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Fancy-leaved Caladium 



No other summer foliage plant equals the Fancy Caladium in 

 rich and gorgeous, yet soft coloring. All of the varieties are 

 of marvellous beauty for the furnishing of the conservatory iluring 

 the summer months, for window-boxes or even for outdoor bed- 

 ding in shady or semi-shady positions. They are of easy culture. 

 The soil should be rich and light; a mixture of equal parts of 

 loam, leaf-mold and thoroughly decomposed stable manure suits 

 them best. The bulbs should be covered with about an inch of 

 soil. Care must be taken in watering until active growth com- 

 mences, when they delight in a liberal supply, but at all times 

 providing them free drainage. In the autumn, when they show 

 signs of resting, water must be withheld, and the pots containing 

 the roots may be stored in a dry place where the temperature will 

 not fall below 60 degrees. 



1SEW A1XD RARE VARIETIES. 



The set of twenty-eight varieties offered below is unquestion- 

 ably the choicest collection of these beautiful foliage plants ever 



brought together, showing a delicacy of coloring and variegation 



which has never been surpassed. 



Alfred /Tame. Deep velvety-red, with lighter s|>ots and 

 green border; one of the most brilliant. 



Amador Bueno. White, beautifully marbled with moss- 

 green. 



AngUSttira. Rosy-red spots on dark green ground, dark red 

 ribs. 



Carandahy. Deep red centre with glossy red ribs on green 

 ground, densely freckled with white. 



Caniparibe. Rich red centre, creamy-yellow border. 



Coromandel. Ground color deep green, marbled with yellowish green, large, 

 transoirent pin'< spits covering the entire leaf. 



DonaCarmirl de Macedo. A rare and beautiful variety, the ground color a deep 

 rosy-red with bright green ribs. 75 cts. each. 



Dr. Vilhena. Very large leaves, grouni color pink with white veins and green edge. 



Faceiro. Light green mottled dark greet, the entire leaf covered with large trans- 

 parent white spots. 



Gartendirektor Gireaud. Creamy-yellow, clouded with moss-green, spotted with 

 pink. 



Hermoine. A grand sort, with deep rosy-red foliage with 

 deep bluish-green edge, the interspaces between the ribs fre- 

 quently showing red, white and green markings. $1.00 each. 



J. D. Eisele. Deep pink with violet reflections and fiery-red 

 ribs; entirely distinct. $1.00 each. 



Joao Fernandes Villira. Beautiful red with narrow white 

 border. 



John Peed. Large, glowing, almost scarlet foliage, with 

 narrow green edge; an effective, rare variety. $1.00 each. 



Leopold Robert. Deep red with darker ribs, at times with 

 bronzy reflections and som ■ white s|x>ts, 



Lewis Waller. A very rare variety, with deep, glowing red 

 centre and green edge. $1.00 each. 



flacaia. New color, creamy-white with bluish sheen and snow- 

 white spots; very effective. 75 cts. each. 



Time. Alfred Magne. Deep red centre greenish-yellow border. 



New and Rake 



Fancv-lkaved 



Caladhms. 



Mme. Groult. Glowing red, suffused bronze, green border, 

 Obidos. Bluish white, the red ribs spreading star-like over the 



entire leaf. 

 Pajuca. Transparent pink with narrow i?ieen ribs and border. 

 Pavuna. Ground color pink with rosy- ltd ribs and veins. 

 Roberio Dias. Centre of leaf red, with greenish-white border. 

 Sergipe. Transparent white suffused with rose, narrow green 



ribs. 

 Silver Queen. Almost pure white, having but faint green 



tracings. 

 Taubate. Transparent white with conspicuous crimson ribs and 



deep green border. 

 Timbuhy. First leaves white, the following spotted in the 



centre with deep pink; later the entire leaf becomes a deep 



transparent pink. 

 Tocatins. I >eep, transparent red, mottled with green. 



Price. Any of the New and Rare sorts, except where noted, 50 cts. each; $">.00 per doz. One each of the 28 varieties for $12.50. 



CHOICE STANDARD VARIETIES. 



Acary. Violet-red centre and ribs, creamy-white zone and 



large scarlet spots; border green. 

 Alfred Bleu. White spots on flesh centre; rich green ground. 

 Alphonse Karr. Green ground, carmine lake ribs, deep red 



spots. 

 Araras. Rosy-white ground with dark green ribs and veins. 

 Bicolor Splendens. Centre deep red, border bright green. 

 Bilontra. Bluish-violet centre, lighter zone, green border. 

 Candidum. White groun 1 with strongly- marked green ribs. 

 Chantini. Red ground with white spots and green margin. 

 Euterpe. Centre and ribs red, border green, spotted white. 

 Dr. Boisduval. Red centre, pink spots and green border. 

 Dr. J. Singelmann. A strong-growing white. 

 Fascination. Pink centre, bronzy-red zone, green border. 

 Formiga. Transparent rose, dark green ribs. 

 Gaze de Paris. Transparent white, veined green. 



Price. Any of the Choice Standard Varieties, 20 



Itaqui. Pale rosy ground, red ribs, black stems. 

 Lepeschkinoi. Glowing red centre and rosy-red spots on a 



green margin. 

 Mme. Alfred Bleu Major. Large, round, white leaves, 



shaded rose; veins and nerves reddish-rose and green. 

 Porto Novo. Deep green with greenish-white centre, crimson 



ribs and spots. 

 Petsch Kani. Deep red centre, green border. 

 Rio Claro. Transparent rosy-white, with cerise ribs and green 



border, with white spots. 

 Roncador. Deep glossy green foliage, with almost black ribs 



and old-rose markings. 

 Splendidum. Deep crimson centre, with bronzy-green border. 

 Thomar. Green, spotted deep red, suffused with pink, 

 Virginale. White with green spots. 

 Wightii. Green ground, spotted red and white, 

 cts. each; $2.25 per doz.; set of 25 varieties. $4.00. 



We offer the green-leaved Caladium esculentum, or Elephant's Ear, on page 135. 



