148 inHlmADREER-PHIlADELP 



CARDEN^-ORfENHOUSL'PIAMTS; 



PEL.AR.GONIUMS (Lady Washington Geraniums). 



The twelve varieties listed below are the finest that have ever come to our 

 notice. Tha plants are of strong, vigorous growth and very free-flowering, 

 while the size of the flowers is all that could be desired. 

 Champion. White delicately shaded blush, small carmine blotch on lower 



petals, upper feathered maroon and red. 

 Countess, Clear salmon, large pure white centre, narrow white edge- 



feaihered maroon in upper petals. 

 Dorothy. Soft rosy salmon, with dark maroon blotches on the upper petals 



and very richly shaded with plum color around the throat. 

 Emperor of Russia. Deep purplish maroon, with white margin. 



H. M. Stanley. Lower petals soft carmine, upper petals deeper with a 



maroon blotch. 

 Mme. Thibaut. White, richly blotched and marked with rose, the upper 



petals marked with crimson maroon with large white centre; petals heavily 



ruffled, giving it a doubled appearance. 

 firs, R. Sandiford. Pure glistening snow-white. 

 riadame Vibert. A grand flower with black maroon blotches bordered 



fiery red, the flower entirely edged with rose. 

 Mary Malet. White with maroon blotches on all five petals. 



Harquise of Salisbury. A high-col- 

 ored variety with rich, dark spots. 



Sandlford's Surprise. Large black 

 blotches on upper petals, which have a 

 fiery red edge, surrounded with broad 

 white band, with red spots in centre of 

 each lower petal. 



Sandlford's Wonder. A semi-double 

 white variety, occasionally showing a 

 small maroon spot in upper petals. 

 15 cts. each. Set of 12 varieties, $1.50. 



Salvia Splendens 



" Bonfire." 



This is the finest of all the Scarlet 

 Sages, growing about 2i feet high and 2 

 feet through, producing through the en- 

 tire season its brilliant spikes of flowers, 

 which are borne well above the foliage. 

 (See cut.) 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per doz.; 

 $8.00 per 100. 



Pelargonium. 



RUSSEI.IAS. 



The Russelias are useful for basket or 

 vase plants, of graceful drooping habit, 

 producing freely tubular rich-colored 

 flowers. The varieties here ofl^ered are 

 entirely distinct from the old favorite 

 Russelia Juncea, and are a distinct break 

 in this class of plants. 

 Lemoinel Multiflora. The primary 

 stems are strong and vigorous ; flower 

 panicles being extremely long and are 

 covered with tassels of flowers one 

 above the other; color a magnificent 

 coral-red. 

 Lemoinei Elegantlssima. The pri- 

 mary stems are finer than in Multi- 

 flora, and closely covered with foliage, 

 very graceful in their arching form ; 

 the bloom is so freely produced as to 

 completely cover the plant; flowers 

 bright soft red. 



10 cts. each ;_$1.00 per doz. 



SANSEYIERA 



ZEAI^ANICA. 



An elegant variegated plant, especially adapted for 

 house decoration, the thick, leathery leaves standing 

 the heat and dust of the house with impunity. (See 

 cut.) 15 cts. each ; 4 for 50 cts. 



SMII.AX. 



Too well known to require any description. One 

 of the most valuable plants for bouquets, wreaths, 

 festoons and decorations. Can be easily grown in 

 the house. 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 

 100. 



OLD-FASHIPyED HARDY FLOWERS. 



See offer of seed on page 63, and offer of 

 plants and colored plate on page 160. 



Salvia " Bokfir 



Sanseviera Zealanica, 



