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IHUSA ENSETB (Abywinian Banana). 



The grandest of all Bananas; the leaves are raagniticent, long, 

 broad and massive; of beautiful green, with a broad, crimson 

 midrib; the plant grows luxuriantly from 8 to 12 feet high. 

 During the hot summer, when planted out, it grows rapidly 

 and attains gigantic proportions, producing a tropical effect 

 on the lawn or flower garden. ( See cut. ) Good plants, 30 

 cts. each; strong plants in 5-inch pots, 50 cts. each; very 

 strong plants in 7-inch pots that will give a quick effect, $1.00 

 and §1.50 each; heavy plants in 12-inch tubs, $5.00 each. 



NASTURTIUMS. 



Tom Thumb or Dwarf . Too well known to need description. 

 Mixed colors, ready in May, 75 cts. per doz. ; ?6.00 per 100. 



NEPHTHYTIS. 



Picturata. An interesting, ornamental hothouse plant, re- 

 quiring a moist atmosphere; dark-green, pointed, heart-shaped 

 foliage, wi'.h fern-like variegations in silvery-white. §1.00 

 each. 



NEPEXTHES (Pitcher PUnt). 

 These interesting plants, with their curious pitchers, require 



to be grown in a higli, moist atmospere, and in dense shade. 



The sorts offered are among the choicest of the genus. 



Atrosan^ineum 



Courtii 



Dominiana 



Henryana 



Intermedia 



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Fach. 



Mastersiana $2 50 



Pattersonii 2 50 



Phyllamphora 2 50 



Sedeni 2 00 



Splendida 2 00 



One each of the ten sorts for §20.00, 



PANDANUS (Screw Pine). 



The Pandanus requires about the same 



treatment as the Dracaena, but is better 



adapted to culture in the living-room than 



that plant is. 



Qraminifolius. Narrow, dark green 

 foliage; makes a pretty plant for table 

 decoration. 50 cts. each. 



Pacificus. A rare and beautiful species, 

 with broad, massive, dark green foliage. 

 3-inch pots, 35 cts. each; 4-inch pots, 

 50 cts. each; 5-inch pots, $1.00 each. 



Utilis. Popular green- leaved variety. 

 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



Veitchi. One of the finest decorative 

 plants for the house; graceful foliage, 

 broadly striped with creamy-white on a 

 green ground. 4-inch pots, 12 inches 

 high, 75 cts. each; 6-inch pots, 18 inches 

 bigh, $1.50 each; 8-inch pots, 30 inches 

 high, $3.00 each. 



MusA Ensete. 



Victoriae. Small, 

 25 ct«. each. 



Pandanus Veitchi. 



OEEA FRAGRANS. 



(Sweet Olive.) 



An old favorite greenhouse shrub, suc- 

 ceeding admirably as a house plant, pro- 

 ducing small white flowers of the most ex- 

 quisite fragrance, continuing to bloom 

 almost the entire winter. 50 cts. each. 



PANAX. 



Pretty shrubby plants for the warm con- 

 servatory, of neat, compact growth. 

 Balfouri. Bold foliage of rich ivy-green, 

 abundantly splashed with creamy-white, 

 the edge of the leaf entirely while. 50 

 cts. each, 

 Qracillima. Deep green, deeply-cut 



foliage. 50 cts. each. 

 Monstrosum aureum. Deep green 

 foliage, with delicate golden-green varie- 

 gation. 50 cts. each, 

 finely-cut foliage of light green, with white variegation. 



Type of ouk Royal Exhibition Pansy. 



ROYAI. EXHIBITION PANSIES. 



The plants here offered are grown from our own choicest strain of seed, 

 and for size ol bloom, richness of coloring and texture will be found unsur- 

 passed by any other strain. 60 cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 



PASSIFEORA (Passion Flower.) 



Attractive climbers, covering a large space in a remarkably short time, 

 and bearing their exquisitely-formed flowers freely throughout the summer 

 and M\. 



Constance Elliott. Pure white, a slight coloring at base of petals. 

 Incarnata. White, tinted lilac; light purple coronna. 

 Princeps. This is one of the best greenhouse climbers, a rare and showy 



variety with bright red flowers. $1.00 each. 



Price, except where noted, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



PAUEEINIA. 



Thalictrifolia, A very pretty climbing plant for the conservatory or 

 window, with finely divided fern-like foliage. 25 cts. each. 



Rote* are one of our Specialties, all in strong two-year-old plants. See pages 156 to 173. 



