Superb New Fancy Caladiums. 
Large quantities of these are now used for sum- 
mer and fall decoration. They are easily grown, 
thriving in pots or boxes in the house or shaded 
situations out-of-doors. The bulbs should be dried 
off in October and keptina warm, dry place during 
the winter. They should be started into growth 
about April 1st. We offer below the finest collec- 
tion of new sorts possible to procure. (See cut.) 
PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.—PLANT DEPARTMENT. 133 
BEGONIAS, FLOWERING SORTS, 
Exceedingly useful plants for the | Hybrida. White flowers, very free 
garden or for pot culture in the house. blooming. 
They are never out of bloom and have | Ingramii. Rose color. 
graceful waxy flowers. Lobata, var. Foliage prettily variegated, 
Alba, Pure white. silvery-white. 
Alba Picta. Dark green leayes, lance- Metallica. Crimson and maroon foliage. 
shaped, silvery spots. Nitida Alba. Large waxy white flowers. 
Argentea Guttata. Rich bronzy green, | Procumbens. Large leaves, drooping 
spotted with silver. habit. Fine for baskets and vases. 
B. de Chateau Rocher. Rich waxy red, | Rubra. Dark coral color. 
very fine. Saundersonii. Bright waxy red. 
Erfordtii. A grand bedding variety, | Scandens. A useful trailing variety. 
graceful habit, with a wealth of waxy | Vernon. A splendid bedding variety, 
pink flowers. waxy white and pink flowers; foliage 
Fuchsoides Alba. Graceful growth, turns deep red when planted outside. 
white flowers. Price, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz. 
Hybrida Multiflora. Rosy pink flowers. Set of 17 Begonias for $1.50. 
mee CALLA LILIES si: 
LITTLE GEM Calla Lily. This pretty little variety rarely exceeds 12 inches in 
height and blooms most abundantly. The flowers are correspondingly smaller than 
the tall-growing old-fashioned sort, and can be used with telling effect in loose 
bunches of flowers, vases, etc. It is in every way superior as a house plant to the 
larger-growing variety. (Seecut.) Price, 25c. each, 5 for $1.00. 
White Calla Lily. Pure white, large, splendid flower. Price, 30c. each, 4 for $1.00; 
= smaller plants, 15c. each, 4 for 50c. 
Spotted Leaf Calla (Richardia Alba 
Maculata). Dark green leaves, beauti- 
fully spotted with white; the flowers are 
white with a purple throat. Price, 20c. 
each, 3 for 50c. 
(AMELLIA JAPONICA. 
We offer splendid plants of these, bushy, 
well-grown specimens. It is seldom that such 
fine plants are offered for sale; all in splen- 
did health, well set with buds, and of thrifty, 
clean growth. The varieties are the best 
extant, and embrace double white, double 
pink, double red and double variegated. 
Price, 1st size, $1.50 each, set of 4 for $5.00; 
2d size, $1.00 each, set of 4 for $3.50. All 
plants from 5-inch pots, well branched, 18 to 
24 inches and 15 to 18 inches high, according 
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Adolphe Adams. Vermilion veins, overlaid white | : ] SaR T| to price. (See cut.) 
on green ground. 
Albo Luteum. Very unique, entire leaf creamy 
white, with shades of light green. 
Barao de Mamore. Centre of leaf and veins magenta-red, irregular 
blotches of Same color on bronze green ground; margin light green. 
Bragance. Centre of leaf brilliant carmine-red, margined pea-green. 
Duchartre. Very large leaves, veins green, irregular spots of red through 
a green surface washed with silvery white, unique and splendid. | 
Excellens, Prominent magenta-red veins, surface of leaf suffused with pink. 
Franz Jost. Deep red veins, body of leaf bronzy green, suffused carmine. 
Gustave Engelhart. Deep carmine in centre of leaf; margin, lustrous green. 
Itaqui. Veins red at centre of leaf, tinting to rosy pink; body of leaf lib- 
erally overlaid with white and pink on green ground. 
Juitz de Fora. Brilliant carmine-red veins, leaf varnished bronzy green. 
Mme. Scheffer. Violet-red veins, leaf overlaid white and pink on green ground. 
Neubronner. Pea-green leaf irregularly spotted with deep carmine-red. , 
Porto Nova. Creamy, white veins, centre creamy white, irregular spots of 
maroon on green ground; margin deep green. 
Queen Victoria. Veins white, body of leaf overlaid white on green ground. 
Triomphe de l’'Exposition. Veins and body red, margin of bright green. 
Uranus. Prominent blood-red veins, leaf overlaid with white. 
Vetter. Chocolate veins in centre, suffused white and pink on green ground. 
Virginale. Green veins, surface silvery white on green ground, suffused pink. 
Price: Undivided bulbs of the above grand varieties, 60c. each, $10.00 for 
set of 18. Growing plants, ready May Ist, 50c. each, $8.00 for set of 18. 
Note.—We can supply the older standard sorts at 30c. ; 12 sorts for $3.00. 
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Splendid plants for winter and spring blooming ;_ large pocket-shaped 
flowers, exhibiting wonderful colors and markings. 15c. each, 4 for 50c. 
CINERARIA HYBRIDA. 
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Magnificent flowering plants for greenhouse and home. Flowers borne 
LITTLE GEM CALLA, 
in clusters on upright stalks. 15c. each, 4 for 50c. CAMELLIA, DOUBLE WHITE (half natural size). 
