NEW AND RARE 



GARDEN and GREENHOUSE PLANTS 



The latest introductions in Cannas, Chrysanthemums, Dahlias, Geraniums, Gladiolus, etc., etc., will De found offered under their 

 respective heads in the General List. 



AEPINIA SANDERS. 



A handsome new species from New Guinea of this useful class 

 of stove plants, with erect stems and short-stalked, glabrous leaves, 

 4 to 5 inches long by f to 1) inches wide, tapering at both ends; 

 of a rich, shining green, regularly striped at close intervals with 

 broad white bands diverging from the midrib to the margin. $'.00 



each. 



ASPARAGUS DICHESNEI. 



ACHYRANTHES PaKACIIB DE BaII.BY. 



ACANTHUS MONTANUS. 



An attractive and interesting plant, not only on account of 

 its peculiar flowers, but also for its remarkable foliage, which 

 makes it a most desirable subject for the warm conservatory 

 or greenhouse. The 12 to 15-inch long leaves are deeply and 

 irregularly lobed, each lobe terminated with a long, spine-like 

 point, and are of a dark olive- green, marbled with lively yel- 

 lowish-green, the midrib being brighter. The inflorescence is 

 stately, consisting of a long spike of rosy- white flowers with 

 purple veined bracts. 50 cts. each. 



Achyranthes Panache de Bailey. 



A beautiful new variegated form which, besides being a valu- 

 able addition to our list of bedding plants, is sure to prove very 

 useful as a pot plant for the window garden, and particularly so 

 for planting in porch and window boxes, where its rich colors 

 will be of decided value. The plant is of erect, bushy, sym- 

 metrical habit of growth, with nearly round foliage, about 1'. 

 inches across, of bright, cheerful green, densely reticulated and 

 variegated with rich creamy-yellow, while the leaf stalks, 

 as well as the stems of the plant itself, are bright crimson- 

 carmine, forming a color combination rivalling that of many of 



An introduction from the Belgian Congo, and entirely distinct 

 from all other varieties. The plant is of strong, climbing habit, with 

 rather large, dark green, glossy foliage. It should prove a valuable 

 addition, both for cutting and decorative purposes. $1.00 each. 



Asparagus Sprengeri Variegata. 



A very pretty sport of the green-leaved Asparagus Sprengeri, in 

 which every leaf is edged with white. §1.00 each. 



NEW REX BEGONIAS. 



Four beautiful new varieties, entirely distinct from anything here- 

 tofore offered, 



Fearnley Sander. A revelation in its unique markings, the 

 centre of the leaf as well as the edge being a deep olive-green 

 with a zone of silvery-grey, the whole relieved by a suffusion of 

 indescribable rosy-crimson extending throughout the leaf. 

 His Majesty. Ground color silvery-grey with dark green veins, 

 which are bordered with rosy-purple; edge of the leaf bordered 

 green. 

 Kaetchen Schadendorf. Foliage not large but of great beauty, 

 the ground color being silvery-white, suffused and illuminated 

 with bright rosy-crimson sheen, with a large blackish-green centre 

 and border of same color. 

 Mrs. S. H. noon. Centre of leaf and a broad margin of black- 

 green, suffused with purple, with a large, distinct zone of old silver, 

 which is delicately dashed with rose. 



30 cts. each. One each of the 4 sorts, $1.00. 



the high-colored Crotons. (See cut) 

 per doz. 



In cts. each; $2.50 



New and Rare Gladiolus. 



We offer an especially fine lot of these this season, in- 

 cluding some French introductions that have never been 

 offered in this countrv. S"e pa<^- 161. 



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Acanthus Moot anus 



