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* CROTON PRINCESS OF WALES.— {Glorious.) 



This is one of the long-leaved drooping forms of Croton, and is perfectly distinct in char- 

 acter. The leaves are from 1£ to 2 feet in length, sometimes plane, and sometimes strongly 

 undulated. The ground color is green, and the variegation creamy-yellow, very variable in 

 character. In some there is a creamy-yellow mid-rib, with a band on each side; in others 

 the mid-rib is bright green. The markings are of the maculate style, with here and there 

 large blotches of clear cream-j^ellow, and in other parts clouded markings of smaller con- 

 fluent blotches and spots. Occasionally these conditions are reversed, and there are longish 

 patches on which the ground color is creamy, relieved by a few clouded green markings. 

 $2.60 each. 



* CROTON MACARTHURL 



The leaves are of many forms, some dilated at the base and much narrowed at the opposite 

 end ; many have the mid-rib and blade twisted like a spiral, in others the edges are undu- 

 lated, in others again the extremities are incurved, while there are others in which two or 

 more of these peculiarities are present. 



The color is more constant, but the markings on the different leaves are as varied as the 

 forms assumed by the leaves themselves. The habit is excellent, and its pleasing and very 

 striking variegation, fully one-half of which is yellow. The mid-ribs are yellow, and the 

 bright green ground of the blades are spotted, blotched, flaked, and barred in infinite varietv. 

 §1.00 to $2.00. 



* CROTON VARIABILIS, (FALCATUS.) 



A robust variety. It has long leaves, marbled and blotched with different shades of yellow, 

 orange and crimson. 



The leaves, both in color and shape, are very variable ; some are straight, others recurved, 

 falcate or often distorted, their surface being either smooth or undulated. Some of the 

 shades of color are peculiar to this variety, and are seen in every tint, from deep orange red 

 to light sulphur yellow. 



It is quite unlike any other Croton in cultivation. $ 1.50 to $ 2.50 each. 



* CROTON FASCIATUS, (HENDERSONII.) 



The ground color is a very deep green, the principal veins being marked by bright yellow 

 lines, interlacing near the edge, where, and especially near the point, the surface is chiefly 

 yellow, with irregular small green spots. The mid-rib forms a brownish yellow band. The 

 green spaces between the yellow veins are more or less freckled with yellow. $1.00 to 

 $2.00 each. 



* CROTON "QUEEN VICTORIA." 



It is of medium growth and free branching habit, a most desirable feature in the forma- 

 tion of good specimens; the leaves when well matured are from 9 to 12 inches long, and 

 about 2 inches broad, oblong lanceolate ; the ground color of the leaf is rich golden yellow, 

 beautifully mottled with green; the mid-rib and the primary veins are of a rich magenta 

 color, changing with age to a vivid crimson ; the margin of the leaf is unevenly banded 

 with carmine, often extending as far as the mid-rib, and so harmonising with the rich yel- 

 low as to produce a gorgeous effect. $ 1.00 to $ 2.00 each. 



* CROTON CHALLENGER, (IMPERATOR.) 



One of the best and most distinct of the long leaved varieties. The leaves are broadly 

 lanceolate, spreading, and slightly recurved. The variegation is very striking. The mid- 

 ribs are at first creamy white, which gradually becomes suffused with red, finally deepening 

 to bright crimson carmine. The ground color of the blade is light green, but much blotched 

 and streaked with light yellow that takes a rosy tint as the mid-ribdeepens in color. $ 1.00 

 to $ 2.00 each. 



*PHYLLANTHUS ROSEA-PICTUM. 



A fine new plant, with beautifully variegated foliage. 



The variegation is exceedingly rich and varied, both in color and form, no two colored 

 leaves showing precisely the same markings with like tints. Many of the leaves are bright 



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