OF NEW, RAKE AND BEAUTIFUL PLANTS. 



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MARANTAS. 



Each. 



Maranta, Amabilis 30 



Argyrea 30 



Baraquirii 30 



Bicolor, deep green marked with dark brown... 30 



Goveniana 30 



Illustris, a beautiful marked species, with leaves 

 of a rich lustrous green, being a rival to M. 

 Lindenii and M. Veitchii, assuming the habit 

 of M. .Rosea picta whilst young. Towards 

 maturity the tracery changes to a broader 



white one within the margin 50 



50 

 5>) 



Legrelliana. 



Lietzei 30cts. to 



Lindenii, foliage very dark.with a golden feather 

 along its centre. A fine species 30 cts. to 



Lubersi ( new), a very handsome species, foliage 

 reticulated with yellow. Makes a handsome 

 specimen plant 30 cts. to 



Massangeana, a very distinct dwarf species. 

 The variegation consists of three distinct 

 colors. The midrio veins and middle portions 

 of the leaf are silvery white, faintly tinged 

 with bluish-green, then a broad band of black- 

 ish hue, the whole being surrounded by a belt 

 of bright green, margined with a thin line of 

 a lighter shade 30 cts. to 



Makoyana, a very ornamental dwarf-growing 

 species. Leaf stalks slender, reedish-purple, 

 blade of the leaf ovate, ground color olive- 

 green, beautifully and regularly blotched with 

 creamy-yellow of a transparent character.. On 

 each side of the midrib are oblong dark -green 

 blotches, whilst the under side is rosy-red. 



50 



50 



50 



*Musaica, a very beautiful new species 1 50 



Each. 

 .. 30 



GO 



Maranta, Micans 



Porteanna, this is a vigorous-growing species, 

 with tine large foliage feathered with white... 



Princeps, this plant attains a height of from 3 

 to -i feet, the blade of each leaf measuring up- 

 wards of a foot in length. Centre dark metallic 

 margined with light green 30 cts. to 50 



Pulchella 30 



Regalis, very beautiful, with fine foliage dis- 

 tinctly and'finely marked 50 



Rosea picta, very beautiful foliage 50 



Sanguinea 30 



Tubispatha, an elegant and very attractive 

 species ot' erect habii of growth. Leaves some 

 9 or 10 inches long, light green, ornamented 

 on each side the midrib with oblong blotches 

 of cinnauion-brown 30cts. to 50 



Undulata 30 



Van Den Heckei, leaves dark, satin-like, em- 

 bellished by a large central line, surrounded 

 by a silver disc 39 



Veitchii, the leaves ot this graud plant are up- 

 wards of 12 inches in length; the under sur- 

 face of a rich purplish wine color, the upper of 

 deep, shining green, blotched with conspicuous 

 patches along each side of a yellowish-green, 

 almost verging on gray. The contrast is very 

 marked and the whole plant very beauti- 

 ful 75 cts. to 



Virginalis, fine broad foliage, midrib has a 

 broad band of white ; a very fine plant 



Wagnerii 



Warscewiczii 



Zebrina 



1 00 



50 

 30 

 30 



PANDANUS.— Screw Pine. 



Pandanus, Javanica Variegata, this variegated 

 Screw Pine is well known as one of the finest 

 decorative plants; leaves green, with broad 

 stripes of pure white, gracefully curved ; very 

 beautiful 50 ct<. to 1 00 



Utilis, Screw Pine; very fine decorative plant, 

 with recurved gracful foliage 25 cts. to 1 00 



Veitchii, this splendidly variegated Screw Pine 

 is one of the most attractive plants. The 

 leaves, which are of a light green color, beau- 

 tifully marked with broad stripes and bands 

 of pure white, are most gracefully curved, 

 which elegant habit of growth renders the 

 plant extremely effective 50 cts. to 1 00 



PANDANUS. 



PHORMIUM.— New Zealand Flax. 



*Phormium, Atropurpureum, a very desirable 

 species; habit the same as P. Tenax: leaves 

 reddish-purple. This makes a distinct decora- 

 tive plant for the conservatory, and a fine sub- 

 ject for the sub-tropical garden ; a distinct 

 and beautiful plant 



*Colensoi Variegatum, this beautiful plant has 

 fine, broad, erect, pointed, dark-green leaves, 

 elegantly banded at the margin with one or 

 sometimes with two conspicuous stripes of 

 creamy-white. It has the same mode of growth 

 as P. Tenax, but is altogether distinct, while 

 its more erect habit gives it quite a distinct 

 appearance 1 00 to 2 00 



^Purpurea Nigro-Limbatum, a distinct form 

 of New Zealand Flax, having erect leaves of a 



glaucous green, the margin having a well- 

 defined bar of blackish-purple. The points of 

 the leaves are split down for some distance, 

 both sides of each of the divided portions 



having the blackish-purple margin I 00 to 2 00 



^Phormium, Cooki Variegatum, an elegant, 

 somewhat dwarf-growing plant; leaves green, 

 beautifullv striped with golden-yellow. Na- 

 tive of New Zealand I 00 to 2 00 



*Veitchii Variegatum, this isa finely variegated 

 form of the well-known New Zealand Max. 

 The leaves are of the same size as the species, 

 with conspicuous broad stripes of creamy- white 

 running out their whole length, and contrast- 

 ing well with the light shining green ground 

 color. It is a truly noble plant 1 00 to 2 00 



CLERODENDRONS. 



Clerodendron, Balfouri, a beautiful climbing 

 species, which blooms profusely on the young 



wood, flowers scarlet and white 25 



Coronaria, a very desirable plant, flowers dou- 

 ble, white, very fragrant, fine for bedding out, 25 



Clerodendron, Thompsonii, a very beautiful 

 climbing stove plant, with crimson flowers, 

 free, vigorous grower and profuse bloomer 25 



