vigorous constitution, it adds the elegance 
and gracefulness of minute subdivision, so that its fronds, though large, are utterly 
devoid of coarseness; while growing to a large size, it is one of the most finely cut 
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ARALIAS. 
Filicifolia (new), An ornamental leaved plant of the first rank, graceful in habit, and 
well furnished with foliage, altogether one of the most valuable decorative plants 
of its family. The stem and leaf stocks are purplish, thickly marked with oblong 
white spots; the leaf stocks are sheathing at the base, expanding into a broad leafy 
limb, which is imparipinnately divided........... 5 sha 505 350 To sano Hoss ce sconee 8 Sabet sdosstaes 0 75 
*Elegantissima. A beautiful plant with straight erect stem, furnished at short inter- 
vals with digitate leaves on long foot stalks. mottled with white on a dark green 
ground ; the leaflets, from seven to ten in number, are filiform, deeply and unequally 
serrate and gracefully pendulous. The color of the foliage isa deep green shaded 
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*Veitchii. A very elegant plant from the South Sea Islands, producing very narrow 
digitate leaves, considerably undulat-d; upper surface deep green; under, dark 
crimson. One of the most beautiful decorative plants in cultivation. .......00...sssecee 1 00 
Guilfoylei. The bold pinnate leaves are made up of from three to seven stalked oblong- 
elliptic bluntish leaflets ; these leaflets vary in size from two to three inches long, and 
are neatly and evenly margined with creamy white, the surface being, in addition, 
occasionally splashed with gray. A fine and distinct ornamental stove plant.25 cts. to 0 50 
Reticulata. A very distinct species of free growth; a fine decorative plant...... .....00 0 50 
*Amboinense—(Sciadophyllum pulehrum). A very ornamental plant with large bright 
green shining foliage. A grand decorative plant ..... Gaps Ses oagas6ceo ate a5 Go5e8O 22 1 50 
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ANTHURIUMS. 
*Crystallinum. Theemerald green refulgent leaves are spotted all over with a brighter 
shade, and bordered by a broad silvery or rather crystal band, which surrounds the 
intramarvinal and four secondary nerves. These dazzling white zones are so dis- 
tinct and regular that they resemble a border of incrusted silver around the sec- 
tions of the blade of the leaf........ Becterene 3 pressboy apSb-osSes 56S Seabacel-Sasceceeneenes $1 00 to 2 00 
*Regale. This isa superb ornamental foliage plant. There are several varieties of this 
plant. Theone now offered is the finest; the leaves are heart-shaped, much length- 
ened out towards the apex, and rich dark velvety green in cenire.............$1 00 to 2 00 
