So JOHN SAUL’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
BOUVARDIAS. 
For autumn and winter blooming plants, the Bowvardias are well known to every florist. 
They are of the easiest culture, giving their rich colored flowers in great profusion. 
Each. 
Alfred Neuner. This is equal, if not superior, in profuse blooming quality to the valu- 
able single white variety, Davidsonii, of which this double white one is the sport. 
The flowers are composed of three perfect rows of petals of the purest waxy white...$0 25 
Flavescens, (new.) Flowers like Jasminiflora, but of a canary yellow, a very desirable 
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Sanguinea, (new.) Color crimson vermilion, a very fine new variety....... sar e556 evesoueve © 25 
Lady Hyslop. Flowers similar to Klegans, of a bright rose ColOr.....s0se-sseeeee ersecscceeee O 25 
Alba Odorata. Pure white centre of great substance, and very richly fragrant......... eeORZO 
Humboldti Corymbiflora. The blossom is the largest hitherto known in the group; the 
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Umbellata Alba. Broad pure white petal lobes; it is in the style of B. Davidsonii, but 
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Floribundi. Flowers orange scarlet, very distinct and fine............scsee seceseee Sodocd Bon0cd - 0 25 
Hogarth. Splendid raceme, rich scarlet, vigorous grower, fine habit............+. SenOGG oE0RS 0 25 
Longiflora. Snow white, long tube, beautiful. .-....1.5....cescccussevsceece soscene oo a's eletsierecineeeeote 0 25 
Hendersonii. Delicate waxy flesh color, a sport from Hogarth. ....00.sssseereeseeee Bon cenpsecns, \l) 748) 
Hlegans. Color a scarlet carmine, flowers and trusses of immense size....... Ssbigaccutitanas w. O 25 
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Jasminoides. A beautiful species in the way of B. Longiflora, with larger terminal and 
auxiliary racemes of equally fragrant snow white flowersS.........sscceessees Fadanecoad 200 - O 25 
Davidsonii or Vreelandi. The finest of all white Bouvardias, and of the free growth of 
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Rosalinda. Bright rose, large and fine.......... Wee lesieetaet seroncts e nuoridsco Scecaee ago: Coannu seaseues O20 
Rosea Multiflora. Of free growth and profuse flowering, color bright rose,....... Berioves co 0 25 
DRACHANA.—Dragon Tree. 
Our rich collection of Dracznas has been awarded the first premium by the Maryland Hor- 
ticultural Society for several years, and first premium at the ‘‘ Cincinnati Exposition.” For 
decorative purposes these plants are now extensively grown, their broad dark tropical foliage 
and graceful habit render them very appropriate. 
Each. 
*Laingi, (new.) The leaves are from 8 to 10 inches long and from 2 to 24 inches broad. 
The latest formed are pale green with broad bands and margins of creamy white 
faintly, tinged with rose. The older leaves are deeper green bordered with crim- 
son and white; the wings of the footstalks of the leaves are also crimson,.............$2 50 
*Superba. This is, without doubt, the most slender and graceful growing variety ever 
offered, For table decoration and pot culture it is unsurpassed. The leaves are 
pendulous, arching, from 12 to 18 inches long, from 1 to 13 inches broad, linear 
lanceolate, dark bronzy green, margined and striped with bright crimson. The 
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*Princess Margaret. A very fine variety. The leaves with their foot-stalks are about 
eighteen inches in length. When first expanded they are creamy white, slightly 
shaded with green of a tint quite unlike any other Dracena in cultivation, with a 
few oblique stripes of deep green, with a pale crimson mid-rib. The light colored 
portions of the leaf become suffused with delicate rose........cecceceseeece senses 75 cts. to 1 50 
*Dracena Frederici. It has a compact, yet graceful habit of vigorous growth. Its 
leaves assume a rich rosy crimson color, and is a grand decorative plant. One of 
the most valuable, as it colors beautifully in a small state..........scecesceeceeee 75 cts. to 1 60 
*Macarthuri. Of very compact growth and bright colored foliage. They are very 
elegant both in form and coloring, the latter being especially brilliant and attrac- 
tive, rendering this variety one of the most distinct in cultivation........... 75 cts. to 1 00 
*Rosea-picta. A plant of robust habit and bold aspect. The leaves are beautifully 
colored with a delicate rose tint which deepens by age to a bright carmine, finely 
contrasting with the ground color, which is a deep olive green...........-...75 cts. to 1 00 
*Terminalis Alba. This is D. terminalis, but with white variegation. The ground 
color bright green with bold pure white variegation, the upper leaves being white, 
in some cases large sectional patches are colored white, while leaf-stalks are also 
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