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JOHN SAUL’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
ARTOCARPUS CANONNI. 
A tropical plant of exceedingly ornamental foliage of a rich bronzy-crimson tinted with purple above, 
beneath of a vinous red, about 1 fuot long and 7 inches broad; very variable. 40 cents. 
NEW PANAX. 
Each. 
Panax, Laciniatum, an elegant and very dis- 
tinct plant. The leaves are tinted and indis- 
tinctly marked with pale olive-brown, and 
form a rather complicated mass of narrow 
segmenis; they are bipinnate, nearly as broad 
as long, and have a drooping contour............. 
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Each. 
Panax, Victoriz, a distinct and very graceful 
stove plant, thickly furnished with leaves of 
a remarkably elegant character, forming a 
gracefully recurving mass of pleasing varie- 
gated foliage, and is one of the most lovely 
and elegant variegated plants............ ccckedeencess 
CLIDAMIA VITTATA. 
A splendid foliage plant, having large green leaves with a light band down centre of the leaf, of easy culture 
and rapid growth. 40 cents. 
NEW CROTONS. 
Croton, Baron James de Rothschild, one of the 
finest of the large-leaved section, with yellow 
midrib, changing to a rich violet-crimson....... 
Caudatus-Tortilis, a beautiful Croton with 
gracefully pendulous twisted leaves. Some of 
the leaves are deep olive-green. with a golden- 
yellow central band and crimson midrib; 
others arealmost wholly yellow which becomes 
suffused with crimson by age, while others 
again are spotted and blotched in various 
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Chrysopeesilus, the foot-stalks and midribs are 
pale canary-yellow. which is also spread over 
the blade on each side of the midrib in irregu- 
Jar bands, in some cases to two-thirds of the 
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Carrierii, a superb Croton, with large finely 
variegated) foliage@s:..-s.cc-ctuceet sa. seneeen een eee eee 
Cronstadtii, a glossy green variegated with 
bright golden-yellow They aretwisted. curled 
and crisped intoa great variety of forms. The 
richness of its coloration 1enders it most dis- 
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Day Spring, a vigorous showy variety, centre 
oifleat ercamy=yellowences.ck coerce ee 
Elegantissimus, one of the most charming 
and elegant varieties vet offered. The varie- 
gation is of a rich bright golden color, extend- 
ing along the centre and occurring in distinct 
blotches, and this, contrasting with the bright 
red tint of the petioles, produces a very pretty 
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Evansianus, the newest leaves are light olive- 
green, with midrib and veins of golden-yellow. 
As the leaves become older, the green deepens 
and changes toa bright bronzy-crimson, and 
the golden-yellow of the midrib a rich orange- 
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=Emperor Alexander (new), a very beautiful 
variety in the way of Fasciatus, but more 
distinctly and tinely marked.......................02- 
*Flambeau (new). leaves narrow, bright rich 
crimson, 2 brilliant variety........,....022. spe: p--e00 
Fasciatus, veins marked by bright yellow 
lines, interlacing near the edge. where, near 
the point, the surface is chiefly yellow; mid- 
rib a brownish-vellow band............--.s..essscsee 
Hanburyanus, leaves rich golden-yellow and 
rosy-crimson that suffuse the whole plant. 
All the leaves are beautifully marbled and 
blotched with these tints on a green ground... 
Hawkerii, the middle and lower portions of 
the leaves, together with the footstalks, are 
light creamy-vellow which spreads over the 
greater part of the leaves..................- Seneca eat 
La Dame Blanche, a very beautiful variety 
with long undulating foliage; the variegation 
is white, which marks it as distinct from other 
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Lancifolius, midrib, margins and veins pale 
yellow, which. as the plant attains its charac- 
ter, becomes reticulated with bright rosy-pink; 
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*Croton, Montcefontainensis (new), leaves 
three lobed, a very rich colored and beau- 
tifal Croton .22 22 ee ee ee beavatses 
Macarthuri, the color is constant, but the 
markings on the different leaves are as varied 
as the forms assumed by the leaves themselves. 
The midribs are yellow, and are spotted, 
blotched, flaked, and barred in infinite 
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*Newmanii (new), a richly variegated form 
with large lanceolate leaves freely marked 
with a most distinctive bright golden-yellow 
and whitish variegation; the midrib is of a 
bright magenta-crimson, the ground color of 
which is bright green, interspersed with occa- 
sional blotches of bright yellow..................... 
Nevilliz, when first expanded their midribs 
are bright golden-yellow, and the blades light 
olive-green, barred and marked with yellow. 
In the nature leaves, the yellow is changed to 
crimson, shaded with orange.......... ..-...ccsesess. 
President, a charining new Croton, with foliage 
broadly variegated with golden-yellow........... 
Prince of Wales, the midribs are light yellow, 
witha broad band of the same color on either 
side; the renrainder of the blade is light olive- 
green, profusely spotted and marbled with 
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Princess of Wales (Glorious, this is one 
of the long-leaved drooping forms. Leaves 
sometimes plain and sometimes strongly un- 
dulated. The ground color is green, and the 
variegation creamy-yellow, very variable in 
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Queen Victoria, the ground color of the leaf 
is rich golden-yellow; the midrib and the 
primary veins are of a rich magenta color, 
changing with age to a vivid erimson; the 
margin of the leaf is banded witl: carmine...... 
Superbus, a rich sulphur-yellow, very distinct, 
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Sunshine (new). a very handsome and distinct 
Croton ; leaves from 9 to 12 inches long by 2 to 
3 inches broad, oblong obovate; aud of a dark 
golden-yellow color, primary veins aud mar- 
gin same color, ground color pale olive-green 
spotted. This will make a good decorative 
plant. When the leaves are mature the mark- 
ings change to a deep orange-crimson ........... 
Variabilis (Falcatus), its leaves marbled and 
blotched with different shades of yellow, 
orange and crimson. The leaves both in color 
and shape, are very variable; some are 
straight. others recuxved:.t:..t-.ce ceeds teen eeees 
Williamsii, the leaf hasa central band, yellow, 
from which veins of the same color branch 
out on either side, These veins all change to 
deep crimson and the whole plant becomes 
flushed with a glowing tint of crimson, shaded 
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