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Musa Ensete. 



MlLLA BlPLORA. 



MIEEA BIFLORA. 



(Mexican "Star of Bethlehem.") 



A most desirable summer-flowering 

 bulb for the garden or pot culture. The 

 waxy flowers are nearly 2-V inches in 

 diameter, pure white and usually borne 

 in pairs; the petals are of great sub- 

 stance, and will keep for days when cut. 

 5 cts. each; 50 cts. per doz. 



MOSCHOSMA. 



Riparium. A valuable winter-flow- 

 ering plant for the decoration of the 

 conservatory or window garden. It 

 is an introduction from tropical South 

 Africa, producing from early in De- 

 cember until late in March dense, feathery, erect panicles of 

 small creamy-white flowers in great profusion. 15 cts. each; 

 $1.50 per doz. 



MUSA. 



Ensete {Abyssinian Banana). The grandest of all Bananas; 

 the leaves are magnificent, long, broad and massive; of beau- 

 tiful green, with a broad, crimson midrib; the plant grows 

 luxuriantly from 8 to 12 feet high. During the hot summer, 

 when planted out, it grows rapidly and attains gigantic propor- 

 tions, producing a tropical effect on the lawn or flower garden. 

 CSee cut.) Good plants, 30 cts. each; strong plants in 5-inch 

 pots, 50 cts. each; 7-inch pots, $L.0J each. 



NASTURTIUMS. 



Tom Thumb or Dwarf. To well known to need descrip- 

 tion. Mixed colors, ready in May and June, 75 cts. per doz.; 

 $6.0 (per 100. 



NEPHTHYTIS PICTURATA. 



An interesting, ornamental hothouse plant, requiring a moist 

 atmosphere; dark green, pointed, heart-shaped foliage, with fern- !■ 

 like variegations in silvery-white. $1.00 each. 



NEPENTHES (Pitcher Plant'. 



These interesting plants, with their curious pitchers, require to be grown in a high, 

 moist atmosphere, and in dense shade. The six sorts offered are among the choicest 

 of the genus. 



EACH. EACH EACH. 



Caurtii $3.00 I Hookeriana $3.00 I Pattersonii $2.50 



Dominiana 2.00 | Mastersiana 2.50 | Sedeni 2U0 



One each of the six sorts for $12.00. 



OLEA FRAGRANS (Sweet oiive). 



An old favorite greenhouse shrub, succeeding admirably as a house plant, produc- 

 ing small white flowers of the most exquisite fragrance, continuing to bloom almost 

 the entire winter. 50 cts. and $1.00 each. 



OPHIOPOGON. 



Jaburan Variegatus. A pretty variegated foliage plant, useful either as a pot 

 plant for the window or for planting out in summer; its narrow, dark green foliage 

 is prettily striped with gold, and during July and August spikes of blue flowers 

 add to its beauty. 50 cts. each. 



OTAHEITE ORANGE. 



The best of the Oranges for pot culture. It is of dwarf, bushy habit, and bears 

 a profusion of fragrant flowers and edible fruit. Young plants, 15 cts. each; strong 

 plants, 50 cts. each. 



PA ND ANUS (Screw Pine). 

 Mr. Eben. E. Rexford writes the following cultural note expressly for this book: 

 "This plant — better known as Screw Pine, because of the spiral arrangement of its 

 leaves — is extremely ornamental when well grown. Especially P. Veitchi, whose 



long, gracefully curving leaves are broadly 

 striped with creamy white on a green ground. 

 This variety makes a charming table decora- 

 tion when its pot is hidden by vines or other 

 greenery. The Pandanus requires about 

 the same treatment as the Dracaena, but is 

 better adapted to culture in the living-room 

 than that plant is." 



Graminifolius. Narrow, dark green fo 

 liage; makes a pretty plant for table deco- 

 ration. 50 cts. each. 



PacifictlS. A rare and beautiful species, 

 with broad, massive, dark green foliage 

 3-inch pots, 35 cts. each; 4-inch pots, 50 

 cts. each; 6-inch pots, $1.50 each. 



Veitchi. One of the finest decorative planu 

 for the house. See description above. 



4- inch pots, 12 inches high. . 75 cts. eacn 

 6 " " 18 " " ... $1.50 

 8 " " 30 " " .. 3.00 



Pandanus Veitchi. 



Our collection of Hardy Perennial Plants is the most complete in this country. See pages 194 to 243. 



