16 JOHN SAUL’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
— TOXICOPHLEZ-AS-: 
Each, 
Toxicophleza, Spectabilis, a beautiful plant 
with white flowers. It is extremely florifer- 
ous, even in the youngest plants; the flowers 
are produced in very large corymbs,each flower 
being of a tubular form with expanded limbs. | 
BIGNONIA MAGNIFICA. 
A free growing and extremely floriferous stove plant, of scandent habit. The flowers, which are produced in 
large branching panicles, are of great size (about 314 inches across) and of exceedingly attractive color, ranging 
from delicate mauve to rich deep purplish-crimson, relieved by a conspicuous throat of light primrose color. 50 
ts. 
ee PHILODENDRON CARDERI. 
The leaves are cordate, broadish, of a dark shaded bottle-green, with a satiny lustre, the principal ribs being 
marked out by bright green lines of glaucous or metallic hue; at the back the leaves are of a shaded wine purple, 
the course of the veins being marked by broad green lines. The glossy shaded satiny surface of the leaves im- 
parts to them a wondrous degree of beauty. 30cents, — 
ASPARAGUS—New Species. 
Florists will find in these new Asparagus, with their delicately beautiful feathery growths, 
plants admirably adapted for floral work. 
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Each. 
Itis very useful for bouquets, being delightfully 
fragrant as well as beautifully chaste in color. 1 00 
| Toxicophlea, Thunbergii, another beautiful 
species, with large corymbs of pure white 
flowers, exceedingly fragrant........ssseser peoceeoe lk WL 
Asparagus, Plumosus, an elegant evergreen 
climber. It isan exceedingly handsome orna- 
metal plant for the greenhouse or conserva- 
tory, and its pretty feathery growths are 
extremely useful for cutting for decoration. 
This is the finest species for florists—much 
more valuable than the dwarf variety............ 50 
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ALPINIA ALBO-LINEATA. 
A very striking and beautifully variegated plant, 3 to 4 feet high when fully developed. The leaves are 9 to 
12 inches long, elliptic-laneeolate, pale green, marked divergently with broad bands of white and pale green. 
This is a grand addition to our ornamental plants, and makes a fine contrast intermixed with other foliage 
plants. 40 cents. 
ARTOCARPUS CANONNI. 
A tropical plant of exceedingly ornamental foliage of a rich bronzy-crimson tinted with purple above, 
beneath of a vinous red, about 1 foot long and 7 inches broad; very variable. 40 cents. 
NEW PANAX. 
Panax, Victoriz, a distinct and very graceful 
stove plant, thickly furnished with leaves of 
a remarkably elegant character, forming a 
gracefully recurving mass of pleasing varie- 
gated foliage, and is one of the most lovely 
and elegant variegated plants....... -apeecosc: Seaton 25 
| Asparagus, Virgatus, of shrubby habit, elegant 
and feathery. Root-stock omitting several 
stems, the upper part of which branch in a 
corymbose manner; a feathery, graceful plant, 25 
Tenuissima, anothervery graceful and beauti- 
ful species, of free growth, with filmy foliage; 
the stems of all these asparagus stand without 
withering after being cut foralong time...15 to 25 
Panax, Laciniatum, an elegant and very dis- 
tinct plant. The leaves are tinted and indis- 
tinctly marked with pale olive-brown, and 
form a rather complicated mass of narrow 
segments; they are bipinnate, nearly as broad 
as long, and have a drooping contour............. 25 
CLIDAMTA VITTATA: 
A splendid foliage plant, having large green leaves with a light band down centre of the leaf, of easy culture 
and rapid growth. 40 cents. 
NEW CROTONS. 
Croton, Baron james de Rothschild, one of , Croton, Day Spring, a vigorous showy variety, 
the finest of the large-leaved section, with | centre of leaf creamy-yellow.........0..-.2seeeeeeee 50 
yellow midrib, changing to a rich violet- | Elegantissimus. The variegation is of a rich 
CTIMSOW ek eee 50 bright golden color, extending along the centre 
Caudatus-Tortilis, a 'eautiful Croton with 
gracefully pendulous twisted leaves. Some of 
the leaves are deep olive-green, with a golden- | 
and occurring in distinct blotches and this, 
contrasting with the bright red tint of the 
petioles, produces a pretty effect...............s00e0 50 
yellow central band and crimson midrib; 
others are almost wholly yellow which be- 
Evansianus, the newest leaves are light olive- 
green, with midrib and veins of golden-yellow. 
comes suffused with crimson by age............... 50 As the leaves become older, the green deepens 
Chrysopeesilus, the foot-stalks and midribs are and changes to a bright bronzy-crimson, and 
pale canary-yellow, which is also spread over the golden-yellow of the midrib a rich orange- 
the blade on each side of the midrib in irregu- SCATIOU ss A. cc.8 Jo ecchaderacccste ee eeaeeeee ea nent tw SiR eee 
lar bands, in some cases to two-thirds of the Emperor Alexander (new), a very beautiful 
leneth/of the entirejleafis: \eux..sccauescereeese ae OO variety in the way of Fusciatus, but more 
Carrierii, a superb Croton, with large finely distinctly and finely marked. ................00.200 75 
VATIE ALD TOllTAG ONE 2.. a ctaccenthos Roscesecame eee 50 Flambeau (new), leaves narrow, bright rich 
Cronstadtii, a glossy green variegated with crimson, 2 brilliant varieltiy; c.cc-ccsesosnerceseeeatens Ue 
bright golden-yellow. They are twisted, curled Fasciatus, veins marked by bright yellow- 
and crisped into a great variety of forms. The lines, interlacing near the edge, where, near 
richness of its coloration renders it most dis- the point, the surface is chiefly yellow; mid- 
PINCH ANG ANTELEShIN Go. .csvsesc<uwswaccstseceestareaccesce 50 rib a brownish-yellow band............. sete seve. 100 
