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JOHN SAUL’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
CLERODENDRONS. 
Each. 
Clerodendron, Balfouri, a beautiful climbing 
species, which blooms profusely on the young 
wood, flowers scarlet and white.................-2:+ 
Coronaria, a very desirable plant, flowers dou- 
ble, white, very fragrant, fine for bedding out, 
PANDANUS.—Screw Pine. 
Pandanus, Javanica Variegata, this variegated 
Screw Pine is well known as one of the finest 
decorative plants; leaves green, with broad 
stripes of pure white, gracefully curved; very 
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Utilis, Screw Pine; very fine decorative plant, 
with recurved graceful foliage.......... 25 cts. to 
Veitchii, this splendidly variegated Screw Pine 
is one of the most attractive plants. The 
leaves, which are of light green color, beau- 
tifully marked with broad stripes and bands 
of pure white, are most gracefully curved, 
which elegant habit of growth renders the 
plant extremely effective..........0...... 50 cts. to 
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Clerodendron, Thompsonii, a very beautiful 
climbing Stove plant, with crimson flowers, 
free, vigorous grower and profuse bloomev...... 
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PANDANUS. 
PHORMIUM.—New Zealand Flax. 
*Phormium, Atropurpureum, a very desirable 
species; habit the same as P. Tenax; leaves 
reddish-purple. This makes a distinct decora- 
tive plant for the conservatory, and a fine sub- 
ject for the sub-tropical garden; a distinct and 
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*Colensoi Variegatum, this beautiful plant has 
fine, broad, erect, pointed, dark green leaves, 
elegantly banded at the margin with one or 
sometimes with two conspicuous stripes of 
creamy-white. It has the same mode of growth 
as P. Tenax, but it is altogether distinct, while 
its more erect habit gives it quite a distinct 
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*Purpurea Nigro-Limbatum, a distinct form 
of New Zealand Flax, having erect leaves of 
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a glaucous green, the margin having a well- 
defined bar of blackish-purple. 
the leaves are split down for some distance, 
both sides of each of the divided portions 
having the blackish-purple margin.....$1.00 to 
*Phormium, Cooki Variegatum, an elegant, 
somewhat dwarf-growing plant; leaves green, 
beautifully striped with golden-yellow. Na- 
tive of New Zealand.................2... cee $1.00 to 
*Veitchii Variegatum, this isa finely variega- 
ted form of the well-known New Zealand Flax. 
The leaves are of the same size as the species, 
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with conspicuous broad stripesof creamy-white ~ 
running out their whole length, and contrast- 
ing well with the light shining green ground 
color. It is a truly noble plant............$1.00 to 
LAPAGERIAS. 
*Lapageria, Rosea, an extremely beautiful 
climber, with large rosy-crimson bell-shaped 
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*Lapageria, Alba, a beautiful variety of the last, 
with numerous large bell-shaped flowers of 
purest white....... Fy aebucckcds wees ituseueseoteores $2.50 to 
DIPLADENIA.—(Echites.) 
*Dipladenia, Ameoena, flowers of a soft pink 
color suffused with rose, somewhat resembling 
D. Splendens, but in every respect a great im- 
provement on that variety, being of superior 
form, the lobes being stiff and round instead 
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*A mabilis, a very beautiful species, bright rosy- 
carmine, a good grower and free bloomer....... 
*Boliviensis, in habit it is very compact, pro- 
ducing an abundance of flowers, in a much 
smaller state than almost any other species. 
The foliage is medium in size and of a light 
glossy green color. The flowers pure white, 
with a distinct yellow centre. ....:..........0sscsss0 
75 
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*Dipladenia, Brearleyana, this splendid variety 
of Dipladenia is one of the best exhibition 
plants extant. Its superbly colored flowers, 
which are of the largest size, opening pink 
and changing to the richest crimson color. 
They have this remarkable peculiarity, that 
the color increases in intensity with the age 
JASMINUM, SAMBAC.—(Arabian Jasmine.) 
*Jasminum, Duchesse d’Orleans, flowers 
double, white, like miniature white roses, 
deliciously fragrant, a very valuable plant...... 
*Grand Duke, flowers double, white, like 
miniature white roses, deliciously fragrant, 
similar to the above, but distinct......... -......... 
*Grand Duchesse de Tuscany, flowers double, 
white,like miniature roses,deliciouslyfragrant, 
in the style of the two preceding; very fine.... 
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*Hybrida, a very floriferous variety; flowers 
resembling D. Insignis, both in color and 
form, but are produced in much greater pro- 
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*Splendens Magnifica, very vigorous grower, 
owers rosy pink, large, beautiful.................. 1 00 
*Jasminum, Trifoliata, anoth:r fine variety, 
flowers white, like miniature roses, deliciously 
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Hirsutum (Single), a very free flowering win- 
ter blooming SPECIES..........1..cecereererves 25 cts.to 50 
No plants can be more beautiful or fragrant 
than these; blooming freely through the sum- 
per All who grow choice plants should possess 
them. 
