BEST PLANTS FOR GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE. 



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SOI.ANUM JASMINOIDES 

 GRANDIFI^ORA. 



A beautiful new plant, which inclines to a trailing or 

 climbing habit, but never attains a greater height than 3 

 to 5 feet, and can be pinched back to a hush form. Its 

 flowers are star-shaped, lil<e a Clematis, and borne in 

 enormous panicles or clusters, often a foot across. In 

 color they are pure white, with a violet tinge on back of 

 petals, and on the buds. In pots it is a fine bloomer 

 both summer and winter; but its grandeur for out-door 

 culture when trained against a wall or trellis, and showing hundreds of these magnifi- 

 cent panicles of bloom, cannot be described. It is a free and constant bloomer, com- 

 mencing when only a foot high, and like the Manettia, its flowers keep perfect a long 

 time before fading. No more beautiful object can be seen than these two vines growing 

 side by side and mingling their profusion of bloom. Strong plants, 25 cents each; 5 

 for $1.00. 



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STEPHANOTIS FI^ORIBUNDA. 



One of the most charming hot-house climbers, growing rapidly, with long glossy, 

 deep green foliage, and producing 

 clusters of pure white flowers, deli- 

 ciously fragrant. $1.00 each. 



SMII.AX. 



(Myrsiphyllum Asparagoides.) 



A climbing plant, unsurpassed in the 

 graceful beauty of its foliage ; its pe- 

 culiar wavy formation renders it one 

 of the most valuable plants for bou- 

 quets, wreaths, festoons and decora- 

 tions. Can be easily grown in the 



house. 



'ecTums, Palms, and other suitable plants, which will give a beautiful and Tiopica 



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Tender Varieties. 



These can be wintered in a cellar, if kept at a temperature of 

 not le^s than oo degrees ; they should always be kept wet. 

 iNympliaea Coerulea. This species is a native of Egypt. 

 It has bright green leaves and lavender-blue flowers, about 

 4 inches in diameter; they are very fragrant, the perfume 

 being entirely distinct from N. Odorata. It is easily culti- 

 vated in a tub or tank, or it may be planted in a pond where 

 the water is still and warm and the mud is rich. $2 each. 



— Dentata. A white flowering species, with petals ex- 



panding horizontally, making them star-shaped. They 

 have an agreeable perfume. The leaves are dark green 

 with serrated edges. $1.50 each. 



— Devouieiisis. This is the choicest Water Lily in culti- 



vation. Under liberal treatment it produces flowers 10 to 

 12 inches in diameter, and leaves 2 feet across, the plant 

 having a spread of 20 feet. If confined in pans, tubs, or 

 boxes, the flowers are smaller, but otherwise just as fine; 

 the color is a brilliant red, glowing by lamplight with in- 

 describable brightness. $2.00 each. 



— Rubra. This species is a native of India, with flowers 



of a brilliant rosy red, stamens scarlet. The flowers are 

 somewhat smaller than N. Devoniensis, measuring from 6 

 to 8 inches, and are a trifle more cup-shaped. The leaves 

 are of a rich brown, and when they fade turn to a gold 

 :nid crimson color, like autumn leaves. $1.50 each. 

 — Sturtevanti. This variety has foliage of a beautiful 

 bronzy color, sometimes almost' crimson. Its flowers are 

 very large, having a greater number of petals than Nym- 

 phasa Devoniensis, and a more graceful cup-shaped form. 

 They are a beautiful rosy-red color. $5 each. 



— Zanzibariensis Azlirea. The deepest colored and 



finest of all the blue Water Lilies; under good cultivation 

 producing flowers 12 inches in diameter. $1.00 each. 



— Zanzibariensis Rosea. This is like N. Zanzibari- 



ensis in every respect, except that the flowers are of a deep 

 rosy pink color. The outside of the sepals is of a lively 

 green, forming a beautiful contrast with the rosy petals. 

 $1.50 each. 



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Hardy Varieties. 



By speaking of Water Lilies as hardy, we do not mean that 

 they will stand actual freezing, but that they will endure the 

 winter when placed in water beyond the reach of frost. 



JVyniphsea Alba Candidissima. This is a large- 

 flowered variety of the Water Lily of England; when 

 naturalized in still water, with a very rich soil, it produces 

 leaves 13 inches wide and flowers 6 inches in diameter, 

 wth very broad petals of a pure white color. $1.50 each. 



— Odorata Sulphurea. A handsome yellow-flowered 



form of our native variety. $1.00 each. 



— Flava. This is a true Water Lily, with yellow flowers 



and a delicate perfume. Its leaves are beautifully varie- 

 gated with brown. It is a very desirable variety either for 

 pond, tub, or aquarium. 50 cts. each. 



— Odoi'ata. Our native Water Lily, flowers pure white and 



very fragrant ; when grown in rich mud it will produce 

 flowers 6 inches and leaves 13 inches across. 

 30 cts. each; $300 per dozen. 



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