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Dkac-ena Massangeana. 



DIEFFENBACHIAS. 



Handsome decorative plants, with bold, ornamental foliage; useful 



for the warm conservatory. 



Baraquiniana. Bright green, irregularly spotted with white, mid- 

 rib and stems creamy-white. 



Bausei. Leaves yellowish-green, blotched dark green and spotted 

 white. 



Bowmannii. Rich deep green leaves, blotched with irregular mark- 

 ings of light pea-green. 



Jenmanii. Long, narrow, bright green foliage, spotted with white. 

 Magnifica. Shining somber green foliage, variegated with blotches 



and spots of pure white. 

 MemoraJ Corsi. Leaves silvery- white, veined green. 

 Picta. Dark green, with numerous white spots. 

 Splendens. Rich, deep bottle-green, freely marked with whitish 



striated blotches. 



Price, 50 cts. each. Set of 8 sorts, $3 50. 



ECHEYERIA. 



Secunda glauca. The blue-green-leaved variety so much used in 

 carpet bedding, 15 cts. each; $1.25 per doz. ; $8.00 per 100. 



ERANTHEMIM. 



Albo=marginatum, A pretty hothouse plant, with foliage 4 to 5 

 inches long by 2 to 2k inches wide, of rich dark green, margined 

 with white and irregularly suffused with gray. 50 cts. each. 



DRAC^NAS. 



Mr. Eben. E. Rexford writes the following cultural notes ex- 

 pressly for this book: 



"This plant is better adapted to the greenhouse, or a plant- 

 room in which the temperature and moisture can be controlled, 

 than it is to the window-garden, where the air is almost always 

 dry and the temperature fluctuating. Such varieties, however, 

 as D, frdgram and D. indivisa — the former with broad foli- 

 age and the latter with very long, narrow grass-like leaves— can 

 be grown quite satisfactorily in the living-room if care is taken to 

 prevent the red spider from injuring them. D. indivisa is very 

 graceful in habit, and makes an excellent plant for the decora- 

 tion of the table. The richly-colored varieties are among the 

 finest ornaments of the greenhouse. 



"The Dracaena should be given a light, fibrous soil, with just 

 enough loam in it to give it body. Drainage should be good. 

 Watering should be liberal and showering frequent. The varie- 

 gated sorts require plenty of light to bring out the richness of 

 their coloring." 



Amabilis. Foliage bright glossy green, marked and suffused 

 with pink and creamy-white. 50 cts. and $1.00 each. 



Desmetiana. Heavy, bold, dark green foliage, becoming 



suffused with creamy-white and pink. 50 cts. and $1.00 each 



Fragrans. An excellent house plant, with broad, dark green 

 foliage; grows under the most adverse conditions. 25 cts., 

 50 cts. and $1.00 each. 



Godseffiana. Entirely different from all other Draccenas; of free-branch- 

 ing habit, forming compact, graceful specimens. Its foliage is of strong, 

 leathery texture; rich dark green color, densely marked with irregular 

 spots of creamy-white. 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each. 



Indivisa. This variety is used very extensively as a centre plant for 

 va-es, urns, etc. It stands full exposure to 'the sun, and its long, 

 narrow, graceful foliage contrasts beautifully with other plants. "5 cts 

 50 cts. and $1.00 each. 



Krterkii. Dark glossy green leaves; makes a bold specimen, and is a good 

 house plant. $1. (Hi each. 



Lord Wolseley. Long, narrow, recurving foliage, which colors to a very 



bright rosy-crimson 50 cts, each. 

 Lindeni, A beautiful variegated form of Fragrans, with broad t^een 



foliage and golden-yellow stripes on the edges. 50 Cts. l<> $1.00 I w h. 

 flassangeana. Another form of Fragrans, with the variegation through 



the centre of the leaf. 50 cts. to $1.00 each. 

 Rothiana. Recurved glaucous green foliage. 50 cts. to $1.00 each. 

 Sanderiana. A graceful variety, with glaucous green foliage, edged with 



a broad border of creamy-white. 25 cts. each. 



Terminalis. kith crimson foliage, marked with pink and white. 30 

 cts., 50 cts. and $1.00 each. 



ERYTHRINA (Coral Plant'. 



Cristi=galli compacta. A most effective summer-flowering 

 garden plant. Should be planted out after danger from frost 

 is past, and produces throughout the summer large spikes of 

 brilliant crimson-scarlet flowers. In autumn the top should 

 be cut back and the roots stored in dry soil or sand in a frost- 

 free cellar. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



EVCHARIS. 



Amazonica. A splendid hothouse plant. It sends up stalks 

 bearing several pure white star-shaped flowers, 4 inches across, 

 delightfully fragrant, and highly prized as a cut flower. 30 

 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 



EUCOJIIS 'Pineapple Flowed. 



Punctata. An easy-growing summer-flowering bulb which 

 may be treated like Gladiolus. It forms a rosette of pretty, 

 erect, wavy green leaves, from the centre of which rises a stem 

 2 feet high with a dense head of yellowish green flowers with 

 dark centres. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 



EUGENIA. 



Microphylla. A pretty little plant with small, dark green foli- 

 age; excellent for Fern dishes or window garden. 25 cts. each. 



EIRYA. 



Latifolia Variegata. An evergreen Slnub with rich dark 

 green foliage, which is beautifully variegated with creamy 

 white; an excellent plant for house decoration. 50 cts. each. 



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