NEW AND RARE 
GARDEN and GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 
The latest introductions in Cannas, Chrysanthemums, Dahlias, Geraniums, Gladiolus, etc., etc., will be found offered under ther 
respective heads in the General List. 
# NEW REX BEGONIAS. 
i, - | : Four beautiful new varieties, entirely distinct from anything 
vg heretofore 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. Moon. Centre of Jeaf and a broad margin of 
black-green suffused with purple, with a large, distinct zone of 
old silver which is delicately dashed with rose. 
50 cts. each. One each of the 4 sorts, $1.50. 
NEW BEGONIA DICHROA, 
An introduction from Brazil of neat shrubby habit, with large, 
bright, glossy green leaves, sometimes boldly variegated with 
large and small silvery spots, both green and variegated leaves 
frequently appearing on the same plant at one time. Its flowers 
are produced almost the year ’round in large trusses, and are of 
ACANTHUS MONTANUS. a salmon-orange color, entirely distinct from all other Begonias. 
A decided acquisition and a most useful pot plant for the 
“AcANTHUS MONTANUS. 
An attractive and interesting plant, not only on account of its ~ 
peculiar flowers, butalso for its remarkable foliage, which makes window-garden. 38 cts. each, 
it a most desirable subject for the warm conservatory or green- 
house. The 12 to 15-inch long leaves are deeply and irregularly lobed, 
each Jobe terminated with a long, spine-like point, and are of a dark olive- 
green marbled with lively yellowish-green, the midrib being brighter. The 
inflorescence is stately, consisting of a long spike of rosy-white flowers with 
purple veined bracts. $1.00 each. 
ALPINIA SANDER AZ. 
A handsome riew species from New Guinea of this useful class of stove 
plant, with erect stems .and short-stalked, glabrous leaves, 4 to 5 inches 
long by } to 1} inches wide, tapering at both ends; ofa rich, shining green, 
regularly striped at close intervals with broad white bands diverging from 
the midrib to the margin. $1.00 each. 
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI VARIEGATA. 
A very pretty sport of the green-leaved Asparagus Sprengeri, in which 
every leaf is edged with white, $2.00 each. 
jNEW DOUBLE-FRINGED BEGONIAS. 
(Begonia Hybrida Parreii.) 
These new double-fringed, tuberous-rooted Begonias originated with our 
grower of these indispensable summer-flowering bulbs, The individual 
flowers are of large size, full, double form and brilliant colors, the edges of 
the petals deeply cut, or fringed, adding a most desirable character of 
lightness to the flowers. Full cultural directions for tuberous-rooted 
Begonias are given on page 124. We offer three distinct colors: White, 
Rose and Scarlet. 35 cts, each; $3.50 per doz, One of each color 
for $1.00. 
NEW ‘TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIA 
FRAU HELENE HARMS. 
A splendid acquisition, similar in habit of growth and freedom of bloom 
to the valuable bedding Begonias, Duke Zeppelin and Lafayette, but of a 
pleasimg primrose-yellow color, 50 cts, each; $5.00 per doz. New Dovate-rrincep Tunrrous BEGontas 
General List of Taberoussocted and other Begonias will be found on pages 124 and 125. 
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