....SEIaECT IsIST OF.... 



DECORHTI^E PLANTS- 



Aralia. 



Siebolttii. A most excellent house plant, having large, 

 deeply-cut foUage, which is of a bright, cheerful green color. 

 25 cts. each. 



Sieboldii variegata. A pretty, variegated form of the 

 above. 50 cts. each. 



Araucaria 



(Norfolk Island Pine). 



Excelsa. This most beautiful of all the tender evergreens 

 is becoming more popular every season. As a decorative plant 

 for the house this is one of the handsomest and most service- 

 able plants in our collection. 



Each. 



4-inch pots, 6 inches high §0 75 



4 " " 8 " " 1 00 



■ 5 " " 12 " " 1 50 



6 " " 15 " " 2 00 



Excelsa Glaiica. This is identical with the above, except 



in the color of the foliage, which is of a beautiful bluish or 



glaucous green. The plants we offer of this are exceptionally 



heavy, fine dwarf specimens. 5-inch pots, 8 



inches high, $1.00 each; 6-inch pots, 15 



inches high, $2.00 each. 

 RobviSta Compacta. This differs from 



A. Excelsa in its more robust, but at the 



same time more compact growth, producing 



even a more symmetrical plant than Excelsa ; 



the color is a rich, deep green. 



5-inch pots, 10 in. high %\L 00 each. 



6 " " 12" " 2 50 " 



7 " " 15 " " 3 00 " 



Ardisia 



Crenulata. 



A very ornamental greenhouse plant, with 

 dark evergreen foliage, producing clusters of 

 brilliant red berries ; a first-class house plant 

 in winter. 30 cts. and 50 cts. each. 



Araucaria Robusta Compacta. 



Asparagus 



Spreng'eri. A most de- 

 sirable new species, es- 

 pecially useful to grow as 

 a pot plant for decorative 

 purposes or for planting 

 in suspended baskets ; the 

 fronds are frequently four 

 feet long, are of a rich 

 shade of green and most 

 useful for cutting, retain- 

 ing their freshness after 

 being cut for weeks. It 

 will make an excellent 

 house plant, as it with- 

 stands dry atmosphere and 

 will succeed in almost 

 any position. We con- 

 sider this one of the best 

 house plants introduced 

 for many years. (See 

 cut.) 25 cts. each ; $2.50 

 per doz. Large speci- 

 mens $100 each. 

 Pliiinosiis Nanus. This 

 graceful climbing Aspara- 

 gus has, to a great extent, taken the place of the once popular 

 Sniilax in all fine decorations. It possesses the advantage of 

 being much more graceful, its foliage being finer than that of 

 the most delicate fern, and will last for weeks after being cut, 

 the whole plant being of a bright, cheerful green. It is an 

 excellent house plant, succeeding under almost any conditions. 

 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 

 TeiluissilllllS. A beautiful species of climbing habit. 

 Remarkable for the extreme delicacy of its foliage. As a 

 decorative plant for contrast with the foliage of other plants 

 it is one of the most effective. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



Asparagus Sprengeri 



Aspidistra. 



Aspidistra Lurida Variegata, 



LiUrida. A very useful and durable decorative plant of 

 strong growth ; will succeed in any position ; an excellent 

 hall or corridor plant. 50 cts., 75 cts., and §1.00 each. A 

 limited number of large specimen plants, about 2 feet across, 

 §5.00 each. 



LiUrida varieg'ata. A pretty variegated form of the 

 above, the foliage being striped with white, 50 cts., 75 cts., 

 and $1.00 each. 



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