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WIGANDIA OAHAOASANA. 



A statelv ornamental plant, with verv large, briglit-green foli- 

 age, covered with hairv-like spines ; and a fine pyramidal spike 

 of purple flowers. 50 cts. each. 



SOLANUM WAESOEWICZn. 

 A fine, tall-growing plant, of a very tropical aspect ; with very 

 large, broad and deeply-cut foliage. 50 cts. each. 



COLOOASIA (GALADIUM) ESOULENTUM. 



One of the most beautiful and striking of the Ornamental Folia ged 

 Plants in cultivation, either for culture in large pots, or for plant- 

 ing out upon the lawn ; it will grow in anv good garden soil, and 

 is of the easiest culture ; when of full size it stands about five feet 

 high, with immense leaves, often measuring four ieei in length, 

 by two and a half in breadth ; very smooth, of a light green color, 

 beautifully veined and variegated with dark green. The root 

 should be preserved in dry sand, in the cellar, during winter, out 

 of reach of frost. Price 25 cents to 50 cts. each, according to the 

 size of plants. 



C0L0CA5IA JAVAMCUM. Dark bluish-green foliage. Price, 50 ets. 



