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Aglaonema. 



costatum. 



agi,aone:»ia. 



Dwarf-growing Aroids, suitable for the conservatory or win- 

 dow garden. 



Costatum. Very compact, heart-shaped leaves of dark, shin- 

 ing green, with white midrib and scattering blotches of white. 

 50 CIS. each; $o.00 per doz. 

 Marantsefolium maculatum. Dark green foliage, beauti- 

 fully variegated with greenish-white. oOc. each; .§5.00 per doz. 



AI.OCASIAS. 



Beautiful subjects for the warm conservatory, with showy, 



ornamental foliage; invaluable as exhibition plants. 



Argyrea. Foliage deep green with silvery-white ribs and 

 veins. $1.50 each. 



Macrohiza Variegata. Bright green foliage, irregularly 

 blotclied, mottled and variegated with ivory-white; very 

 showy. 50 cts. each. 



Sanderiana. Deeply-lobed leaves of a glossy 

 dark green with metallic reflections and prom- 

 inent white margins and veins; a handsome 

 and scarce plant. §3.00 each. 



Thibatltiana. Foliage deep olive-green tra- 

 versed by many grey veinlets; reverse of foli- 

 age purplish. §3.00 each. 



Watsoniana. Dark metallic-green leaves, the 

 midrib, primary and secondary veins and 

 margins bordered with white, under surface 

 purple. $1.50 each. 



AI.TERNANTHERA. 



Bright foliaged plants of dwarf habit, much 

 used for carpet bedding. 



Aurea Nana. Bright yellow foliage. 



Brilliantissima. Dwarf growing, bright red 



foliage. 

 Je>vel. A new large-leaved bright crimson. 

 Rosea Nana. Dwarf; rosy-crimson foliage. 

 Versicolor. Olive, crimson and chocolate. 



10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; §fi.00 per 100. 



AL,YSSUBI (Sweet Alyssumi. 

 Little Gem. The dwarf white variety so much used for edging. 75 cts. 

 per doz.; §0.00 per 100. 



a:»iorphophali.xts. 



Rivieri. Particularly handsome plant for growing either in clumps or as a 

 solitary specimen. Should be planted in May in warm, sunny situation 

 in extra rich soil; the flowers appear before the leaves 

 and rise to a height of 2 feet and resemble a gigantic 

 black Calla. This is soon followed by the massive trop- 

 ical-looking leaves, supported by thick, beautifully mar- 

 bled stems. Large bulbs, 30 cts. each; $3.00 i)er doz. 



ANAINAS (Pineapple). 



.i^^^^^^s Sativus Variegatus ( Vnrieijated Pineapple). 

 ~ This is one of the most beautiful variegated foliage 



plants in cultivation, not only for the greenhouse 

 or conservatory, but also as a plant for room deco- 

 ration, for which purpose it is equal to the varie- 

 gated forms of Pandanus, which it somwhat re- 

 sembles in style of growth; the leaves are horn 'J. 

 to 3 feet long, with a central band of bright green 

 broadly margined with rich creamy-yellow, tinged with red towards the 

 closely serrated edges. 4inch pots, §1.00 each; 5-inch pots, §1.50 each. 



ALPINIA. 



Sanderse. A handsome new species from New Guinea of this useful class of 



stove plants, with erect stems and short-stalked, glabrous leaves, of a rich 



shining green, regularly striped at close intervals with broad 



white bands diverging from the midril) to the margin. 75 cts. each. 



A Pretty New Variegated Plant, 

 AXTHERICUM BICHBI 



A variegated-leaved plant useful in window-boxes or for grow- 

 ing as a s|)ecimen pot plant; it grows in a dense tuft about 6 

 inches high, with gracefully recurving bright green foliage about 

 half an inch wide, which is prettily edged with creamy-white. 

 Periodically sprays of small white flowers appear, adding to 

 the attractiveness of the plant. 25 cts. each. 



SPECIAL DAHLIA CATALOGUE. 



In addition to the splendid collection of the various types which 

 we offer on pages 128 to 136 of this book, we have a large num- 

 ber of other varieties, mostly sorts of recent introduction, which 

 ate offered in a Special Catalogue, a copy of which we will be 

 pU-ased to send on application. 



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