BEST PLANTS FOR GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE. 



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Fancy=Leaved Caladiums. 



For many years the Fancy-leaved Caladiums have been a special feat- 

 ure of our establishment. We grow several large houses of these beautiful 

 plants alone. Our collection has been carefully revised nng— m 



and contains only first-class, distinct and well-marked 

 varieties, and is acknowledged to be the finest in the /Jp^;«^~sw-s,"\" 

 country. Their greatest value ia for the deco- ^T'^JL^ii^^^^-' 



ration of conservatories, greenhouses and win- '^^^JMp^^^st 



dow boxes, while nothing can surpass them as y^^^^y'^ ! .'^^^^Ms' : ^^^^-^- ' -'"#*-- 



exhibition plants for fairs during the summer 

 and fall. Most of the varieties, if planted 

 about the first of June in partly shaded W^^^^fA^ 



warm borders, in well-enriched light .^^^^^^S^^L^F^^ 



soil, succeed admirably as bedding ^m&^^^\^M'^* 



plants, the various colorings and mark- !3fo**K2&rf-«B'^;; 



ings of which cannot be obtained in 

 any other class of plants. / ^^^^^^'' iCW^^^^^^^'^'f^^w^ Bfe^tr''"^^ 



We list bel,»w twelve of the finest ^^^^'iMW-sC^^^^'i^^-^^^^^C^ 

 Brazilian novelties, all of which will be fS^^M^. d ^'/^^^^^pr^^^^^a^^^^S^S^^'-' '•" 'i 

 found very distinct and desirable. v^^'^P^^^^J^^ ^@ 



Aymore." Ivory white centre bor- Wmg ^ '^ ^^"^^^^^^^^^^S ^^^ ^i" o&j^S/fw 



dered green with innumerable red fm$(fj$u ^^T^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^Mt^^^sS^^^'''^^ 



Bpots. JWtlPF^^^S^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'i 1 ^ 



Barbacena. Hose white and preen wjffa HJ^^^^^^^i^"^^^^ 1 ^Sp? ^^^^Ife^^^^&. «^ 



with black ribs and stems and large \i^^^^<^^^^^^^^^^^^^' : K --'-%vT^ 



foliai - re - ^A-^g^ *iM»PliKSI&. 



Baroneza de Oliviera Castro. Light green ground /^^W^^^M'^^^^ 1 



■with bright red veins and ribs. ^^^ff^^Wf^'-jMar ■ 



Beija Flor. Centre of leaf transparent, with bright 11^ :v' 



red flaming into the green border. wiMikS 



Cacapava. Creamy yellow with broad red ribs. 

 Dona Carmen de Macedo. Beautiful rich red foli- 

 age with green veins. ^P^^SH WS&'' : * 

 Dona Pedro de Alcantara. Large green foliage 



with silver and pink spots and black ribs and stems. f ®8 



Imperatrice Theresa. Large tine shaped leaf, ^'. '-'. ~~ *. ~ "--• - ''*WE&Kl *- BpP^iF ^ ■ ' -'' . 



chalky white with rosy tint. W' ; '^iS ; ^lffe;^Q^a™ "' * 



Mrs. F. Sanders. Large peUucid green fohage ' ^ i fff§|^.f i &fe 



with bright pink spots. *-'?*. 



Roncador. Very dark rose, with green veining, 



glossy surface. 

 Trahiras. A very fine white foliaged variety with p n dlums 



green rays. ancy * a ums ' 



Tymbira. Very peculiar clouded rose, a handsome variety. 



Price 50 cts. each ; the entire collection of twelve Brazilian Novelties for $5.00. 



We can also furnish the leading older standard varieties at 25 cts. each ; $2.50 

 per doz. 



Caladium esculentum (Elephant's Ear) will be found offered on page 94. 



Calla Lilies. 



White Calla (Richardia JEthiopica). The well-known white Lily of the 

 Nile, 20 cts. each, 22.00 per doz. 



New Dwarf Calla " Little Gem." A new dwarf variety of the Rich- 

 ardia iEthiopica, growing about half as high as that well-known sort. It 

 is very free flowering and tine for pot culture. 20 cts. each. 



Spotted Leaf Calla [Richardia Alba Maculata). The leaves of this variety 

 are deep green, with numerous white spots, which give the plant a very 

 ornamental appearance. The flowers are pure white, w:th a black centre. 

 They grow freely, either in-doors or out. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 

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Camellia Japonica. 



Never before have we been able to supplv such fine, bushy plants of Camellias as 

 this season. We can supply twelve distinct sorts, varieties the best of their respective 

 colors, consisting of white and the various shades of pink, red, rose, mottled, etc. 

 MMjaESSS*J9]*iij!fi»i In high. In. Pots. Each. Doz. 



Fust size. Fine bushy plants 24 to 28 7 ?2.00 $20.0C 



Second size " " " 20 to 24 6 1.50 15.00 



Third " " " " 18 to 20 5 . 1.25 12.00 



Fourth " " " " 12 to 15 5 .75 9.00 



Caryopteris Mastacanthus ibiu « s ^- 



A handsome, half-hardy perennial plant recently introduced from China. It is of a 



vigorous growth, producing flowers in great profusion the whole length of its branches, 



^7 -^«'- ia *si^S2 even y 0Un „ pi an ts in small pots flowering freelv. The color is a rich lavender, or sky 



Oa.ryoptori8 MaBtacenthus. blue A valuable plant e j ther for bedding or pot culture, blooming continuously from 



mid-summer until cut by frost in the fall. 20 cts. each ; $2.00 per dozen. 



