OF NEW, BARE AND BEAUTIFUL PLANTS. 



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GLOXINIAS.— Class i. 



The varieties of this genus are all very handsome, producing abundance of magnificent 

 flowers of a most beautiful description. The tubers should be potted in February or March. 

 Place in a little heat to start them into growth ; water sparingly till the plants are well estab- 

 lished. When in bloom bring them into the conservatory or drawing-room. After the plants 

 have done blooming dry gradually off, by withholding water from their roots; afterwards 

 remove them to a warm, dry place. 



The following are superlatively beautiful : 



Those marked thus (e) have erect flowers. 



Gloxinia, Agnes M. Saul (Saul), light crimson scar- 

 let, lar^e flower, very tine. 

 Artevelde, flowers enormous, velvety violet, edge of 



the throat hlackish purple. 

 Avocat D. Waldeck ie), very lively velvety car- 

 mine flower edged with pale rose. 

 Andre Vesale (e), very beautiful flower, rich violet 



carmine. 

 Berenice (e), large finely shaped flower; rich violet 



red. 

 Baron A. de Rothschild (e), very large and of fine 



form, white, completely reticulated and spotted 



with carmine. 

 Byron, white ground: the margin of the limb is 



amaranth festooned with purple. 

 Cardinal de Richelieu (e), creamy yellow, throat 



spotted with purple and ornated with a rich violet 



and crimson. 

 Cinderella (e), pure white with pink band, most 



beautiful. 

 Caleb. 



Cendrillon (V), pure white, zonated with tender lilac. 

 Duchess of Teck, large drooping flowers of a rich 



magenta, shaded with maroon ; the ground color is 



lighter at the edges of the lobes. 

 Desillusion (e), fine open flower, white, entrance of 



.throat violet. 

 Ernst Banary, dark lavender, mottled with white; 



a beautiful flower. 

 Eclipse (e), rosy crimson with lighter margin, very 



bright : throat violet. 

 Esperence, white, zonated with rose. 

 Francis Saul (Saul), blue, with adeep purple throat, 



a large finely formed flower. 

 Fulgida (e), vermilion red. a magnificent flower. 

 Gossee, rich lilac bordered with white, extra. 

 Gracieuse (e), very large flower, yellowish-white 



with tender flesh-colored limb, rose at the entrance 



of throat. 

 Hermine, carmine rose. 

 Henry Husson, white, with a lavender lip, a large 



showy flower ; beautiful. 

 Harry Veitch, violet, throat lavender. 

 Jos. Souleary, deep crimson, white margin, very 



beautiful. 

 Jean Aicard (e), large, of good form, of a fine lively 



rose, reticulated and dotted with carmine, of first- 

 class. 

 La France, white, striped with claret-red at the 



orifice of the corolla, lobes dotted with lilac. 



Price 25 cents each 



Gloxinia, Lancolot, very rich deep purple extra. 



Madame Hatti, fine scarlet flower, throat deep red 

 shaded with purple, slightly blotched with white, 

 margin rosy scarlet. 



Miss Hannah de Rothschild, large white, tinted 

 with purple; throat purple shaded mauve, lower 

 part creamy white. 



Mrs. Haines (e), splendid erect flower, throat pur- 

 plish violet, bordered with vermilion-scarlet, with 

 deep margin of rose color. 



Mad. Alice Guilmot, pure white flower, beginning 

 of the throat lively velvety carmine. 



*Mad. Montefiore-Levi-Bischoffsheim (e), large, 

 lively light carmine, reticulated with darker car- 

 mine, of first-class. 



Macauley (e), white shaded with blue on the limb 

 and dotted with violet, entrance of throat largely 

 lined with carmine. 



Montezuma (e), spotted all over with rich purple; 

 a lovely flower. 



Mrs. John Saul (Saul) (e), very large, finely shaped; 

 deep crimson, with lighter margin, a rich and beau- 

 tiful variety. 



Mrs. Wm. Bull, rosy red flaked and bordered with 

 white. 



Madem. Gabrielle de Nocker (e), large, tender 

 violet flower, beginning of the throat velvety vio- 

 let, bottom spotted. 



Orphee, lovely carmine. 



President Cleveland (Saul) (e), alarge and beautiful 

 flower, rich vermilion, throat speckled. 



Purity (e), pure white, the largest white variety yet 

 obtained; very effective. 



Prince Arthur, a large deep purple flower, the two 

 upper lobes and margin light purple. 



Prince Leopold, throat purplish violet, scarlet mar- 

 gin shaded with pink. 



Rosy Morn (e), flowers of fine form, rosy scarlet, very 

 attractive. 



Scarlet Gem, crimson scarlet, extra fine. 



Souvenir (e), lively velvety carmine, intersected at 

 the throat entrance by a fine white stripe, bordered, 

 with white. 



Sang Gaulois (e), a rich bright red color with golden, 

 reflections; dull red throat. 



Theresa Saul (Saul), white, with crimson lips, fine. 



William Bull, double corolla, white ground varie- 

 gated with crimson, ornated with a flesh-colored, 

 dotting on its reverse, with stripes and flamed. 



Zoroaster (e), large fine flower; bright rose. 

 , $2.50 per dozen. 



NEW GLOXINIAS.-Class 2. 



Gloxinia, Admiration (e), throat deep "aolet, mouth 

 rich purple shaded with crimson, loWs lavender- 

 purple. 



Andre Vesale (e), white ground spotted all over 

 with purple, very fine. 



Bayard (e), beautiful lilac crimson, throat spotted. 



Bichat. 



Brunette (e), rich velvety-violet purple shaded with 

 maroon, throat white spotted crimson, extra fine. 



Cleopatra (e), very dark rich scarlet-crimson, throat 

 spotted. 



Comte de Montesquieu. 



Comte de Paris (e), white margined with rosy 

 crimson. 



Comsse. de Choiseul. 



Duplex. 



Eclair. 



Esperance (e), white ground spotted all over with 

 minute spots, blotched on each petal. 



Gloxinia, Emperor. 

 Fontenelle, purple throat, light margin. 

 Goliath, rich purple, throat spotted, fine. 

 Hippocrates (e), white ground thickly spotted: with' 



violet, violet throat. 

 Isabeau (e), light ground, veined crimson and: 



spotted with violet. 

 Jonathan (<?), white ground with a bar of delicate 



lavender on each petal. 

 Lacordaire (e), scarlet crimson, a very bright, rich 



flower, extra. 

 Le Reve. 

 Louis Castle (e), very large flower, throat pure 



white, broad violet margin. 

 M. Paul de Septenville (e), large, carmine ama^ 



ranth, throat lined and spotted with deepcar^ 



mine. 

 Nero. 

 Oreste. 



