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Fuchsia 



ARDENIA 



FI.ORIDA. 



(Cape Jessamine.) 



Beautiful greelihouse evergreen 

 shrubs, with delightfully fragrant pure 

 white waxy flowers, blooming from 

 May to July. 



EACH. PEK DOZ. 



3-inch pots 25c. §2 50 



4 " " 35c. 3 50 



6 " " $1 OG 10 00 



. GENISTA. 



Fragrans. A most desirable spring-flowering 

 plant, producing its fragrant, bright, golden- 

 yellow flowers in the greatest profusion. As a 

 window plant of easiest culture it is unsur- 

 passed. Especially desirable for Easter decora- 

 tion. First size, 50 cts. each ; §5 00 per doz.; 

 second size, 30 cts. each ; §3.00 per doz. 



OREEK'S SEEECT 

 GEOXINIAS. 



This charming class of summer-flowering bulbs 

 is now so well-known that a lengthy description 

 of them is unnecessary. They delight in a loose, 

 poious soil composed of equal parts of fibrous 

 loam and leaf mould, to which has been added 

 a liberal sprinkling of thoroughly decayed 

 well-pulverized manure or bone meal and sharp 

 sand. They should be shaded from the direct 

 rays of the sun, but exposed to as much light as 

 possible. Our collection embraces all the popular 

 varieties, ranging in color from the purest white 

 through all the shades of crimson and purple, 

 spotted and mottled. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per 

 doz.; 11000 per 100. 



EICXJS (Rubber Plant). 



Elastica. The well-known Indian Rubber Tree, one of the very best plants foe taWe 

 or parlor decoration. Its thick, leathery leaves enable it to stand excessive heat and 

 dryness. 4-inch pot, 10 inches high, 50 cts. each ; 5-inch pot, 15 inches high, 75 cts. 

 each ; 6-inch pot, 24 inches high, $1.00 each. 



Parcelli. Entirely distinct, having large, deep green leaves, which are Tnarbled with 



white ; a pretty plant for the warm conservatory. 75 cts. each. 

 "-Repens. A trailing or creeping variety, with small foliage ; useful for baskets, covering 

 greenhouse walls, etc. 15 cts, each. 



FITTONIA. 



Elegant trailing plants " with handsome variegated foliage; most useful in the con- 

 srrvatory for planting on surface of pots or tubs containing specimen plants. 

 Argyroneura. Vivid green, with network of pure white veins. 25 cts. each. 

 N'erschaffeltil. Bronzy green with pink variegation. 25 cts. each. 



FUCHSIAS. 



Well-known favorites for planting out in partially shaded positions during the summer, 

 or for late winter-flowering in the window or greenhouse. The following collection is a 

 si-lection of the finest varieties. Varieties marked with a "*" are double-flowering. 

 Black Prince. Bright waxy-carmine, pink corolla. 

 Bland's Striped, Tube and .sepals crimson, corolla plum purple, striped r6sy-red. 



Chas. Blanc. Sepals dark red, 



corolla rosy-amaranth. 

 ^ Elm City. Sepals rich crimson 



with very full, deep purple corolla. 

 *QIoire des Marches. Tube 



and sepals deep scarlet, corolla 



pure white. 

 Lustre. White tube and sepals, 



with bright crimson-scarlet 



corolla. 

 *nonstrosa Superb.i. Pure 



white corolla, bright scarlet sepals. 

 ^Phenomenal, Tube and sepals 



coral-red, corolla very large, of a 



bright violet-purple. 

 Rifford. Carmine tube and sepals, 



purplish-red corolla. 

 *Rosains Patri. Deep scarlet 



tube and sepals, large white 



corolia. 

 SpeciOSa. Pale red tube and 



sepals, dark-red corolla. 

 *Trophee. Corolla dark purple, 



sepals deep red. 



Price. 10 cIs. each; $1.00 per 

 doz. Set of 12 varieties, $1.00. 



Gardenia (Cape Jes^>amine). 





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For New and Rare Garden and Greenhouse Plants see pages 125 to 138. 



