NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES IN PLANTS. 



New Variegated Fern, Ptkris Victoria. 



ADIANTUFCUNEATUM 

 VARIEGATUM. 



A new variegated variety of the common 

 Maiden-hair Fern (A. cuiie<ttuni), having 

 the same free growth and graceful habit as 

 that popular and \vell-UiU)wn variety. The 

 be.iutiful green and white variegation of the 

 foliage gives the plant a unique and charm- 

 ing appearance. Small plants from 2-inch 

 pots, §1.00 each ; 3-inch pots, $1.50 each. 



Onychium Auratum. 



A nio^t desiral)le species, with very 

 finely divided pinnae, and excellent for 

 table decoration or exhibition purposes. 

 50 cts. each. 



New Crested Fern. 



PJERIS I'REMULA SMITHIANA. 



A created form of the well-known 

 Fteris tremula, with large deep green 

 fronds, with the ends of the pinnae crested 

 and tasseled, forming semi-pendent tufts. 

 The whole plant presents an unique but 

 graceful appearance, and will make one 

 of the l)e^t large growing Ferns in cultiva- 

 tion, especially for exhibition purposes. 

 Ready March 1st. 50 cts. each. 



Dew V£!.rie^£.IeJ Fern, Pleri5 Yiclori?;.. 



A most reninrkable and beautifully variegated Pteris, and undoubtedly one of the most striking and desirable Ferns of recent 

 introduction. The foliage is ne.\ily divided, the sterile fronds being much wider than the fertile ones, thus giving the plant a 

 most chaste and lovely appearance. The fronds are of a rich green color, with beautiful silvery white variegation. 



50 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz. 



Alternanthera. 



ROSEA NANA. 



A most desirable new variety of very compact dense 

 growth and quite distinct from all others. The color of the 

 leaves is a bright deep pink, which it maintains through- 

 out the summer, presenting a beautiful contrast with others 

 of its class, particularly with the yellow variety, "Aurea 

 Nana." 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per doz. ; $6.00 per 100. 



Itea Virginica. 



One of the prettiest of our native shrubs, and yet but little 

 known. It grows from four to six feet high, and produces 

 numerous racemes of pure white flowers during June, 

 which have a delicious fragrance not unlike the ordinary 

 Pond Lily. The foliage and stem turn to a beautiful red 

 during the autumn. '1 his is one of the very best hardy 

 shrubs, growing iiiiturally into a compact and symmetrical 

 shape, and blooming so freely as to a|"ipear to be covered 

 with snow. It will succeed in any position. 

 30 cts. each; 4 for $1.00. 



Platycodon flariessi. 



A valuable new species of the Giant Bell fiower, which 

 does not grow higher than a foot, forming a dense- 

 branched bush and bearing deep blue, bell-shaped flowers 

 nearly three inches across for a long season in late sum- 

 mer and early autumn. One of the finest border plants 

 oflfered, and a great improvement over the common form 

 in its dwarf, comp.nct nature. The unopened buds are 

 nearly as beautiful as the flowers themselves, and are 

 particularly interesting in their peculiar shape. 

 25 cts. each; 5 for $1 -.CO- 



Itea Virginica. 



