JOHN SAUL'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



APHELANDRA FASCINATOR. 



A very fine species, with very ornamental foliage as well as magnificent flowers; the leaves are rich dark 

 green, beautifully banded with silvery white, and underneath of an uniform purplish velvet; the spikes of bloom 

 are very large and of a dazzliug vermilion color. 40 cents. 



CANNAS, (New). 



Each. 

 Canna, AdolphWeick, very dwarf compact habit, 

 flowers oi a rich crimson scarlet, shaded with 

 orange, foliage rich pea-green. One of the 

 d wariest and most free flowering in cultiva- 

 tion 30 



Brilliantissima, by far the brightest Canna in 

 cultivation, short-jointed, long narrow leaves, 

 fine close habit, in color a bleniing of bright 

 crimson and maroon shaded with bright glow- 

 ing purple 50 



Edward Pynart, rich dazzling scarlet flowers, 

 edged with golden-yellow; deep green foliage, 

 very distinct and handsome 30 



Gladioliflora, flowers deep amber or orange 

 colored, which are very large; foliage a deep 

 blue green very distinct 30 



Each. 



Canna, Ehemanni, the most distinct of all Can- 

 nas on account of the large oval Musa-luisete- 

 like soft green leaves which place it foremost 

 among decorative foliage plants. Its most 

 striking feature is the splendid carmine red 

 flowers produced on flower stems of great 

 length that unfold about 12 flowers to each of 

 the smaller branches. These flowers are very 

 large, and are used to advantage in bouquet- 

 making or producing splendid effects on the 



lawn. See plate in tiarden 40 



Novtonni, this very distinct and fine Canna is 

 closely allied to the last. Like it the foliage 

 is large and tine. The flowers aie also very 

 large and showy, of a bright scarlet; a grand 

 Canna 30 



CAMPYLOBOTRYS GHIESBRIGHTI VARIEGATA. 



A pretty variegated variety of this beautiful plant. 30 cents. 



*YELLOW CALLA.--(Calla Hastata.) 



An unique plant; its strong robust growth and richly colored lemon-yellow flowers mark it at once with dis- 

 tinctness as a plant for general purposes ; the habit is deciduous, requiring a period of rest in mid-winter.* 75 cents. 



POSOQUERIA LONGIFOLIA. 



This plant forms an elegant bush, and is very free flowering. Leaves large, somewhat ovate, coriaceous, and 

 shining green ; flowers tubular, pure white, produced in large corymbs of a dozen and more, waxy like, from 3 to 

 4 inches long, and deliciously fragrant. 50 cents. 



PAULINIA THALICTRIFOLIA. 



A very beautiful plant, It is of a slender growth, producing very freely its beautifully cut leaves, which resem- 

 ble the fronds of a highly divided Maiden Hair Fern. The matured leaves are of a striking bright, green, the 

 young shoots and foliage being of a beautiful rosy tint. 25 cents. 



ERIOCNEMA MARMOREUM. 



Plant dwarf, with habit of some of the Begonias, leaves green, striped with bauds of white; a beautiful plant. 

 50 cents. 



*BRIDGESIA SPICATA. 



An evergreen greenhouse creeping shrub, adhering to walls similar to Ivy ; beautiful bloomer. 40 cents. 



-CYANOPHYLLUMS. 



►Cyanophyllum, Spectandum, a grand plant 

 with large velvety leaves and whitish ribs, 

 which grow to an immense size and are very 

 attractive. A tine plant for flower shows, fairs, 

 &c, as it makes a beautiful specimen ...50 cts. to 1 00 



^Cyanophyllum, Assamicum, a very beautiful 



foliage plant, large fine foliage 50 cts. to 1 00 



*Magnificum, a grand specimen plant, having 

 large beautiful foliage 75 cts. to 1 00 



-SPHCEROGYNE LATIFOLIA. 



A plant with the grandest possible foliage, large, broad and flat, deep green on top, under side cinnamon- 

 brown ; very hairy leaves and stems; a grand specimen plant. One of the most attractive for exhibition. $1.00 

 to 82.00. 



NEW SALVIAS. 



Salvia, Amabilis, deep violet, shaded porcelaiu- 



blue and while. Very free bloomer 10 



Bethelii (Involucrata), bright rosy-pink tipped 



with w lute, extra tine 10 



Cacalifolium, flowers rich blue 10 



M. Issanchon (new ■ i, (lowers pure white, calyx 



white Rtriped, very line 10 



Mrs. Mitchell, crimson-purple, very distinct... 15 



Rutilans (new), magenta flowers, fine 10 



Salvia, Nigrescens, flowers of a blackish-violet 



and lavender colored calyx 



Splendens Bruantii, a dwarf growing variety, 

 producing fine large flowers of a velvety-red 



color 



Hoveyi (Ianthina\ habit and general char- 

 ae;er of S. Splendens, but with dark blue 



flowers. 



Mrs. Stevens, flowers a deep crimson 



10 



