ROSES, SEEDS AND BULBS FOR 1897. 21 
NEW DWARF aaa Bs acid ta GET. 
This is an elegantNew Dwarf Calla Lily, growing only 
about half as tall as the old kind, bears twice as many mall 
flowers, and blooms almost continuously. Very easily f i\ 
grown; splendid for house and pot culture. 25 cts. Set of | 
Four Callas 85 cts. 
SPOTTED CALLA. A very pretty and curious plant; 
leaves are deep green, spotted all over with clear white ; 
grows and blooms freely in beds and pots; makes an 
elegant house plant; flowers are pure white with black 
centre; very desirable; quite rare and beautiful. 20 cts. 
each. 
BLACK CALLA, (Arum sanctum). This wonderful varie- 
ty resembles the white Calla in growth and foliage, but 
the flowers are rich, dark-purple color, while the spike 
or spadix is coal black. Very curious and remarkable 
and always attracts a great deal of attention, especially }}} 
when known that it is a native of Palestine, and has only M4 
recently been brought to this country from the neighbor- ji 
hood of Jerusalem, 25 cts. each. f 
THE WHITE CALLA, or LILY OF THE NILE. This = ; ‘7 | 
is one of our most highly valued house plants for winter all | ; 
and spring bloom; should be dried off and kept dormant | MU : BB tt 
from the middle of June till September, then potted in SS 
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good rich soil in a four to six inch pot, and given plenty |S S We 
of heat and moisture. When well established a good i ic 
plant will bear twelve to eighteen liliesatatime, Large | i iat 
blooming bulbs, 25 cts each. 
AMARYLLIS REGINA. This is one of the most 
beautiful and satisfactory varieties of Amaryllis ;|4NGELS’ WINGS, (Beloperone). A lovely new 
for house culture; easily grown, blooms freely | Plant for house culture and bedding; makes a 
and bears elegant clusters of large, bright orange-| Nice, clean, bushy growth, eigth to ten inches high, 
scarlet flowers; very handsome and always great- with narrow, pointed, shining green leaves, and 
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Little Gem Calla. 
ly admired; continues in bloom along time, and 
can be kept i in pots the year round; strong bloom- 
ing bulbs, 25 cts each. 
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI. New and greatly 
admired for its beautiful sprays of lovely green 
feathery foliage; the most beautiful plant of its 
kind ever seen; grows low and bushy, forming a 
a graceful drooping mass of feathery green, useful 
for bouquets, wreaths, &c., and a charming orna- 
mental plant for the table or conservatory; 
grows fresh and green the whole year. 25 
cts. each. 
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Solanum Wendlandi. 
SWEET SCENTED GERANIUMS. 
DR. LIVINGSTON. Pretty, finely cutleaves; very | - 
fragrant rose scented. 12 cts. 
SHRUBLAND PET. Neat, compact grower; hand- 
Saar pink flowers, and deliciously fragrant leaves. 
ets. 
NUTMEG. The sweetest of all, somewhat resem- 
bles the Apple Geranium in fragrance. 12 cts. 
ROSE GERANIUM. Richly scented, and a great 
favorite, 10cts. Set of four for 40 cts, 
curiously winged rosy crimson flowers; no trouble 
to grow, blooms all the time, and whether in pots 
or bed is never without flowers, always neat and 
pretty and sure to please. 20 cts. each. 
AERVA SANGUINEA, (Blood Leaf). An elegant 
new plant from South America; grows eight to 
ten inches high, with deep blood red leaves, very 
bright, rich and velvety; makes a beautiful con- 
trast with other plants; always retains its color, 
and no trouble to grow; fine for pots and bed- 
ding. 20 ets. each; three 20 et. plants for 50 cts.; 
Set of Eight Lovely House Plants above $1.65, postpald. 
SOLANUM WENDLANDI. 
We ask special attention to this grand new 
plant. Itisa strongsemi-climber, growing 4 
to 6 feet high and bearing immense clus- 
ters of splendid, large, pale blue flowers all 
summer; the separate flowers are over two 
inches across, and the grand heads of bloom 
contain from thirty to fifty open flowers and 
buds ata time; it is truly magnificent, and 
\ when once seen will always be remembered, 
\| ig grows as easily and is about as hardy asa Ger- 
anium, and can be kept over winter in the same 
way. The illustration shows the plant in a pot, 
but itshould be set in open ground in summer, 
where it will have room to grow; itis fine for 
bedding and cannot be recommended too highly 
for porches or low trellises, where it is sure to 
attract the admiration of all who see it; scarce 
and not much known asyet Good blooming 
plants 25 cts. to 50 cts. each, according to size. 
SOLANUM (Seaforthianum). Begins to bloom 
when only a few inches high and bears hundreds 
of large bunches’ of delicate lilac flowers, with 
golden stamens and followed by red berries; a 
rapid growing climber for house or garden; 
blooms the whole season. 15 cts. 
THE BLUE SOLANUM, (Rantonetti). A lovely 
plant for bedding and house culture; bears beauti- 
ful clusters of deepest sky blue flowers: blooms 
all the time, and is very easy togrow. ldcts. The 
Three Beautiful Solanums for 60 cts. 
