OF NEW, BABE AND BEAUTIFUL FLA NTS. 15 



Each. 



*Phyllamphora. This plant is of very free growth, producing in great profusion 



moderate sized pitchers of a bright green $0 75 to 2 50 



*Laevis. Of very free growth, producing its pitchers freely, of moderate size, of a bright 



green, shaded with reddish brown $0 75 to 2 50 



*Courtii. A hybrid pitcher plant of exceptional merit The plant, although free grow- 

 ing, is dwarf in habit. The leaves are coriaceous, and margined with hairs. The 

 pitchers, which are freely produced, are flask-like, deep green in color, densely 

 spotted or clouded with deep crimson, and attain a length of from six to eight inches. 

 The membranous texture of the pitcher is remarkably firm and durable $3 00 to 5 00 



*Hookerii. A magnificent species, of robust habit: the leaves are long and broad, sup- 

 porting fine large pitchers upwards of four inches in length and two inches in di- 

 ameter. The ground color is dark green, which is profusely streaked and blotched 

 with dark red $2 00 to 4 00 



*Kafllesiana. Of robust growth, producing very large pitchers of great beauty, which 

 measure from six to twelve inches in length ; ground color dark green, mottled and 

 blotched with red. Its handsome pitchers render it a general favorite 2 50 



*Sedeni. The pitchers are produced freely even on very small plants ; they are of me- 

 dium size, oblong, dilated at the base, narrowed above the centre, and slightly ex- 

 panded towards the top, and provided, with two ciliolate wings ; in color a dark 

 green, densely covered with dark red spots. It is of dwarf and very neat habit. $2 to 5 00 



*Hybrida Maculata. It is of free growth, and produces its pitchers in great profusion; 

 they are cylindric, slightly contracted above the middle and winged, the wings 

 being ciliated; they are stained with purplish red spots of a peculiar tint, by which 

 this variety may be recognized 2 50 



*Dominii. A very beautiful pitcher plant, producing its large pitchers freely; color 



green, marbled and spotted reddish brown oc 2 50 



*Morgania8. It is of dwarf neat habit, furnished with smooth, pale green leaves with 

 red midribs. The pitchers are flask-shaped, with two rather narrow ciliolate wings, 

 when fully grown are from six to eight inches in length. On the younger plants 

 the pitchers are beautifully mottled with bright red and pale green ; in the older 

 plants they are almost self-colored and blood red The lid is always pale green, 

 offering a remarkable contrast to the richly colored asciduim or urn 



^Nepenthes Stewartii. A hybrid between N. phyllamphora and N. Hookeriana / pitch- 

 ers intermediate in size between the parents, with rather broad ciliate wings in 

 front and a prominent rib behind, deep green densely spotted and clouded with 

 crimson t , 



*VANILLA AROMAT1CA. 

 This is the well known Vanilla of commerce 



*NEW C BO TONS. 



*Cronstadtii. "A remarkable variety, in which the curious twistings and interruptions 

 frequently manifested in the leaves of this race of plants are developed in a very 

 striking manner. The leaves are of medium size, lanceolate and tapering to a sharp 

 point; in color, a deep glossy green variegated with bright golden yellow. They 

 are twisted, curled, and crisped into a great variety of forms. The depth and rich- 

 ness of its coloration together with its curiously distorted leaves render this Croton 

 a most distinct and interesting decorative plant." "A handsome plant with long 

 narrow twisted leaves, richly colored " — Gardeners' Chronicle 



*Massangeanum. A very richly-colored form, with long linear-lanceolate acuminate 

 leaves. The young ones creamy-white blotched with green, changing with age to 

 carmine-rose with yellow and dark blotches between the veins 



*Carrierii. A superb Croton, with large finely variegated foliage 



*Stewartii. One of the most distinct Crotons ever offered of the broad-leaved kinds; 

 the habit is dwarf and bushy, and this variety colors when in a very small state. 

 The leaves dark green, irregularly banded and margined with rich orange The 

 mid-rib and petioles are bright magenta, which produces a striking contrast to the 

 carmine markings on the remaining portion of the leaf 



Hawkeri. "It is of dwarf and compact habit. The coloring of the plant is very effec- 

 tive The middle and lower portions of the leaves, together with the footstalks, 

 are light creamy yellow which spread over the greater part of the leaves, the 

 extremities with the edges of the leaves only are bright green 1 00 



