New Floral Guide — Spring 1903. 



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THE SPLENDID EVER = BLOOMING 



T ritoma (j randiflora 



or, New Flaming Torch Plant 



THIS IS A GRAND NEW PLANT FOR THE FLOWER 

 GARDEN, VERY SHOWY AND HANDSOME.... 



TRITOMA GRANDIFLORA 



GROWS from the root and throws up 

 strong stems 2 to 3 feet high, bearing 

 large clusters of brilliant orange-scarlet 

 flowers in elegant pompons, 6 to 8 inches long' 

 and 2 to 3 inches across, as shown in our illus- 

 tration. It can be planted out early in the 

 Spring, and will soon begin to bloom and con- 

 tinue to throw up its gorgeous spikes of splen- 

 did flowers the whole season, until the ground 

 is hard frozen. It is quite hardy here, when 

 given a light covering of leaves or garden litter, 

 but further north the roots should be lifted and 

 kept in the cellar over Winter, buried in sand. 

 Early frosts do not hurt it, or keep it from 

 blooming, and it continues as brilliant as ever 

 long after other flowers are gone. It is unsur- 

 passed for cutting, and its grand flame-colored 

 pompons will keep for weeks in water. Can 

 scarcely be recommended too highly for beds 

 and borders. It is a grand plant in every way. 



Price, strong roots, 20 cts. each, postpaid. 



New Giant -Flowering Caladium 



THIS splendid new plant resembles the Caladium Escu- 

 lentum (Elephant's Ears) in some ways, but is entirely 

 distinct and vastly superior in every respect. It is truly 

 gigantic in size, frequently growing 8 to 10 feet high, with leaves 

 5 feet long by 2 to 3 feet wide. They are beautifully veined and 

 bright glistening green, shining as if varnished. Begins to 

 bloom when four to five months old, and throws up immense 

 snow-white flowers like Giant Calla Lilies, in constant succession 

 all through the growing season ; or, if kept in the greenhouse, 

 will keep on flowering until time to plant out again next season. 

 Plants lifted from the open ground in the Fall will bloom all 

 Winter. The flower buds start from the base of the leaf-stalk, 

 and each one will produce six or eight flowers which will open 



GIANT-FLOWERING CALADIUM 



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HIRISCUS PEACH BLOW 



in succession. The flowers are pure white at first but soon pass 

 to pale yellow. The fragrance is given out at night and is so rich 

 and powerful that a single plant in bloom will scent the air 

 for a long distance around. It makes a grand pot plant if given 

 an 6 or 8-inch pot, and may be kept growing all the time or set 

 in cellar over Winter, and planted out as soon as the ground is 

 warm, in Spring. It likes good rich earth and plenty of heat 

 and moisture. It is a very striking novelty for the lawn, and 

 will no doubt be scarce for years. 



Price, tine strong plants, 25 cts. each ; tive for $1.00, postpaid. 



New Chinese Hibiscus, Peach Blow 



— This beautiful new Chinese Hibiscus is an elegant house plant, 

 a rapid erect grower, with bright shining green leaves, and dou- 

 ble flowers like roses, 4 to 5 inches in diameter. Color rich 

 bright pink, with deep crimson centre ; likes heat and moisture, 

 and begins to bloom while quite small ; can be bedded out in 



summer, strong plants, 20 cts. each, postpaid. 



NEW COLEUS, DOCTOR ROSS 



—This is a truly magnificent Coleus. One of the brightest and 

 richest colored varieties ever seen ; enormous leaves, rich dark 

 velvety crimson, shaded and marbled with black, and showing 

 a broad wedge of creamy-white and green in centre : elegantly 

 fringed and bordered with green and gold, exceedingly beautiful. 



15 cts. each. 4 tar 50 cts.. $1 50 per doz„ postpaid. 



