BEST PLANTS FOR GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE. 



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SOLANUM AZUREUM. 



(The Blue Solanum.) 



Certainly one of the finest plants lately introduced. Every 

 one is well acquainted with Solanum Jasminoides, and its 

 merits are greatly appreciated. In " The Blue Solanum " we 

 have a far superior plant in every respect. It is of robust 

 growth, soon making fine specimens that will climb over and 

 cover a porch with the most handsomely cut foliage. In mild 

 localities it is covered during the late summer months with 

 hundreds of clusters of large, lavender-blue, Wistaria-like 

 flowers, brightly set off with golden stamens, each cluster 

 measuring 15 inches in circumference, and often attaining a 

 length of 12 inches. The flowers are succeeded by bright 

 scarlet berries, remaining perfect for a long time. 30 cts. 

 each; $3 00 per dozen. 



SOLANUM JASMINOIDES 



GRANDIFLORA. 



A beautiful new plant, which inclines to a trailing or climb- 

 ing habit, but never attains a greater height than 3 to 5 feet, 

 and can be pinched back to a bush form. Its flowers are star- 

 shaped, like a Clematis, and borne in enormous panicles or 

 clusters, often a foot across. In color they are pure white, 

 with a violet tinge on back of petals and on the buds. In pots 

 it is a fine bloomer both summer and winter; but its grandeur 

 for out-door culture when trained against a wall or trellis, and 

 showing hundreds of these magnificent panicles of bloom, can- 

 not be described. It is a free and constant bloomer, com- 

 mencing when only a foot high, and, like the Manettia, its 

 flowers keep perfect a long lime before fading. No more 

 beautiful object can be seen than these two vines growing side 

 by side and mingling their profusion of bloom. Strong plants, 

 25 cts. each; 5 for §1.00. 



Swainsonia Galegifolia Alba. 



A most desirable everblooming plant, with pure white 

 flowers, produced in sprays of from 12 to 20 flowers each, the 

 individual blooms resembling a Sweet Pea. As a decorative 

 plant for the window or conservatory we know of nothing that 

 will give as much satisfaction as the Swainsonia. Its easy cul- 

 ture, growing in almost any light position, its freedom of bloom, 

 rarely ever being out of bloom, and the grace and beauty of the 

 flower and entire plant, will undoubtedly make this one of the 

 most popular plants in cultivation. 25 cts. each ; 5 for $1 .00. 



Swainsonia Galegifolia Alba. 



SAUROMATUM SIMLENSE. 



(Snake Lily — Amorphophallus Simlense.) 



A wonderful bulb, native of Africa, bears a very remarkable 

 flower 30 inches in length, the inside of which is of a peculiar 

 golden color, profusely spotted with rich purple and brown 

 blotches, while the back is of a metallic-brown, and the spadix 

 (15 inches long) is of a frosty purplish brown. Alogether, one 

 of the strangest flowers ever seen. 



The foliage is also highly ornamental, the fine palm-like 

 leaves, 3 to 4 feet high and wide, being produced in succession 

 during the entire season. The leaf stalk is beautifully mottled 

 with black markings. 



The flowers are produced from January until June, almost 

 immediately after planting, and, unlike A. Rivieri, this blooms 

 when quite small. Bulbs 30 cts. each ; extra large 50 cts. each. 



Sauromatum Simlense. 



