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ANANASSA. 



Sativa Variegata C Variegated Pineapple). 



$2.50 to $3.00 each. 



ANTHERICUM. 



Vittatum VarJegatum. A most desirable vase or window-box 



plant ; long narrow green foliage edged with white. 15 cts. 



each; $1.50 per doz. 

 Picturatum. Similar to the above except in the markings, the 



centre of the leaf being white with the edges green. 25 cts. each ; 



$2.50 per doz. 



ANTHURIUJIS (Flamingo Flower). 



Pretty greenhouse plants that do not receive the attention they 

 deserve. They have many good qualities, not only as decorative 

 plants, but as cut flowers, for which many of the varieties, on ac- 

 count of their peculiar-shaped flowers and rich colorings, which 

 frequently last on the plant from two to three months, especially 

 adapt them. We also offer two very handsome ornamental- 

 leaved sorts. 



Andreanum Hybrids. A fine collection of seedlings, from 

 which we can select the following colors, all in large-sized flow- 

 ers, scarlet, red, rose and white. $1.00 and $150 each. 

 Scherzerianum. Brilliant scarlet flowers. $100 each. 



— Album. White-flowered form of the above. $1.00 each. 



— Distinction. Fine purplish-rose. $1.00 each. 



— Grandiflorum. Large bright scarlet. $1.50 each. 



— rime. Dalliere. Fine, large, tender salmon-rose. $1.50 each. 



— rime. Wallem. Soft pink; beau- 

 tiful. $1.50 each. 



— Plirpuratum. Large deep purplish 

 crimson. $100 each. 



— Rothschildianum. Creamy white, 

 spotted with crimson. $2.00 each. 



— Sanguineum. Rich crimson. 

 $1.50 each. 



Grystallinum. A handsome orna- 

 mental-leaved variety with rich vel- 

 vety-green foliage, the principal veins 

 elegantly banded with pure crystal 

 white. The young leaves when first 

 unfolded are of a bright violet-bronze. 

 75 cts. each. 



Grande. Rich dark green foliage and 

 white veins. A most attractive and 

 showy species. $1.00 each. 



Akalia Elegantissima. 



Araucaria Excelsa. 



ARALI4. 



Cbabrierii. A pretty 

 species, with long narrow 

 foliage of a deep green, 

 with heavy crimson mid- 

 rib. $1.00 each. 



Elegantissima. A grace- 

 ful species with finely 

 divided metallic green foli- 

 age. (See cut.) $1.50 each. 



Kerchoveana. A very ele- 

 g a n t slender-stemmed 

 species, with rather broad 

 foliage, margins conspic- 

 uously serrated or undu- 

 lated, and of a glossy deep 

 green relieved by a pale 

 midrib. $1.50 each. 



Veitchii. A handsome 

 species with narrow leaf- 

 lets having undulated 

 edges, of a dark green 

 above and red under- 

 neath ; a fine table plant. 

 $1.50 each. 



— Gracillima. Similar to 

 the preceding, but with 

 narrow, delicate foliage. $1.50 each. 



CRENIXATA. 



A very ornamental greenhouse plant, with dark evergreen foliage, produc- 

 ing clusters of brilliant red berries ; a first-class house plant in winter. 25 cts. 

 and 50 cts. each. 



ARAUCARIA. 



Excelsa {Norfolk Island Pine). The' most popular of all the tender ever- 

 greens; is becoming a greater favorite every 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. ..SO. 50 I 6-inch pots,, 15 inches high. .$1.50 

 5 " " 10 " " ...1.00 J 6 " " 18 " ' ; " .. 2.00 



Excelsa Glauca. This is identical with the above, except in the color of 

 the foliage, which is of a beautiful bluish or glaucous color. 



Each. Each, 



."i-inch pots, 8 inches high. . . .$1.00 | 6-inch pots, 15 inches high. .$2.00 



Robusta Compacta. This differs from A. Excelsa in its more robust, but 

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

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

 in 5-inch pots, 10 inches high, $1.50 each. 



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