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Agapanthus 



ACACIA. 



Armata. A most desirable 

 house plant, succeeding un- 

 der the same]conditions as an 

 Azalea or Camellia; the 

 bright canary-yellow globu- 

 lar flowers are proiluced in 

 March and April ; very ef- 

 fective. 50 cts. and $1.00 

 each. 



ACALYPHA. 



Sanderi {Comet Plant). A 

 distmct and novel flowering 

 plant of strong, free growth, 

 with large dark green foli- 

 age, from the axils of which 

 thick rope-like spikes of 

 velvely-crimson flowers are 

 gracefully suspended. 10 

 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 



ACHIMENBS. 



Tropionl plants for summ^-'r blooming ; the scaly tul)ers must be preserved 

 entirely dry during the winter. In early spring pot in peat, sand and a little 

 light soil. They delight in heat, moisture and shade while 

 growing, but in a cooler temperature when in bloom. Do not 

 water the foliage. Excellent for baskets. (See cut ) Six 

 choice varieties named, 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 



AGAPANTHUS. 



Umbel latUS {Blue Lily of the Nile). 

 A splendid ornamental plant, beaiiug 

 clusters of bright blue flowers on long 

 flower stalks and lasting a long time 

 in bloom. A most desirable plant for 

 outdoor decoration, planted in large 

 pots or tubs on the lawn, terrace or 

 piazza. 



— Albus. A beautiful white-flowering 

 variety of ihe above. 



— Varlegatus. A pretty variegated 

 leaved form. 50 cts. each. 



Mooreanus. Of dwarf and more com- 

 pact habit than the above, and excep- 

 tionally free-flowering, the smallest 

 plants throwing up flower spikes with 

 large umbels of from 30 to 50 flowers 

 of a beautiful dark blue. 

 Price: 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



(except where noted), or one each of 



the 4 varieties for 85 cts. 



AGAVE. 



Americana Variegata. The variegated -leaved Century Plant. 

 Amost useful lawn plant. Nice plants, 15 in. high, $1.00 each. 



ACHIMENES. 



Allamanda Wtlliamsii 



Amaryllis Vittata. 



AI.I.AMANDA. 



Williamsii. This handsome \ ariety is entirely di-tinct from 

 all others, bemg quite dwarf and forming a compact bush 

 with trusses of bloom at every point. The flowers are from 

 3 to 4 inches in diameter, of a very 

 rich, yet fielicate lint of yellow, deli- 

 ciously seemed and in bloom during 

 the greater pait of the yenr. (See cut.) 

 Good strong plants, 25 cts. each; 

 $2.50 per doz. 



AI.OCASIAS. 



Beautiful subjects for the warm con- 

 servatory, with showy, ornamental foli- 

 age ; invaluable as exhibition plants. 

 riacrohlza Variegata. A strong 

 gi owcr, with l.Trge, bright green leaves, 

 margins slightly waved, blotched and 

 marbled with white. $100 each. 

 Illustris. Excellent to grow in con- 

 nection with fancy-leaved Caladiums, 

 or for planting out of doors in a shaded 

 position. Foliage dark green, clouded 

 with velvetv blue-black. 25 cts. each; 

 $2.50 per doz. 



AGLAONEMA. 



Versicolor. An Aroid of dwarf growth, suited to the warm 

 conservatory; foliage light green, irregularly blotched with 

 patches of grey and dtep green. 50 cts. each 



AMARYI.I.IS. 



Splendid flowering bulbs, suitable for greenhouse, room, or garden culti- 

 vation. They should be grown in pots, well-drained, in a soil of equal parts 

 <if peat, leaf-mold and loam. 

 Aulica Platypetala {Lily of the Palace). Immense flowers of intense 



crimson, tipped green. 75 CIS. each. 

 Belladonna Major ( Belladonna Lily). Beautiful silvery white, turning to 



soft rose as the flower ages. 25 cts. each. 

 Defiance. A grand strong-growing variety, often blooming several times 



in a season. Very large flowers, of a deep carmine striped wiih white. 



(i0 cts. each. 

 Equestre {Bnrbadoes Spice Lily). Bright orange-scarlet, with a while 



star-shaped centre ; quite fragrant. 20 cts. each. 

 Formosissima {Jncobeen Lily). Crimson ; blooming early in the sum- 

 mer. 5 cts. each ; 50 cts per doz ; $3.00 per 100. 

 Jolinsonii. Very large flower, of a rich crimson-scarlet color, striped with 



white. 25 cts. each; $2,50 per doz. 

 Prince of Orange. Large flowers; orange, intermingled with white and 



green. fiO cts. each. 

 Solandriflora conspicua. Striped white, green and rose. 75 cts. each. 

 Vittata Hybrids. Beautiful striped, flaked and feathered varieties; 



grown for us by the leading specialists. 50 cts. each ; $5 00 per doz 



One each of the above 9 Amaryllis, a splendid collection, $3.50. 



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