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JOHN SAUL'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



MONTBRETIAS. 



^Montbretia, Pottsii, a bulbous rooted plant 

 froin the Cape, requires similar treatment to 

 Gladiolus ; stein 1}4 to 2 feet high, with a pani- 

 cle nine inches long, bearing long, deep bright 

 yellow flowers, tinted outside with red. Per 

 doz. $1.50 



Each. 



Each. 



*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. Per doz. $2.50.. 



ANTHERICUM PICTURATUM. 



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

 variegation is eniirely 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, Baraquiniana, a fine vigorous 

 plant with white stems, leaves green, spotted 

 and blotched with pure white 25 cts. to 50 



Bausei, it is a stocky-growing broad-leaved 

 variety, with yellowish green leaves, which 

 are irregularly edged and blotched with dark 

 green, and also spotted with white, the marking 

 being particularly effective 25 cts. to 50 



Bowmanii, very "large bright green leaves, 

 blotched and marked with golden green ; a 

 grand specimen plant 25 cts. to 50 



Brasiliensis, a handsome variety; the ground 

 color of the leaf is deep green, and the whole 

 surface is mottled with small blotches of 

 greenish yellow and white. A beautiful 

 plant 25 cts. to 50 



Eburnea, distinct and very beautifully marked 

 foliage 25 cts. to 50 



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 50 



Picta, a very beautiful foliage plant, leaves a 

 deep green, mottled with white ; beautiful, 25 to 50 



Dieffenbachia, Leopoldii, a South American 

 plant of re»plendent beauty. The leaves are 

 oblong-ovate, of a rich, deep, lustrous, satiny- 

 green, traversed by a broad and stout ivory- 

 white rib, which is bordered on each side 

 through its entire length with a whitish band, 

 and shows in strong contrast to the color of 

 the leaf surface, producing fine pictorial effect, 



Nobilis, the leaves are of a de<-p rich green, 

 marked over the central portion to within 

 about an inch of the margin, with largish, an- 

 gular, irregular and variously confluent white 

 spots, which contrast with the color of the 

 margins and intervening portions 30 cts. to 



Splendens, a plant of great beauty, remarkable 

 for the lustre of its coloring. The stem is 

 faintly mottled with dark and light green. 

 The leaves have a thick ivory-white midrib, 

 and the ground color is of a deep, rich, vel- 

 vety bottle-green, with a resplendent, lustrous 

 surface, freely marked with whitish striated 

 blotches, which stand out in striking contrast 

 with the dark green ground color 



Weirii, it is of dwarf habit, the foliage of a 

 bright green color, thickly blotched and spot- 

 ted with pale yellow. This is one of the finest 

 of the Dieifenbachias 25 cts. to 



50 



50 



50 



*COLUMNEA SP. 



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

 without moss; it also grows freely in a pot; flowers creamy white covered with minute red spots. 75 cents. 



HOYAS. 



Hoya, Imperialis, a robust, vigorous growing 



species, with very large flowers 



Globulosa, "the flowers are of a bright straw 

 color, the coronal protuberances white, the 

 interstices of a shining brownish-pink, form- 

 ing a very pleasant contrast; the trusses 



50, 



large and freely produced, and the leaves of a 

 shining green color, with dark green veins." — 



Floral Magazine 50 



Hoya, Paxtonii, a very beautiful species, similar 



to Bella, but of freer growth 50 



BURBIDGEA NITIDA. 



This beautiful plant is the type of an entirely new genus with the habit of Hedychium. It is a native of 

 Borneo It produces ten to thirty slender flowering stems, each bearing a panicle of 12 to 20 flowers each. The 

 leaves are of a lively glossy green on both surfaces, and serve to set off the rich orange-scarlet colors of the 

 flowers. Its flowers, of a rich orange hue, render it a very striking stove plant. 40 cents. 



NEW TRITOMAS (KNIPHOFIA).— Flame or Torch Flower. 



*Tritoma, Caulescens, this is a very distinct 

 plant, rising on a stem with a Yucca-like head 

 of channelled, arching haves; the flower suni 

 is from two to three feet high, surmounted 

 with an enormous head of brilliant blossoms... 



*Corallina, a beautiful new plant, flowers very 

 brilliant, coral red 



♦Leitchtlini, flowers rich orange vermilion, a 

 very handsome and distinct Tritoma 



*Nobilis, truly called "noble"; a plant of very 

 vigorous growth, throwing up a flower stem six 

 feet high, surmounted by a foot-long cylindrical 

 flowerhead of bright scarlet and golden yellow, 



1 00 



1 50 



'Tritoma, McOwnii, a very beautiful species 

 with orange-scarlet flowers 



*Saundersii, a vigorous plant ; the flower stem 

 is not quite so tall, and the head is conical 

 instead of cylindrical; the flowers are red 

 throughout; a fine addition to the group to 

 which it belongs, and should be included in 

 the most select collections 



*Quartiniana, this also rises on a short stem; 

 the leaves at e channelled, arching, rigid, their 

 points touching the ground, and of a glaucous 

 blue color ; the flower stem is stout, surmount- 

 ed by a large head of yellow flowers 1 00 



50 



50 



