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.QARDENand GREENHOUSE Pyiffi 



EUCHAR1S AMAZONICA 



Decorative Dracaenas 



Fragrans. An excellent house plant, with 



broad dark green foliage, grows under the 



most adverse conditions. 3-inch pot 



plants, 35 cts. each; 4-inch pots, 60 cts. 



each; 5-inch pots, $1.00 each. 

 Godsefflana. Different from all other 



Dracaenas; of free-branching habit form- 

 ing compact, graceful specimens. Its 



foliage is of strong texture; rich, dark 



green color densely marked with spots of 



creamy white. 3-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 

 Massangeana. A beautiful variegated form 



of Fragrans with broad, green foliage, with a 



broad, golden-yellow band through the centre 



of each leaf. 4-inch pots, 75 cts.; 5-inch pots, 



$1.50; 6-inch pots, $2.00 each. 

 Sanderiana. A distinct and pretty variety 



glaucous green foliage edged with a broad border of 



creamy white. 2|-inch pots, 25 cts. each; 3-inch 



pots, 50 cts. each; 4-inch pots, $1.00 each; bushy 



plants in 5-inch pots, $1.50 each. 



Epiphyllum (Crab-Cactus) 



Truncatum. An interesting Cactus that was formerly exten- 

 sively grown as a house plant for the window garden and which 

 is well worthy of being reinstated. It produces large, showy, 

 tubular-shaped flowers of a rosy-red color late in winter or in 

 early spring, remaining in flower for several weeks. Good plants 

 in 4-inch pots. $1.00 each; trained tree-shaped plants with stems 

 or small trunks, 12 in- 

 ches high and bushy 

 crowns, $2.50 each. 



EucharlS (Amazon Lily) 



Amazonica. A splendid plant for the warm conservatory, 

 blooming at various seasons. It sends up stalks bearing several 

 pure white, star-shaped flowers, 4 inches across, delightfully 

 fragrant. 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 



Farfugium 



Argenteum. A rare variety, with glaucous green foliage, edged 



with creamy-white; very pretty. 

 Grande {Leopard Plant). This is an extremely ornamental plant 



with large, circular leaves, thickly spotted with creamy-white 



and yellow. 



Either variety, 75 cts. each. 



FicUS (Rubber Plant) 



Elastica. The well-known Rubber Plant. 4-inch pots, 10 inches 

 high, 75 cts. each; 6-inch pots, 20 to 24 inches high, $1.50 each. 



Repens. Small dark green foliage of trailing or creeping habit, 

 fine for baskets or covering greenhouse walls. 35 cts. each. 



TJtilis. Entirely distinct and unlike the popular Rubber Plant, 

 yet possessing the same hardiness. The leaves are thick and 

 leathery, of a rich holly-green, with midrib and principal veins of 

 ivory-white. Strong plants, $1.00 and $2.00 each. 



Fittonia 



Trailing plants, with handsome vari- 

 egated foliage, most useful in the con- 

 servatory for planting 

 on surface of pots or 

 tubs containing speci- 

 men plants. 

 Argyroneura. Vivid 

 green with network of pure 

 white veins. 

 Verschaffelti. Bronzy 



green with pink variega- 

 tion. 

 Either variety 35 cts. each; 

 $3.50 per doz. 



Gardenia 



(Cape Jessamine) 



Veitchi. Beautiful greenhouse ever- 

 green Shrubs, with delightfully fra- 

 grant, pure white, waxy flower, 

 blooming from April to June. Strong 

 5 and 6-inch pots, $1.00 each. 



Farfugium Argenteum 



Farfugium Grande 



Erythrina 



(Coral Plant) 



Crista Galli. An interesting 

 flowering plant for the garden, 

 growing 4 to 6 feet high and pro- 

 ducing from late in September 

 until frost, 18-inch long spikes of 

 large, rich, crimson, pea-shaped 

 flowers. The roots may be kept 

 in perfect preservation during 

 the winter in a dry cellar covered 

 with soil. 50 cts. each. 



Euphorbia 



Splendens {Crown of Thorns). 

 An odd and interesting plant, the 

 stems being covered with numer- 

 ous spines about one inch long 

 which together with the bright 

 red flower bracts produced at all 

 seasons, make it a unique subject 

 for the window garden. 2-inch 

 pots, 25 cts.; 3-inch pots, 50 cts.; 

 4-inch pots, $1.00 each. 



Euphorbia Splendens 



For Serviceable Palms for House Decoration, see page 150 



