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COSTUS. 



ZebrinilS. A pretty, warm greenhouse plant, with large dark green foli- 

 age and darker stripes. 50 cts. each. 



CROSSANDRA. 



Undulajfolia. A pretty evergreen shrub of easy culture, suitable for the 

 greenhouse or conservatory, with glossy dark green foliage and laige, 

 showy, rich, reddish orange flowers borne in peculiar, terminal tour- 

 cornered spikes. 50 cts. each. 



CROTONS. 



Cboton. 



CLERODENDRONS. 



Balfouri. A beautiful greenhouse climber, and admirably 

 suited for house culture, flowering most profusely with bright 

 scarlet flowers, enveloped in a creamy- white calyx. 15 cts. 

 each. Extra large plants, 25 cts. each. 



Falax. A beautiful variety, with very bright scarlet flowers, 

 produced during August and September in many-flowered 

 terminal panicles; it is of shrub-like habit and a grand plant 

 for the conservatory. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



COBiEA SCANDENS (Cup. and Saucer. Vine). 



A beautiful climber, of rapid growth, large purple cup-and- 

 saucer-shaped flowers. For quickly covering arbors, trellises, etc., 

 it is unsurpassed. Ready in May. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



COLEUS (Flame Nettle\ 



The varieties offered below- are the best of the standard sorts 

 now in use for bedding, filling vases, etc., etc. 

 Golden Beauty. Crimson, with wavy yellow edge. 

 Golden Bedder. Fine yellow. 

 Queen Victoria. Crimson, golden edge. 

 Rainbow. Velvety maroon, margined gold. 

 Verschaffelti. The popular dark crimson. 

 Fancy Varieties. 12 distinct sorts. 



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



COLOCASIA. 



Neo Guinensis. Dark green, shiny leaves, spotted with 

 creamy- white. A good subject for the stove or warm conserva- 

 tory. 50 cts. each. 



COSMOS. 



Indispensable autumn-blooming plants, producing their artis- 

 tic blossoms in lavish profusion from September until hard 

 frost. Plants ready May 1st. 



Mammoth Perfection, White, Pink and Crimson. 

 Gigantic=flowering, Lady Lenox. Rich, deep pink. 

 50 cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 



Nothing can excel the beauty and richness of coloring that i: found in 

 this class of plants. They are beautiful as pot plants for the conservatory, 

 making handsome specimens for decorative and exhibition purposes, and 

 are now used extensively as bedding plants, for which purpose they are 

 exceptionally well adapted. They should be planted in full sun in a posi- 

 tion where they can be liberally supplied witli water, which develops the 

 most wonderful colorings in the foliage. Our collection embraces 25 of 

 the handsomest variegated varieties. Nice plants, 30 cts. each; $3.00 per 

 doz. Larger plants, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



CUKJIERIA. 



Wallisii. A handsome ornamental plant, which is deserving of wide 

 popularity as a decorative plant for the window-garden. its leaves, 

 which are about 5 inches long by 2 to 2J inches wide, are of a rich deep 

 green, irregularly blotched with pale yellowish-green. (See cut. ) 50 

 cts. each. 



CYANOPHYLLIM. 



Magnificum. One of the most striking plants for the warm conserva- 

 I tory, with large, bold, broad foliage, two feet or more in 

 length, the centre being arched, the edges wavy, and of a lus- 

 trous deep green on the upper surface and a reddish bronze 

 underneath, the prominent veins white or light green, $1,00 

 each. 



CYPERUS (Umbrella Plant). 

 Alternifolius. An excellent plant for the house. Will 

 thrive in any good soil, and always presents a green and at- 

 tractive appearance. It may be grown as a sub-aquatic, and 

 in any case should never lack a liberal supply of water. 15 

 cts. and 25 cts. each; $1.50 and $2.50 per doz. 



Curmeria Wallisii. 



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