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ALOCASIAS. 
Beautiful subjects for the warm conservatory, with showy, 
ornamental foliage; invaluable as exhibition plants. 
Argyrea. Foliage deep green with silvery white ribs and 
veins. $1.50 each. 
Ilustris. Excellent to grow in connection with fancy-leaved 
Caladiums, or for planting out of doors in a shaded position. 
Foliage derk green, clouded with velvety blue-black. 25 cts. 
each; $2.50 per doz. 
Lowii. A rere variety with olive-green foliage and silvery 
markings, the reverse side rich purple. $3.00 eaeh. ; 
Macrohiza \ ariegata. Large bright green leaves, margins 
slightly waved, blotched and marbled with ivory-white. 50 
cts. each. 
Marchalli. <A strong-growing variety with deep olive-green 
foliage, the reverse a metallic bronze. 50 cts. each, 
Sanderiana. Deeply-lobed leaves of a glossy dark green with 
metallic reflections and prominent white margins and veins; 
a handsome and scarce plant, $3.00 each, : 
ALTERNANTHERA. 
Bright foliaged plants of dwarf habit, much used for carpet 
bedding. 
Aurea Nana, Bright yellow foliage. 
Jewel, A new larce-leaved bright crimson. 
Paronychioides Major. The best of the bright red varieties. 
Rosea nana. Dwarf, rosy-crimson foliage. 
Versicolor. Olive, crimson and chocolate, 
10 cts. each; £1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 
ALYSSU™M (Sweet Alyssum), 
Little Gem. The dwarf white variety so much used for 
edging. 75 cts. per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 
AMASONIA. 
Puniceus, A creenhouse shrub of easy growth with yellowish 
flowers and bright red bracts, which remain attractive from 
January to April; should be grown in rather small pots. 
50 cts. each. 
AMORPHOPHALLUS. 
Rivieri. Particularly handsome plant for growing either in 
clumps or as a solitary specimen. Should be planted in May 
in warm, sunny situation in extrarich soil; the flowers appear 
before the leaves and rise to a height of 2 feet and resemble 
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Acapantuus UMBELLATUS. a gigantic black Calla. This is soon followed by the massive 
e tropical looking leaves, supported by thick, beautifully mar- 
AGAPANTHUS. bled stems. Large bulbs, 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 
Umbellatus (Blue Lili of the Nile). A splendid orna- 1 
mental plant, bearing clusters of bright blue flowers on long flowerstalks 
and lasting a long time in bloom. A most desirable plant for outdoor 
decoration, planted in large pots or tubs on the Jawn or piazza. 
— Albus. A white-flowering variety, 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. One of each, 25 cts. 
AGERATUM (Floss Flower), 
One of the best of bedding plants; always in bloom. 
Blanche. Dwarf, compact white. 
Mont Blanc. Large-flowered white. 
Princess Pauline. Blue, white centre, 
Stella Gurney. Bright blue. 
10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 
ALLAMANDA 
Hendersoni. A strong-growing variety, well suited for growing on the 
pillars or supports of a conservatory, or for training on a trellis; large 
golden-yellow flowers. 
Williamsii. This handsome variety is entirely distinct from all others, 
being quite dwarf and forming a compact bush with trusses of bloom at 
every point, The flowers are 3 inches in diameter, of a very rich, yet 
delicate tint of yellow, deliciously scented; a fine plant for the window 
garden or conservatory. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
ALOWSIA Lemon Verbena). 
Citriodora. Well-known popular, fragrant favorite. 10 each; $1.00 per 
doz 
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Read the Miscellaneous Hints and Suggestions to Amateurs on page 115. 
