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WHWADRtre WILAKLPtilAM- 



GARDfN^-ORfElOUSE PLANTS 



New and Rars 



Fancy-lraved 



Caladiums. 



Fancy=leaved Caladiums. 



No other summer foliage plant equals the Fancy Caladiums in 

 rich and gorgeous, yet soft coloring. All of the varieties are of 

 marvellous beauty for the furnishing of the conservatory during 

 the summer months, for window-boxes or even for outdoor bed- 

 ding in shady or semi-shady positions. Their culture is fully de- 

 scribed in our new book, "Dreer's Hints on the Growing of 

 Bulbs. ' ' Price, 50 cents, or will be sent free to customers if asked 

 for at time of ordering. 



NEW ANO RARE 



FAISCV-LEAVED CAEADIUMS. 



The set of twelve varieties offered below is unquestionably the 

 choicest collection of these beautiful foliage plants ever brought 

 together, showing a delicacy of coloring and variegation which 

 has never been surpassed. 



DiogO Botelho. Foliage very large, deep red with cinnabar- 

 colored ribs and yellow-green border. 

 Francis fl. Laughlin. Transparent pink centre, dark zone 



and narrow green border. 

 John Peed. Rich, dazzling red centre and bright green border. 

 Marian A. MacAdow. Ground color silvery-green with bluish 



sheen, pink ribs and veins and few large, vivid red spots. 

 iVlelba. White ground with green ribs and red spots, distinct. 

 Mrs. Jessie M. Thayer. Pink ground with velvety-red ribs, 

 exquisite. 

 Mucuripe. Ground color bright-rose, suffused and marbled with white and green. 

 Picuhy. Transparent white with metallic blue suffusion, distinct and beautiful. 

 Rio de Janeiro. One of the finest; a transparent rose with white veins, moss-green 



spots and deep red ribs. 

 Silver Queen. Almost pure white, having but faint green tracings. 

 Susan B. Wight. Rosy-carmine ground color, suffused violet, deep red ribs and 



veins, narrow green border; very distinct. 

 Tocatins. Transparent rose with green veins bordered with golden green. 



Price. Any of the New and Rare sorts, .50 cents each; the set of 12 for $5.00. 



CHOICE STANDARD FANCY-EEAVED CAEADIUMS. 



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Berose. Pink ribs on a metallic green ground. 



Candidum. White ground with strongly marked green ribs. 



CoaCOOChee. Red rays on a green and white mottled ground. 



Dr. Vilhena. Transparent claret-colored centre with white 

 zone and green border. 



Hildegard Nehrling. Groundcolor creamy-white, ribs Indian- 

 lake, marbled green, centre suffused mauve-rose. 



Itapocu. Large red leaves with metallic reflexions. 



riacahe. Large green leaves with vivid red ribs and large 

 transparent white spots. 



Sorocaba. Green ground, rose centre, with net like white 

 veins. 



Wightii. Green ground profusely spotted red and while. 



Price. Any of the choice standard varieties, 20 cts. each; the 

 set of 12 sorts for $2.00. 



CAEADIUM ESCIIEENTU3I. 



(Elephant's Ear.) 

 One of the most effective plants in cultivation for beds, borders 

 or for planting out upon the lawn; they are used extensively in 

 many of the public parks, where their decorative value is greatly 

 appreciated; a very fine combination is formed by using the Pur- 

 ple Fountain Grass offered on page 162 as a border. To obtain 

 the bestxesults it should be planted where it will obtain plenty 

 of water and an abundance of rich compost. When full size it 

 stands 6 to 10 feet high, and bears immense light green leaves, 3 

 to 4 feet long by 2^ feet wide. 



each 



Mammoth bulbs 25c 



Large " 15c 



First size " 10c 



Second size " 7c 



Fred. Bause. Rosy-carmine centre with green border. 



Qarteninspector BetZ. Large foliage, green ground, mar- 

 bled rosy-carmine, white and red. 



Qarteninspector Qireaud. Creamy-yellow, clouded moss- 

 green, spotted pink. 



PER DOZ. 



PER 100 



$2.50 



$15.00 



1.50 



10.00 



1.00 



7.50 



75c 



5.00 



Caladiiim Esculentum (Elephant's Ear). 



If you are intere>te<l in Dahlias tee our offering! on pages 128 to 146. 



