BEST PLANTS FOR GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE. 



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ACAI.YPHA MACAFEANA. 



A beautiful variegated foliage bedding plant, much richer in color than the finest 

 Coleus; it can be used in the same way, and is certain to become popular for orna- 

 mental and sub-tropical bedding. 15cts. each; $150 per dozen ; lf!8 00 per 100. 



ACHIMBNES. 



Iropical plants for summer blooming; the scaly tubers must be preserved entirely 

 dry during winter. In early spring pot in peat, sand and a little light soil. The>r 

 delight in heat, moisture and shade while growing, but in a cooler temperature 

 when in bloom. Do not water the foliage. PJxcellent for baskets. Six choice 

 varieties named. 20 cts. each ; $2.00 per dozen. 



ACHYRANXHUS. 



Indispensable for bedding purposes, either in masses or ribboning, their brilliai.i 



tinted leaves forming a marked contrast with all other plants. 



Acuminata. Large purple foliage. 



Emersoni. Deep red, shading to pink. One of the very best sorts for con- 

 trasting with Coleus or Centaurea. 



10 cts. each ; $1.00 per dozen ; .M.OO per 100. 



AGERATUM. *" 



Old garden favorites of easy culture, blooming continuously throughf)Ut the sum- 

 mer months and until late in the fall. 

 Blanche. Pure white, very desirable. 

 John Douglas. Large azure blue, dwarf and compact. 



10 cts. each ; $1.00 per dozen ; $6.00 pei 100. 



AI.TERNANTHERA. 



Beautiful dwarf plants of compact habit, growing nb mt 6 inches high, and 

 admirably adapted for edgings to flower beds or ribbon Hues, their beautifully 

 variegated foliage of crimson, purple, yellow, pink and green forming rich 

 masses of color, always attractive and highly ornamenlal. 



Aurea Nana. Bright golden yellow, holding its color well the entire season. 

 Aniabilis Tricolor. Orange, crimson and dark green. 

 Anioena Spectabilis. Crimson, pink and brown ; the finest and brighte,st. 

 Rosea Nana. Very dwarf, rosy crimson foliage. 

 Versicolor. Foliage ovate, olive, crimson and chocolate. 

 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per dozen ; §6.00 per 100. 



Agapanthus Umbellatus. 



(Blue Lily of the Nile.) 

 This is a splendid ornamental plant, bearing clusters of bright blue flowers- 

 on long flower stalks and lasting a long time in bloom.: There is no finer 

 plant than this for out-door decoration, planted in large pots or tubs on the 

 lawn, terrace or piazza. It does well in the house or greenhouse in winter, 

 requiring but slight protection. It is a rapid grower, and increases in size and 

 beauty every year; the chief point in its cultivation is to divide the plants be- 

 fore the pots or tubs become overcrowded with roots. With the most ordinary 

 kind of care it is a plant that will last forever. Strong flowering plants 25- 

 cts. each; $2.50 per dozen. 



ACHIMENES. 



AI^OCASIA lEI^USTRIS. 



An excellent 

 plant to grow in 

 connection with 

 fane y-1 e a V e d 

 Caladiums o r 

 for planting in 

 the open border 

 in a partly 

 shaded position. 

 The foliage is 

 large, of a dark 

 green, clouded 

 with a velvety 

 bl u e - bl a ck . 

 Planted in light, 

 well- enriched 

 soil, with a good 

 supply of water, 

 it makes plants 

 2 feet high, 

 which form a 

 Alocasia Macrokhiza Variegata. striking object 



in sub-trepical gardening. 25 cts. each; 5 or $1.00. 



AN AN ASSA S ATIVA VARIEGATA. 



The variegated form of the ordinary Pineapple, and is one 

 of the most beautiful plants; leaves striped, white, green and 

 creamy yellow with a red tinge on the edges. $2.50 to $6.00 

 each. 



Ag^apantlius Umliellatus Albiis. 



A beautiful white flowering variety of the above. 50 cts e.u I . 



Alocasia Macrorliiaja Variegata. 



A strikingly handsome ornamental-leaved plant, foliage 

 nearly as large as Caladium Esculentum, light green, broadly 

 splashed witii white. Its easy growth, combined with rich va- 

 riegation, makes this one of the most valuable exhibition 

 plants. 50 cts. to $1 00 each. 



Agapanthus. 



