CROTONS. 



Nothing can excel the beauty and richness of coloring that is found in 

 this class of plants. They are beautiful as pot plants for the conservatory, 

 making handsome specimens for decorative and exhibition purposes, and 

 are now used extensively as bedding plants, for which purpose they are 

 exceptionally well adapted. They should be planted in full sun in a posi- 

 tion where they can be liberally supplied with water, which develops the 

 most wonderful colorings in the foliage. Our collection embraces the 

 handsomest new and standard varieties. 



TEN CROTON NOVELTIES. 



Edmontoniensis. Leaves 1 to 1| inches wide, 12 to 15 inches long, 

 drooping gracefully with wavy edges. Ground color dark green, splashed 

 and mottled orange and carmine and bordered with carmine. 



Juliette Delaruye. Large, deeply lobed, oak-leaved foliage of a bright 

 green; the midrib, veins and irregular blotches in the leaves are of clear 

 canary-yellow; an effective, vigorous grower. 



Lilie Stoffregen. Large broad leaves of a bright olive-green with broad 

 irregular liands of creamy-yellow along the midrib and veins. 



rime. Van der Meulen. Broad, laige leaves, in which the bright 

 green color is almost eliminated as the leaves mature by the rich russet- 

 orange which develops; midrib and reverse a beautiful carmine. 



rirs, Duncan Macaw. Fine large leaves of uneven form, which, while 

 young, are green with yellow veins; as they mature the green becomes a 

 reddish bronze, while the yellow is transformed into a bright cardinal-red. 



Pere Charon. Large, elliptical, slightly undulated foliage, which at 

 first is a bright green with irregular large yellow and carmine blotches, 

 which, as they mature, become a dark bronzy-green with orange-carmine 

 midribs, veins and blotches; a variety of extraordinary merit. 



Phillip Qeduldig. A splendid, compact grower, with broad, medium- 

 sized leaves. When young, the light green ground is generously splashed 

 with yellow. This gradually deepens to a bright cardinal-red on an 

 olive-green base. 



Pucciana. At first the leaves are bright olive-green with irregular 



yellow markings along midrib and veins; at maturity the ground 



color is bronzy dark green, veined and largely marked with bright 



CROTON. cardinal-red. 



Vuletide. Leaves f to 1 inch wide, frequently 12 inches I Willie Runde. Similar in coloring to Mrs. Duncan Macaw, l)ut 



long- at first usually a pure orange, changing to dark green, | differs in having much narrower and shorter foliage, which 



cardinal and orange, with deeper midrib and reverse. I is irregular, varymg from 1 to 2^ inches in the same leaf 



Price. Any of the above Novelties in good young plants in 3-inch pots, 60 cts. each; the set of 10 for 

 STANDARD VARIETIES OF CROTONS. 



;.5.oo. 



Andreanum. Leaves Droad-oblong, deep green with yellow 

 and crimson vein-markings. 



Baron Frank Seilliere. Large, heavy deep green leaves with 

 pale yellow nerves, which change to ivory-white; the contrast 

 of color produces a striking effect. 



Dayspring. Leaves orange-yellow, edged dark green, the 

 yellow part becoming deeply suffused with red. 



Inimitable. Ground color deep olive-green, with irregular 



blotches and veins of bright orange-carmine, the general effect being a 

 rich autumn red. 



Interruptum. Narrow, long leaves, frequently twisted, dark purplish- 

 green, midril) crimson. 



Musaicum. Wavy, lanceolate leaves, green, crimson and cream color. 



Norwood Beauty. Oak-leaved; ground color greenish-bronze, veined 

 and splashed with orange-salmon. 



Queen Victoria. Long leaves, rich golden-yellow, mottled wi h green, 

 midrib and veins, as well as the margin, vivid crimson. 



Robert Craig. A splendid combination of deep olive-green and golden- 

 yellow with rosy sunset suffusion. 



3-inch pots, 30 cts. each; set of 12 varieties for $3.00. 

 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each; set of 12 varieties for $5.00. 

 Large plants, $1.00, $1.50 and $2.50 each. 



CIJRMERIA. 



Wallisii. A handsome ornamental plant, which is deserving of wide 

 popularity as a decorative plant for the window-garden. Its leaves, 

 which are about 5 inches long by 2 to 2 J inches wide, are of a rich deep 

 green, irregularly blotched with pale yellowish-green. 50 cts. each. 



CYPERUS (Umbrella Plant). 



Alternifolius. An excellent plant for the house. Will thrive in any 

 good soil, and always presents a green and attr,ictive appearance. It 

 may be grown as a sub-aquatic, and' in any case should never lack a 

 liberal supply of water. 15 cts. and 23 cts. each; $1.50 and $2. 50 per doz. 



Baronne James de Rothschild. Large, broad, deep olive- 

 green leaves with yellow changing to crimson variegation. 



Charmer. Leaves very large, golden-yellow, with deep olive- 

 green blotches, midrib and veins crimson. 



Craigii. Deeply lobed loliage, of a fresh rich green, freely 

 veined and marked with rich golden-yellow. 



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