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HENRTADREER-PnitAOELPtllAM-^CARDffl^'OliEEIIHOUSE PLANTS 



Abutilon. 



ACACIA. 



Armata. A most desirable house 

 plant, succeeding under ihe same 

 conditions as an Azale.i or Camel- 

 lia; the bright canary-yellow 

 globular flowers are produced in 

 March and April ; very effective. 

 50 cts. and $1.00 each. 



AGLAONEMA. 



Dwarf.growing Aroids, with pret- 

 ty, variegated foliage; suitable for 

 the warm conservatory. 

 Costatum. Very compact, heart- 

 shaped leaves of dark, shining 

 green, with white midrib and scat- 

 tering blotches of white. 

 Marantaefolium maculatum. 

 Dark green foliage, beaulifully 

 variegated with greenish while. 

 Pictum. Foliage of rich verdant 

 green, marbled and spotted with 

 deep French-green and silver-grey. 

 50 cts. each; $5.00 ]>er doz. One 

 of each fur SI 25. 



ABIJTII.OXS. 



Arthur Belsham. Orange-red with deeper veins. 

 Boule de Neige. Fine, pure white. 



Eclipse. A splendid variety for baskets and vases; foliage marWed green and yel- 

 low; ll.iwers scarlet and orange-buff. 

 Qolden Fleece. Fine, pure yellow ; remarkably free flowering. 

 John Hopkins. Old-gold. 

 Pink Beauty. Delicate soft pink. 

 Rosaeflora. Pretty pinkish -rose. 

 Santana. Deep carmine; a fine flower. 

 Splendens. Fiee-flowering, bright red. 



Thompson! plena. Perfectly double flowers, vich orange, streaked erimsom. 

 Price : 10 cts. each ; $100 per doz. Set of 10 varieties for 75 cts. 



AGAPANTHUS, 



Umbellatus {Blue Lily of the Nile). A splendid ornamental plant, ^bearing clWsters 

 of bright blue flowers on long fiowerstalUs and lasting a long time in bloom. A 

 most desirable plant for outdoor decoration, planted in large pots or tubs on the Fawn 

 or piazza. 



— Albus, A white-flowering variety. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. One of each, 25 cts. 



^ESCHYNAIVTHUS. 



Qrandiflora, A pretty trailing or basket plant for the warm conservatory, bearing 

 attractive orange-scarlet flowers 25 cts. each. 



AL^CASIAS. 



Be.iutiful subjects for the warnu 

 conservatory, with showy, ornamen- 

 tal foliage ; iaivaluable as exhibition' 

 plants. 



Macrohiza Variegata. A strong 

 grower, with large, bright green 

 leaves, margins slightly waved, 

 lilotched and marbled with white. 

 50 cts. each. 

 Illustris. Excellent to grow in con- 

 nection with fancy-leaved Cala- 

 diums, or for planting out of doors 

 in a shaded position. Foliage dark 

 green, cloudeil with velvety blue- 

 black. 25 cts. each; $2 50 peir 

 doz. 

 Lowil. A rare variety with olive- 

 green foliage and silvery markings, 

 the reverse side rich purple. $2.50i 

 each. 

 Sanderianai. Deeply-lobed leaves 

 of a glossy dark green, with metal- 

 lic reflections, and prominent white 

 margins aad veins. A handsoine 

 and scarce plant. $3.00 each. 



AlLAM.^NDA WlLLIAMSIl. ^ 



ALL AM AND A. I 



tiendersoni. A strong-growing variety, well suited for growing on the pil- 

 lars or sii|)ports of a conservatory, or for training on a trellis, large golden- 

 vellow 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. 

 Tlie flowers are 3 inches in diameter, pf a very rich, yet delicate lint of yel- 

 low, deliciously scented and in bloom, during the greater part of the year. 

 25 cts. each; |'2.50 per doz. 



APHELANDRA. 



Roezlil. A pretty hothouse plant, with silvery-green foliage and showy ter- 

 minal spikes of bright, red-bracted flowers, produced principally during the 

 late autumn. 25 cts. each. 



AMORPHOPHAELUS. 



Rivieri. Particvilarly handsome plant for growing either in clumps or as a 

 solitary specimen. Should be planted in May in warm, sunny situation in 

 extra rich soif ; the flowers appear before the leaves and rise to a height of 2 

 feet and resemble a gigantic black Calla. This is soon followed by the mas- 

 sive tropical-looking ieave>, supported by thick, beautifully marbled stems. 

 Extra large bulbs, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz.; good bulbs, 25 cts. each; 

 $2.50 per doz. 



AGAPANTHlrS. 



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