22 PLANTS for Summer Porch Decoration and 
Agapanthus umbellatus 
Agapanthus 
Umbellatus (Blue Lily of the Nile). A splendid ornamental 
plant, bearing clusters of bright blue flowers on 3 feet long 
flower stalks lasting a long time in bloom. A most desirable 
plant for outdoor decoration, planted in large pots or tubs on 
the lawn or piazza. Strong plants of flowering size from 6-inch 
pots, $1.00; large 12-inch tubs, $6.00 each. 
Anthericum 
Mandaianum. A splendid variety with narrow foliage. The | 
leaves are green on the edges with creamy white center. 
Vittatum picturatum. A most desirable plant for window 
boxes, vases, or for growing as a single specimen in pot. Long, 
narrow, green foliage with creamy white center. Splendid plants. | 
fither variety: 4-inch podts, 25c each. 
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Araucaria excelsa 
Araucaria—Norfolk Island Pine 
Excelsa. A beautiful tender evergreen, unequaled in symmet 
rical habit of growth by any other plant. A favorite for house 
decoration during the winter and for the porch in summer 
time. 4-inch pots, $2.00; 5-inch pots, $2.50 each. 
Asparagus 
Plumosus nanus (Asparagus Fern). There is no better plant 
for table decoration than this. The foliage is more delicate than 
that of the finest Fern, being lace-like in its filminess. A plant 
with half a dozen stalks is a mass of dainty, misty green. 5-inch 
pots, 50c each. 
Aspidistra 
Lurida. One of the easiest decorative plants to grow. A most 
useful house plant, thriving in a hallway or a comparatively 
dark place in the room where nothing else will succeed. 6-inch 
pots, $2.50; S-inch tubs, $5.00 each. 
Clivia miniata—IJmantophyllum 
A pretty lily-like plant of the easiest culture. It is a most 
desirable house plant which flowers during the late winter months, 
remaining in bloom for a long period. The flowers are about 2 
inches long. They are borne in dense clusters of from 10 to 20 
flowers each. They are a fine orange-red, shading to buff. 5-inch 
pots, $2.00; 7-inch pots, $5.00 each. 
Croton 
Crotons 
Nothing can excel the beauty and richness of coloring that is 
found in this class of plants. They are beautiful as pot plants for 
the conservatory, making handsome specimens for decorative and 
exhibition purposes. In the latitude of Philadelphia and south- 
ward they are wonderfully effective for summer bedding, presenting 
a glorious medley of rich variegated colors not found in any other 
class of plants. Highly colored varieties, 6-inch pots, $2.50 each. 
Cyperus—Umbrella Plant 
Alternifolius. An excellent plant for the house, always pre- 
senting an attractive appearance. It may be grown as a sub- 
aquatic, and in any case should never lack a liberal supply of 
water. 6-inch pots, 50c each. 
Plants are sent ‘‘Express Collect’’ which insures delivery in first class condition 
