OF NEW, RARE AND BEAUTIFUL PLANTS. 



25 



Each. 

 Dracaena, Ensifolia (Dianella Ensifolia), foliage 



green, fine window plant 50 



Elegantissima, the leaves are of a deep bronze, 

 with a metallic lustre, and very distinctly mar- 

 gined with bright crimson, in the young leaves 

 crimson of a lighter shade entirely predomi- 

 nates ."...50 cts. to 1 00 



Fraseri, leaves margined with bright rosy lake. 

 The principal part of the leaf is of a blackish 

 purple with a glaucous bloom; a marginal 

 stripe of deep magenta runs down into the 

 edge of the petiole 50 cts. to 1 00 



Frederici, it has a compact, yet graceful habit 

 of vigorous growth. Its leaves assume a rich, 

 rosy crimson color, and is a grand decorative 

 plant; one of the most valuable, as it colors 

 beautifully in a small state 50 cts. to 1 00 



Ferrea, foliage broad dark crimson 30 cts. to 50 



Guilfoylei, the ground color is bright green; 

 fully one-half the leaf, however, is striped 

 with white and bright rosy red, the latter 

 color mostly forming the "border in addi- 

 tion 50 cts. to 1 00 



Haageana, a very distinct variety, with green 

 foliage " 30 cts. to 50 



Hybrida, the older leaves are of a deep green 

 color, margined with bright rose; as the plant 

 attains age, the latter formed leaves become 

 entirely suffused with deep rose and creamy 

 white 50 cts. to 1 00 



*Kneckei, deep green foliage beautifully re- 

 curved 



Laingi (new), the leaves are from 8 to 10 inches 

 long, and from 2 to 2]4 inches broad. The 

 latest formed are pale green with broad bands 

 and margins of creamy white faintly tinged 

 with rose 50 cts. to 1 00 



Macarthuri, of very compact growth aid bright 

 colored foliage. They are very elegant both in 

 form and coloring, the latter being especially 

 brilliant and attractive 50 cts. to 1 00 



Mooreana, the base of the leaf-stalk and the 

 midrib are of a bright reddish crimson color, 

 which in the leaf its If, changes to a glossy 

 bronze 50 cts. to 1 00 



Magnifica, leaves nearly two feet in length and 

 eight inches in breadth when the plant is well 

 grown. The foot-stalks are reddish purple, and 

 the leaves are rich bronzy brown suffused with 

 pink 50 cts. to 1 00 



Metallica, the leaves, together with the sheath- 

 ing leaf-stalks, are of a uniform rich coppery 

 purpli-h hie when young, becoming a dark 

 purplish bronze when mature 50 cts. to 1 00 



Nigro-Rubra, an exceedingly beautiful plant; 

 leaves upwards of eighteen inches in length, 

 grouud color rich brown, the centre crimson, 

 shaded with rose 50 cts. to 1 00 



Each. 

 Dracaena, Nigrescens, foliage very dark blackish- 

 brown, a very distinct variety." 50 



Pcrphyrophylla, a noble stove shrub of erect 

 habit, with bold, broadly oblong leaves of a 

 fine deep bronzy green color 30 cts to 50 



Princess Margaret, a very fine variety. The 

 leaves when first expanded are creamy white, 

 slightly shaded with green, with a few oblique 

 stripes of deep green, with a pale crimson mid- 

 rib 50 cts. to 1 00 



Robinsoniana, light olive green, very much 

 striped with bands of bronzy crimson and 

 greenish white 50 cts. to 1 00 



Rosea-picta, a plant of robust habit and bold 

 aspect. The leaves are beautifully colored with 

 a delicate ruse tint, which deipeus by age to a 

 bright carmine 50 cts. to 1 00 



Scottiae, a distinct and beautiful variety ; the 

 leaves spreading lanceolate, about 3 inches 

 wide, of a deep green, with crimson edges; 

 the young leaves freely variegated, with pink 

 and creamy white 50 cts. to 1 00 



Shepherdii, this takes on its distinctive color- 

 ing gradually on the older leaves, the young 

 ones being green, and showing paler green 

 stripes on those parts which take on at a later 

 period the peculiar bronzy orange hue 50 



Spectabilis, foliage long, green, very grace- 

 ful 25 cts. to 50 



Splendens, the color is a deep bronzy green, 

 breaking out in the young growth into bright 

 rosy carmine. The "brighter coloring appears 

 sometimes in stripes, and sometimes occupies 

 the whole surface 50 c s. to 1 00 



*Superba, this is the most slender and graceful 

 growing variety ever offered. The leaves are 

 pendulous, arching, from 12 to 18 inches long, 

 from 1 to \y 2 inches broad, linear lanceolate, 

 dark bronzy green, margined and striped with 

 bright crimson 1 00 



Terminalis, foliage bright crimson 25 cts. to 50 



Alba, this is D. Terminalis, but with white 

 variegation. The ground color bright green, 

 with bold pure white variegation, the upper 

 leaves being white, while leaf-stalks are also 

 edged with white, colors very early, 50 cts. to 1 00 

 Stricta, a variety with brilliant foliage ..25 to 50 



Wisemanii, leaves of a bronzy hue, red at the 

 margins, and breaking out into white in the 

 younger growth 50 cts. to 1 00 



Youngii, young leaves light green, tinged with 

 rose; streaked with dark red, changing with 

 age to a bright copper-color 50 cts. to 1 00 



Specimens and half specimens of all can be sup- 

 plied during summer and autumn, suitable for ex- 

 hibiting at Fairs, Flower Shows, &c, at moderate 

 prices. 



CORDYLINES. 



Cordyline, Australis, a very long, narrow, grace- 

 ful foliage 



Indivisa, long, narrow and graceful foliage 



Lineata 



I Cordyline, Veitchii Rubra, dark foliage 



Australian plants of much grace and beauty, ad- 

 mirable for vases, single specimens on lawns," <xc. 



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CROTONS.--(Codiceum.) 



These ornamental plants are natives of the South Sea Islands ; they are among the most beau- 

 tiful of variegated plants, the leaves being blotched with yellow and red in various ways, which 

 renders them most attractive and valuable for decorative purposes. They are of the easiest 

 culture, succeeding in any warm greenhouse. 



Our rich collection of Crotons has been awarded the leading prizes by the Maryland Horti- 

 cultural Society for some years, and first premium at the Cincinnati Exposition. 

 Croton , Aurea-M aculatus, a small leaved variety 



ot very neat and compact habit. The leav< 

 are not more than 3 inches long and 1% inches 

 broad, deep but bright green, profusely spotted 



with golden-yellow .25 cts. to 



Bismarcki, the color is a deep green, with a 

 broad baud of golden-yellow along the costa, 

 and yellow markings, in addition to which a 

 few slight yellow blotches are scattered over 

 the surface". 25 cts. to 



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Croton, Andreana, a variety of neat habit and free 

 growth. The foliage colors in the most exqui- 

 site manner. One of the most beautiful of 



Crotons 



Bicornutum, this is a curious and handsome 

 variety; leaves irregular in shape, dark green, 

 blotched and spotted with yellow, and having 

 a horn-like extension of "the midrib, which 

 has given rise to its name 30 cts. to 



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