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ALTERIVANTHERA. 



Beautiful dwarf plants of compact habit, growing about 6 inches 

 high, and admirably adapted for edgings, beds or ribbon lines; al- 

 ways attractive and highly ornamental. 

 Alirea Nana. Bright. golden yellow. 

 Amoena Spectabilis. Crimson, pink and bronze; the richest 



and brightest. 

 Kosea Xana. Very dwarf, rosy crimson. 

 Versicolor. Olive, crimson and chocolate. 



10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



ANTHERICUM. 



Vittatuni Varieg^atuill. A most desirable vase or window- 

 box plant ; long narrow green foliage edged with white. 

 Pictnratuni. Similar to the above, but differing in its markings, 

 the centre of the leaf being white with green edges. 



Either of the above 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 

 ANTHITRIUMS (Flamingo Flower). 

 Pretty greenhouse plants that do not receive the attention they de- 

 serve, but which we are certain will, when their many good qualities 

 are better known, become popular, not only as decorative plant.<i, but 

 as cut flowers, for which many of the varieties, on account of their 

 peculiar-shaped flowers and rich colorings, 

 which frequently last on the plant from two 

 to three months, especially adapt them. 

 Anrtreaiiuni Hybrids. A fine collec- 

 tion of seedluigs, from which we can select 

 the following colors, all in large-sized flow- 

 ers, salmon, red and rose. $1.00, $1.50 and 

 $2.00 each. 

 Sclierzerianillll. Brilliant scarlet flow- 

 ers. 50 cts. to $1.00 each. 



— Album. White-flowered form of the 

 above. $2.50 each. 



— Kothscbildianuin. Creamy white, 

 spotted with crimson. $2.00 each. 



— Sang-uineuni. Rich crimson. $1.00 

 each. 



Anthlkium. 



ARAEIA. 



Eleg'antissinia. A graceful species 

 with finely divided metallic green foliage. 

 $1.50 each. 



Sieboldii. A most excellent house plant, 

 having large, deeply-cut foliage, which is. 

 of a bright, cheerful green color. 25 cts. 

 each. 



Sieboldii Variegata. A pretty, varie- 

 gated form of the above ; strong plants. 

 50 cts. each. 



"Veitcllii. A handsome species with 

 narrow leaflets having undulated edges, 

 of a dark green above and red underneath j 

 Ardisia Ckenulata. (Offered on page 117.) a fine table plant. $1.50 each. 



Araucaria Excelsa. 



ARAXJCARIA. 



Excelsa (^Norfolk Island Fine). The most popular of all the tender ever- 

 greens ; is becoming a greater favorite eveiy season. As a decorative plant 

 for the house this is one of the handsomest and most serviceable plants in 

 our collection. (See cut.) 



Each. Each. 



4-inch pots, 6 inches high $ .50 I S-inch pots, 15 inches high $1.50 



5 " 10 " 1.00 I 6 " IS " .... 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 color. 



Each. Each. 



5-inch pots, 8 inches high $1.00 | 6-inch pots, 15 inches high $2.00 



Robnsta Coinpacta. This differs from A. Excelsa in its more robust, 

 but at the same time more compact growth, producing even a more sym- 

 metrical plant than Excelsa ; the color is a rich deep green. Strong plants, 

 in 5-inch pots, 10 inches high, $1.50 each ; 6-inch pots, 12 inches high, 

 $2 GO each ; 7 inch pots, 15 inches high, $2.50 each. 

 Imbricata {The Afoikey Puzzle). An interesting species with heavy 

 strong branches of curious formation, which on account of the prickly nature 

 of the leaves would puzzle even a monkey to climb the tree — hence the 

 common name. The plant is hardy in the Southern States; it is not suit- 

 able as a house plant, but forms an interesting object for the lawn in summer, 

 and may be wintered in a cold greenhouse. Plants about 2 feet high. 

 $3.00 each. 



