8 JOHN SAUL’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
*Plutus, Very fine free habit, trusses enormous, color a violet rose, heavily blotched 
on all: petals; beautiful form: -A’sho wyetomer snc es oon oses cones cron =e eae a ane 0 50 
Princess of Wales. Very handsome, with elegant frilled petal margins, in the style of 
Dr. André, flower trusses large size, ground color pure blush, each petal alike 
marked with a rich dark velvet crimson scarlet margined blotch. This is unques- 
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Star of the East. Very fine, resembling the Princess of Wales; it is equally free and 
compact in growth, but with larger flowers, of pure white ground. The petals are 
elegantly fringed, the upper ones marked with a rich crimson spot, and the under 
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Reveil de la France. Flowers snow white, spotted with rosy carmine; a delicately 
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Trojan, Crimson, upper petals surrounded with bright rose and margined with pink, 
under petals blush, ‘cleanly spotted. qwith’ crimisones. scscae sess s coweslaast eter -nenesees te eee 0 50 
Volunte National. An exquisite Pelargonium, of a fine, free, yet compact habit, and 
produces numerous large and symmetrical trusses of bloom, flowers white, with a 
warm salmon pink blotch on each segment, margins and throat pure white, petals 
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DECORATIVE PELARGONIUMS. 
The varieties here offered are largely grown for Covent Garden Market, London. 
Integrity. Very free compact habit, free bloomer,.color orange scarlet, white centre, 
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Kingston Beauty. Pure white, with dark purple spot on upper petal, very vigorous and 
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Rob Roy. Rosy purple, upper petal black, white eye, fine free habit, profuse bloomer. 0 50 
Mabel. Dark maroon top, narrow edge, a heavily painted flower, fine free habit and 
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Mermeris. Free, but compact habit, an early and profuse bloomer, rosy crimson, 
light, centre; purple blotchy fime pot jolamtecssecgcedences.csanonsen cele te ee alae a tee ieee een 0 50 
Miss Maller; A very beautiful decorativeuplamites..-2-cces-esise-s=-esescenedcsdeeossseaanaaeeeas 0 50 
Miss Weatherill. A fine habit and free bloomer’......0.. 20. ..c0+e sesseceen -svcee Seone serene 0.50 
Nelly Hayes. See Novelties. 
Scarlet Gem. Very bright crimson scarlet, with light margin, fine free habit, early 
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NEW PLANTS. 
*DRACENA LINDENI. 
“One of the most brilliant acquisitions recently made among fine foliaged plants. The 
stem is erect and simple, the leaves which are deep green are traversed by bands of creamy- 
white and yellow, handsomely variegated, a most distinct and striking variety. It is a plant 
which will gain a high reputation.” 
*DRACENA MASSANGEA. 
Centre of leaf pale yellow, green margin, a very superb and crenmtes variety. This superb 
plant like D, Lindeni, will be. extensively grown as they are two of the most distinct and 
graceful of decorative plants. 
*HELICONIA TRIUMPHANS. 
Very ornamental plant with bright green leaves, lined with greenish-black. It is a robust 
species having the habit of a Maranta Zebrina with shining foliage and which succeeds well 
in apartments. Itis a native of Sumatra. $3.00 each. 
*HELICONIA AUREO-STRIATA. 
A plant of noble aspect, resembling some dwarf Musa, the leaves are striated with green 
and yellow, and become recurved at the top. The leaf deep green with the course of the 
parallel-curved veins, which run out from the costa to the margin, traced out by yellow lines 
producing a very striking variegation. $2.50. 
