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JOHN SAUL'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



POTHOS. 



Each. 

 *Pothos, Celatocaulis, this plant is a handsome 

 aud 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, &c 30 



Each. 

 *Pothos, Aurea, the leaves are strikingly varie- 

 gated, irregularly marked by bands or* fantas- 

 tic-shaped blotches of creamy yellow, here 

 and there suffused with pale yellowish-green. 

 An ornamental object in the plant stove 30 



PAVONIAS. 



: Pavonia, Wioti, the outer calyx consists of two 

 whorls of narrow slender bright red bracteoles, 

 the outer whorl shorter than the inner, which 

 equals the closed corolla.' Both the latter and 

 the calyx are of a red-black. It flowers contin- 

 uouslythroughout the year, but most freely 

 in the winter months 50 



: Pavonia, Makoyana, 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 pur- 

 ple corolla The plant is extremely floriferous, 

 and the blossoms remain a long time in per- 

 fection 



50 



*K;"EMPFERIA GILBERTII. 



A fleshy-rooted perennial, with attractively variegated foliage. From the succulent roots are annually pro- 

 duced a tuft of oblong-lanceolate deep green leaves, which are slightly undulated at the margin, and bordered 

 by a broad and very conspicuous band of white. The purple and white flowers are peculiar in form. 



MONTBRETIAS. 



^Montbretia, Crocosmiaeflora, an exceedingly 

 beautiful bulbous plant, a hybrid between 

 Montbretia Pottsii and Crocosma Aurea — 

 flowers in long spikes like a Gladiolus ; color 

 brilliant orange and crimson 25 



: Montbretia, Pottsii, a bulbous rooted plant 

 from the (.'ape, requires similar treatment to 

 Gladiolus ; stem \y 2 to 2 feet high, with a pani- 

 cle nine inches long, bearing long, deep bright 

 yellow flowers; tinted outside with red 25 



ANTHERICUM PICTURATUM. 



"Without a doubt one of the handsomost foliage plants ever introduced, in growth equal to A. Vitatum, the 

 variegation is entirely distinct, having a rich creamy white band % of an inch wide running through the centre 

 of each leaf, margined on each side with rich deep green. 30 cents. 



NEW DIEFFENBACHIAS. 



Dieffenbachia, Illustris, a stout-habited stove 

 plant of noble character, with bold and finely 

 marked leaves. The blade is large, oblong- 

 ovate, distinctly cordate at the base, marked 

 all over with irregular blotches of yellowish- 

 green, and with a tendency to become yellow 

 along the course of the principal ribs.. .Su'cts. to 1 00 

 Leopoldii, a .^outh American plant of resplen- 

 dent beauty. The leaves are oblong-ovate, of 

 a rich, deep, lustrous, satiny green, traversed 

 by a broad aud stout ivory-white rib, which is 

 bordered on each side through its entire length 

 with a whitish baud, and shows iu strong con- 



trast to the color of the leaf surface, producing 



fine pictorial effect 50 cts. to 1 00 



Dieffenbachia, Splendens, a plant of great beauty, 

 remarkable for the lustae of its coloring. The 

 stem is faintly mottled with dark and light 

 green. The leaves have a thick ivory-whiie 

 midrib, and the ground color is of a deep, rich, 

 velvety bottle-green, with a resplendent, lus- 

 trous surface, freely marked with whitish 

 striated blotches, which stand out in strik- 

 ing coutiast with the dark greeu ground 

 color 50"cts. to 1 00 



*COLUMNEA SP. 



An exceedingly pretty epiphyte which we have introduced from Guatemala; grows well on a log with or 

 without moss; it also grows lreely in a pot; flowers creamy white covered with minute red spots. §1.00. 



HOYA GLOBULOSA. 



We can confidently recommend it as a most useful and valuable plant, blooming profttselv and thriving well 

 under the same treatment as other Hoyas. The flowers are of a bright straw color, the coronal protuberances 

 while, the i'nterstic-s of a shining brownish-pink, forming a very pleasant contrast ; the trusses large and freely 

 produced, and the leaves of a shining green color, with dark green veins.— Floral Magazine. 50 cents. 



BURBIDGEA NITIDA. 



This beautiful plant la the type of an entirely new genua with the habit of Hedychium. It 

 Borneo It produces ten to thirty slender flowering stems, each heaving a panicle of 12 to 20 fldwi 

 leave- are ,,l a lively glossy green on both surfaces, and serve to setoff the rich orange-scarlet colors of the flowers 

 lis flower-, of a rich orange line, render it a very striking stove plant. 40 cents. 



native of 

 flowers each. The 



TOXICOPHL^EAS. 



*Toxicophlaea, Spectabilis, a beautiful plant 

 with "bite flowers. Ii is extremely florifer- 

 ous, even in the youngcut plants; the flowers 

 aie produced in very laige corymbs, each flower 



being of a tubular form with expanded limbs. 



It is very useful for bouqnets.heing delightfully 

 fragrant as well as beautifully chaste in color, 1 00 

 *Toxicophlaa, Thunbergii, another beautiful 

 species with large corymbs of pure white 

 flowers, exceedingly fragrant 1 00 



