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Young plants 

 Specimens in 



in 3-inch p( 

 <. 4 u 



6-incli jiots, 

 7 " 



20 to 2 i in. high 

 2h feet 



SO 50 each. 

 75 " 



1 50 " 



2 50 '■ 



Hydrangea Hortensis Rosea. 



Though inti-oduccd in 1885, the merits of tliis 

 pretty variety were not recognized until last spring, 

 when an extensive giower of flowering plants for the 

 New York market prepared a number of plants for 

 the Easter demand. These met with much favor; its 

 pretty, live, rosy-red color adapting it especially for 

 this purpose. It should be grown extensively along 

 with the other sorts. Good young plants, 25 cts. 

 each; $2.50 per doz. Sirong p)lants, 50 cts. each. 



Iris Pallida folia variegata. 



This new Iris is conspicuous on acC'^unt of its 

 ' beautifully variegated fuliage, which is of a glaucous 

 green, with broad bands of creamy yellow. It is of 

 free growth, and when well esialilished attains a 

 height of 2 to 2^ feet, and is very attractive. Its 

 flowers are of a soft, pale lavender. 75 cts. each. 



New Golden Pandanus, 



(Fandanus Santlei-i.) 



This magnificent vaiiety in general appearance 

 closely resembles F. Veitchi, the variegation being 

 creamy-yellow intead of white, while the henrt of the 

 plant is a beautiful golden-bronze. A strong feature 

 in favor of the new variety is that the variegations in 

 the foliage become stronger and more pronounced as 

 they grow older, while in P. Veitchi the older 

 leaves usually lose the variegation entirely. 



Specimens in S-inch pots, 3 feet high ^5 00 each. 



" 10 " " 3J- " " 7 50 " 



" 12 " " 4 " " 10 00 " 



PAPAYER ORIENTAI.E '* MAHOGANY." 



A distinct break in color in Oriental Poppies, the majority of which are in shades of scarlet and crimson, while this variety 

 now offered for the first time, is of a crimson maroon, the nearest approach to a mahogany color that we have seen in any flower. 

 50 cts. each ; $500 per doz. 



THE CRIMSON 



FOUNTAIN GRASS. 



(Pennisetum Macropliylluin Atrosanguiiieum.) 



Our exhibit of this Grass at the St, Louis | 

 Exposition was awarded a Silver Medal. | 



This new plant, an introduction from New Guinea, is with 

 out question a most valuable addition not only to our list of 

 beautiful ornamental grasses, but to bedding plants. Its habit 

 of growth is strong and vigorous, yet most elegant and grace- 

 ful ; the foliage, which is gracefully recurved, is 1|- inches wide, 

 of a pleasing dark metallic, coppery-bronze, which, when at its 

 best during midsummer and fall, far surpasses in richness 

 the finest of the bronze-leaved Cannas — a veritable Crim- 

 son Fountain. When grown as a specimen in the border or 

 on the lawn, and allowed to grow without cutting back, it 

 attains a height of about 4 feet, the ends of the shoots being 

 terminated by tawny crimson plumes 10 to 12 inches long. ri\ 

 an occasional cutting back the plants can be kept if desired 

 at a height of 2 to 3 feet. Interspersed with other ornamental 

 grasses, this new Pennisetum will add a life and color hitheito 

 unobtainalile, while as an edging or border to a bed of Cannas 

 or Caladium Esculentum it stands in a class by itself. The 

 plants, when set out in early spring, do not show their rich 

 coloring, which, however, quickly develops when planted in 

 (he open bed or border. Ready April 15th. 25 cts. each 

 $2.50 per doz. ; $15.00 per 100. 



The Ckimson Fountain Grass. 



