OF NEW, RARE AND BEAUTIFUL PLANTS. 9 



*ALOCASIA THIBAUTIANA. 



A splendid foliage plant of stately and robust habit, and without doubt by far the finest of 

 all Alocasias. For exhibition purposes it stands in the first rank among foliage plants, and 

 in the Stove it forms one of the most distinguished ornaments. A First Class Certificate was 

 awarded to it by the Royal Horticultural Society. 



♦GLOBBA COCCINEA. 



"The stems, which are about as thick as a goose quill, are much crowded, 12 to 18 inches 

 long and gracefully arching on all sides, giving the plant a very elegant contour.^ They are 

 furnished^with deep green leaves and terminate in a dense raceme of flowers, of which the 

 bracts are scarlet and the perianth yellow. The plant is continuously in bloom during the 

 greater part of the year." " The elegant habit of this plant, its richly colored flowers of sin- 

 gular structure, and their long duration, render it a most useful and interesting plant." 

 $1.50 each. 



*BEGONIA SOCOTRANA. 



A species of remarkable interest both in its scientific and in its horticultural aspect, dis- 

 covered in the island of Socotra. B. Socotrana is a plant of very neat habit with erect stems 

 8 to 12 inches high, furnished with orbicular peltate leaves 4 to 7 inches in diameter, and 

 producing a profusion of bright rose-pink flowers of which the males are fully two inches in 

 diameter. Its great recommendation is its very free blooming character, and its flowering 

 in the depth of winter when other Begonias are at rest, thus prolonging the season of these 

 beautiful plants. 75 cts. 



*IMPATIENS SANDERIANA. 



" The finest floral novelty of the season. It is a superb plant of compact habit, and very 

 branching, perfectly covered with brilliant scarlet flowers which are individually H inch in 

 diameter This magnificent new introduction was discovered by one of our collectors in 

 Asia and we can confidently recommend it as one of the finest novelties introduced for years. 

 Collectors saw plants 18 inches high with 30J flowers." Sander & Co. Ready in April. 50 cts. 



*GYNURA AURANTIACA. 



" The Gynura Auranticais a hardy plant belonging to composite, and is of such an orna- 

 mental character as to allow of one's saying that it is not surpassed by any other plant of the 

 same class. The stem and leaves are clothed throughout their entire length with a thick 

 covering of hairs, soft to the touch, and of a beautiful deep violet color, which gives an ap- 

 pearance of the richest velvet to the plant. This is more especially the case with young 

 leaves, and when combined with the brilliant orange of the flowers, the aspect of the plant is 

 truly superb. Without doubt it will gain great favor as an ornamental plant for open bor- 

 der." Considered the finest of bedding plants. Ready in April, price, 50 cts. 



*POTHOS CELATGCAUL1S. 



" This plant is a handsome and interesting climber, lying perfectly flat upon the surface it 

 climbs over, being held in position by its numerous adventitious roots ; and, as it is a rapid 

 grower, it is admirably adapted for covering walls, trunks of Tree Perns, &c. In general 

 appearance it has much the look of the barren shoots of Marcgravia paradoxal $1.00 each. 



*POTHOS AUREA. 



The leaves are strikingly variegated, heart-shaped and unequal sided, of a dark green, 

 boldly and irregularly marked by bands or fantastic-shaped blotches of creamy yellow, here 

 and there suffused with pale yellowish-green. Being of free growth and having a boldly 

 marked variegation, it will be an ornamental object in the tropical plant stove, where it will 

 find itself at home in clothing walls and artificial rockwork. $1.00 each. 



*PAVQNIA MAKOYANA. 



A handsome free-blooming plant of erect growth. Its corymbs of flowers are peculiarly 

 attractive from the bracteoles being large and of a bright rosy carmine color, forming a 

 striking contrast with the dark purple corolla. The plant is extremely floriferous, and the 

 blossoms remain a long time in perfection. $1.00 each. 



