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PEPEROMIA MaCVLOSA. 



Pandani s VriTCHi. 



PANAX. 



Pretty shrubby plants for the warm con- 

 servatory, of neat, compact growth. 

 Balfouri. Bold foliage of rich ivy-green, 



abundantly splashed with creamy- white, 



the edge of the leaf entirely while. 50 



cts. each. 

 Gracillima. Deep green, deeply-cut 



foliage. .50 cts, each. 

 Monstrosum aureum. Deep green 



foliage, with delicate golden-green varie- 

 gation. 50 cts. each. 

 Victoriae. Small, finely-cut foliage of 



light green, with white variegation. 25 



cts. e-ich. 



PANDANUS (Screw Pine). 



The Pandanus requires about the same 

 treatment as the Dracaena, but is better adapted to culture in the living- 

 room than that plant is. 

 QraminifolillS. Narrow, dark green foliage; makes a pretty plant for 



table decoration. 50 cts. each. 

 Pacificus. A rare and beautiful species, with broad, massive, dark green 



foliage. 3-inch pots, 35 cts. each; 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each; 5-inch, 



pots, $1.00 each. 

 Utilis. Popular green-leaved variety. 3-inch pots, 2C cts. each; 4-inch 



pots, 35 cts. each; 6-inch pots, $1.00 each; specimens in 8-inch pots, 



i;2.50 each. 

 Veitchi. One of the finest decorative plants for the house; graceful foH- 



age, broadly striped with creamy- white on a green ground. 4-inch pots, 



12 inches high, 75 cts. each; 6-inch pots, 18 inches high, $1.50 each; 



8 inch pots, 30 inches high, $3.00 each. 



P ASSIFLORA (Passion Flower). 



Attractive climbers, covering a large space in a remarkably short time, 

 and bearing their exquisitely- formed flowers freely throughout the summer 

 and fall. 



Constance Elliott. Pure white, a slight coloring at base of petals. 

 Pfordti. The best variety for outdoors in summer; flowers light blue 



suffused with rose and borne freely even on small plants. (See cut on 



opposite page. ) 

 Princeps. This is one of the best greenhouse climbers, a rare and showy 



variety, with bright red flowers. §1.00 each. 



Price, except where noted. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



PAUI.I.INIA. 



Thalictrifolia. A very pretty climbing plant for the conservatory or 

 window, with finely divided fern-like foliage. 25 cts. each. 



PENNISETUM (Fountain Gr««). 



Tender ornamental grasses and valuable additions to the list 

 of bedding plants, and as a border to a bed of Cannas or Cala- 

 diura esculentum they are in a class by themselves. 

 Macroptiyllum Atrosanguineum {Crimson Fountain 

 Grass.) Foliage gracefully recurved, of a pleasing dark 

 metallic, coppery -bronze, which far surpasses in richness the 

 finest of the bronze-leaved Cannas; attains a height of about 

 4 feet, the ends of the shoots being terminated by tawny 

 crimson plumes, 10 to 12 inches long. Ready April loth. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 Cupreum. Similar in the dark coppery-bronze color of its 

 foliage to the variety above, but with much narrower, grace- 

 fully recurving leaves; grows from 3 to 3A feet high. A val- 

 uable border plant that is rapidly becoming popular. Plants 

 ready April 15th. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 

 100. 

 Rueppelianura {Purple Fountain Grass). Grows about 3 

 feet high, producing long, graceful green foliage and cylin- 

 drical-pur|>lish plumes. Young plants, ready in May, 10 cts. 

 each; $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 

 100. 



Japonicum {Hardy Fountain 

 Gr(i.'<s). This splendid new hardy 

 variety is a distinct addition to the 

 list of Ornamental Grasses. For 

 description and price see page 206. 



PEPEROMIA. 



Maculosa. A pretty, dwarf, orna- 

 mental foliage plant, the thick 

 leaves being bright green, veined 

 silvery-white; exceedingly useful as 

 a pot plant for the window. 25 

 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



C'kimson Fo(.'n I ain Gkass (Pcnri 



Our collection of Hardy Perennial PlanU is the most complete in this country See pages 186 to 232. 



