OF FEW, RARE AND BEAUTIFUL PLANTS. 



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SAUL'S DOUBLE CHINESE PRIMROSES.— Primula Sinensis Pleno. 



Each. 

 *Primrose, Mary C. Saul (Savl), a seedling 

 raised in our establishment. The flowers are 

 as large as a carnation, very double, of the 

 purest white, fringed, habit strong and vigor- 

 ous; the finest white Primula ever raised 1 50 



*Grandiflora rubra, very large, double red 1 00 



Mrs. John Saul (Snvl), this superb variety was 

 raised in our establishment. The flowers are 

 large, pure white, petals overlapping, beauti- 

 fully serrated, of fine form, robust and com- 

 pact habit, profuse bloomer. Can be safely 

 recommended as the best double white Pri- 

 mula out 50 



*Fannie E. Saul (Saul), another of our seed- 

 lings, a counterpart in every particular of the 

 last, except that the beautiful white blooms 

 are occasionally flaked with vermilion, a mag- 

 nificent flower 1 50 



Each 

 *Primrose, Rosina M. Saul (Saul), this beautiful 

 dou ble flower is the style of the two last. The 

 strain is of great vigor. The flowers, which are 

 fully as large, are of a rosy crimson, fringed... 2 00 

 Primula Abconica, a new pretty and interest- 

 ing Primula, with flowers of a "soft lilac shade, 

 flowering continuously and profusely from 



spring till autumn 



*Winifred Lawley {Saul), this plant is of the 

 same vigorous strain as the others, flowers 

 fully as large and very double, the color is dis- 

 tinct and novel, a beautiful pink shaded with 



lavender, fringed 2 



We recommend these beautiful Primulas to our 

 patrons, believing them to be unequalled by any 

 others in cultivation. Their merits are well- 

 known to the florists of Baltimore and Wash- 

 ington. 



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BOUVARDIAS. 



For autumn and winter blooming plants the Bouvardias are Avell known to every florist. 

 They are of the easiest culture, giving their rich colored flowers in great profusion. 



Bouvardia, Alfred Neuner, this is equal, if not 



superior, in profuse blooming quality to the valu- 

 able single white variety, Davidsonii, of which 



this double white one is a sport. 

 Brunettii, light creamy blush, a new color, very 



distinct. 

 Dazzler, a splendid variety of compact habit. It 



produces fine clusters of large rich scarlet flowers. 

 Davidsonii or Vreelandi, the finest of all white 



Bouvardias, and of the free growth of its parent 



Hogarth. 

 Elegans, color a scarlet carmine, flowers and trusses 



immense size 

 Flavescens, (new), flowers like Jasminiflora, but of 



a pale sulphur. 

 Floribunda, flowers orange scarlet, very distinct 



and fine. 

 Hogarth, splendid raceme, rich scarlet, vigorous 



grower, fine habit. 

 Longiflora, snow white, long tube, beautiful. 



First size, 30 cents each ; $3 00 per dozen. 

 Second size, 20 cents each ; $2.00 per dozen. 



Bouvardia, Candidissima, pure white. 



Humboldti Corymbiflora, the blossom is the largest 

 hitherto known in the group ; the flower tube three 

 inches in length, snow white and exquisitely fra- 

 grant. 



Jasminoides, a beautiful species in the way of B. 

 Longiflora, with larger terminal and auxiliary 

 racemes of fragrant snow white flowers. 



Leiantha, dazzling scarlet. 



Laura, bright pink. 



President Garfield, double pink, quite as free in 

 profusion of flowers as the Double White. 



Priory Beauty, a beautiful shade of pale satin rose, 

 flowers freely, in elegant and compact trusses. 



Sanguinea (new), color crimson vermilion ; a very 

 fine new variety. 



Thomas Meehan, double scarlet. 



Vulcan, a rich shade of crimson scarlet, with the 

 large trusses and free habit of Elegans. 



DRAC-^NAS.— Dragon Tree. 



Our rich collection of Dracaenas has been awarded the first premium by the Maryland 

 Horticultural Society for several years, and first premium at the "Cincinnati Exposition." 

 For decorative purposes these plants are now extensively grown, their broad, dark, tropical 

 foliage and graceful habit render them very appropriate. 



Dracaena, Amabilis, the ground color of the leaf 

 is bright gloss> green, becoming beautifully 

 marked and suffused with pink and creamy 

 white 



Braziliensis, a robust growing species, with 

 large, broad green foliage 



Baptistii, the leaves are green, 1 to Y 2 * eet l° n £> 

 4 inches broad, margined and irregularly and 

 obliquely striped with narrowish creamy-white 

 flakes, passing through pale pink to deep 

 rose 



Elegans Rubra 



Ensifolia (Dianella Ensifolia), foliage green, 

 fine window plant 



Elegantissima, a deep bronze, with a metallic 

 lustre, and very distinctly margined with 

 bright crimson, in the young leaves crimson 

 of a lighter shade entirely predominates 



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 



Guilfoylei, the ground color is bright green; 

 fully one-half the leaf, however, is striped 

 with wbite and bright rosy-red, the latter 

 color mostly forming the border in addition... 



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Dracaena, Haageana, a very distinct variety, 

 with green foliage 30 cts. to 



Ferrea, foliage broad dark crimson 30 cts. to 



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 



*Kneckei, deep green foliage beautifully re- 

 curved '. 



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

 long, and from 2 to 2% inches broad. The 

 latest formed are pale green with broad bands 

 and margins of creamy white faintly tinged 

 with rose 



Macarthuri, of very compact growth and bright 

 colored foliage. They are very elegant, both in 

 form and coloring, the latter being especially 

 brilliant and attractive 



Mooreana, the base of the leaf-stalk and the 

 midrib are of a bright reddish crimson color, 

 which, in the leaf itself, changes to a glossy 

 bronze 



Metallica, the leaves, together with the sheath- 

 ing leaf-stalks, are of a uniform rich coppery 

 purplish hue when young, becoming a dark 

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