Descriptive Catalogue. 17 



Each. 



Carminatus Perfectus. It has very large flowers, nearly 5 inches across, 

 with broad and slightly undulated petals, forming a full round flower. 

 of perfect shape, and of a rich soft carmine rose, with a deep crimson 

 eye ! SO 50 



Fulgidus. The flowers are of a very large size, (5 inches in diameter,) 

 "composed of fine, broad, round and beautifully undulated petals, of an 

 intense carmine scarlet, paler and somewhat rosv-tinted towards the 

 base . 50 



Miniata Semi-plena. Brilliant flowers of a vermilion-scarlet color, 

 darker towards the base of the petals. The flowers are semi-double, 

 the petals very much waved and recurved, 4 inches across 50 



Puniceus. The flowers are double, neat and compact, 3 inches across, of 

 a very elegant crisped appearance. Color bright dense crimson. A 

 beautiful plant 50 



Kermesinus. The flowers are large and showy, full double, the petal- 

 broad and rounded. The color is a fine rich carmine crimson. A 



very showy and beautiful plant 50 



All the above Hibiscus are among the very finest of plants for bedding 



out during summer. 



JVJEW POiySETTIA. 



Pulcherrima Major. The present variety is a 2;reat improvement on the 

 old species, both in the size of the individual bracts, and also in the 

 far larger heads, which are of a bright scarlet, tinted with violet 

 cerise. It is also dwarfer in habit 50 cts. to 1 00 



Koseo-Carminata. This fine variety resembles the type form of P pul- 

 cherrima, the difference consisting in the color of the fine spreading 

 head of bracts, which are larger, smooth, and of a brilliant rosy car- 

 mine hue 50 cts. to 100 



DIEFFEXBA CHI A. 



"^Brasiliensis. A handsome variety of intermediate growth, the leaves 

 averaging 18 inches in length by 8 or 9 inches in width ; the ground 

 color of the leaf is deep green, and the whole surface is mottled with 

 small blotches of greenish vellow and white. A verv beautiful new 

 plant 2 00 



Bausei. This very distinct and striking hybrid is one of the finest of all 

 the Dieffenbachias. It is a stocky-growing broad-leaved variety, with 

 yellowish green ieaves, which are irregularly edged and blotched with 

 dark green, and also spotted with white, the marking being par- 

 ticularly effective 75 



Bowmanii. Very large bright green leaves, blotched and marked with 



golden green ; a grand specimen plant 1 00 



"Weirii. It is of dwarf habit, the foliage of a bright green color, thickly 

 blotched and spotted with pale yellow. This is one ot the finest of 

 the Dieffenbachias, and can be recommended as a very ornamental- 

 foliaged plant 75 



Picta. A very beautiful foliage plant, leaves a deep green mottled with 



white; beautiful 50 



MABAJSTA^ 



Illustris. A beautiful marked species, with leaves of a rich, lustrous green. 

 being a rival to M. Lindeniana and M. Yeitchii, assuming the habit 

 of M. rosea picta whilst young. Towards maturity the tracery 



changes to a broader white one within the margin. .". .'. 1 CO 



Regalis. Very beautiful, with fine foliage distinctly and finely marked.... 1 00 

 Chimboracensis. Leaves bright green with a dark feathering* edged with 



white 75 



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