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Ficus Elastica (Rubber Plant). 



EUGENIA. 



MIcrophylla. A pretty little plant with small, 

 dark green foliage, excellent for Fern dishes 

 or window garden. 50 cts. each. 



EURVA. 



Latifolia Variegata. An evergreen Shrub 

 with rich, dark green foliage, which is beauti- 

 fully variegated with creamy white; an excel- 

 lent plant for house decoration. 50 cts. each. 



FARFUGIUM. 



Grande (Leopard Plant). Tliis is an extremely ornamental plant. Its large, circu- 

 lar leaves, thickly spotted with creamy-white and yellow, make it wonderfully effective 

 for room decoration. It likes a soil of loam and mucky matter, half and half, with a 

 good deal of water. Ample provision, however, should be made for drainage. Once 

 a month apply a fertilizer, as it is a gross feeder when allowed to have its way. Keep 

 it in the shade. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Argenteus. A rare variety, with glaucous green foliage, which, instead of being 

 spotted, is edged with creamy-white; very pretty. 50 cts. each. 



FITTONIA. 



Trailing plants, with handsome variegated foliage; most useful in the conservatory for 

 planting on surface of pots or tubs containing specimen plants. 

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

 Verschaffeltii. Bronzy-green with pink variegation. 25 cts. each. 



FUCHSIAS. 



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

 or for early spring-flowering in the window or greenhouse. The following is a selection 

 of six of the finest varieties. Those marked with a "*" are double-flowering. 

 Black Prince. Bright, waxy, carmine sepals and pink corolla. 



* Bland's Striped. Tube and sepals crimson, corolla purple striped rose. 



* Elm City. Crimson tube and sepals, dark blue corolla. 



* Mme. Van der Straus. Sepals long and reflexed, pure red; large white corolla. 



* Purple Prince. Sepals bright red, beautiful purple-blue corolla. 

 Wave of Life. Golden foliage, carmine sepals and purple corolla. 



Price, 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. Set of 6 sorts, 50 cts. 



FICUS (Rubber Plant). 



Elastica. The well-known Rubber Plant. 4-inch-pot, 10 inches high, 

 50 cts. each; o-inch pot, 15 inches high, 75 cts. each; 6-inch pot, 24 

 inches high, $1.00 each. 



Altissima. In general appearance similar to F. Elastica, but with 



smaller dark green, glossy foliage, with white veins. 50 cts. each. 

 Pandurata (7'/(e A/njestic Rubber Plant). A truly majestic plant. 

 Its gigantic leaves, which frequently measure 10 inches in width by 15 

 inches in length, are irregular in outline, and of a rich, deep green, of 

 remarkable substance, enabling the plant to flourish under the most un- 

 favorable conditions. One of the finest foliage plants. Specimen plants, 

 21 feet high, $3.00 each; 4 feet high, $5.00 each. 

 Parcelli. Large, deep-green leaves, marbled with white; a pretty [ilant 



for the warm conservatory. 50 cts. each. 

 Repens. A trailing or creeping variety, with small foliage; useful for 



baskets, covering greenhouse walls, etc. 25 cts. each. 

 — Minima. A variety of the above with much smaller leaves. 25 cts* 



each. 

 Utilis. .\ species that came to us through the Botanical Gardens at 

 Washington, and which promises to be a valuable plant for apartment 

 decoration. Entirely distinct and unlike the popular Rubber Plant, yet pos- 

 sessing the same hardiness. 

 The leaves are thick and 

 leathery, from 9 to 10 inches 

 long, one-half as wide, of a 

 rich holly green, with mid- 

 rib and principal veins of 

 an ivory - white. Strong 

 plants, 75 cts. each. 



DREER'S 



Hints on the Growing of 



BULBS 



A new book which tells 

 ^y all about bulbs, both winter, 

 spring and summer bloom- 

 ing kinds. Price, 50 cts. 



I' AKFlKilUM (..KANPK. 



Fuchsia^ 



The fineit new and old Rotes, all in strong two-year-old plants, are offered on pages 166 to 185. 



