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LAGERSTRffiMIA INDICA (Crape Myrtle,. 



This is one of the prettiest shrubs, and, while hardy south of the Potomac, 

 requires protection in this latitude. All, however, that is necessary is to winter 

 the plants in a cellar or similar position, where they will be protected from 

 very severe weather. Grown in large pots or tubs, specimens 6 to 8 feet 

 high can be produced with little difficulty, and which for two to three months 

 in the summer will be covered with delicate soft pink flowers. Strong 

 flowering plants, 25 cts. and 50 cts. each. 



LANTANAS. 



Alba Perfecta. Fine pure white. 



A, Cook. Fine dwarf pure orange. 



Craig!. Rich orange-carmine. (See cut.) 



Oelicatissirna ( Weeping Lantana'). A pretty trailing variety ; suitable 

 for vases, hanging-baskets, etc. Flowers delicate rosy lavender and pro- 

 duced very freely. 



E. Bayard. Orange changing to scarlet. 



Empress Eugene. Pink with white centre. 



Golden Ball. Golden-yellow. 



Perfection. Green foliage, variegated with yellow, lilac flowers. 

 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. The set of 8 for 70 cts. 



LAPAGERIA. 



Extremely beautiful, ornamental greenhouse climber, producing numerous 

 fine, large, bell-shaped waxy flowers of great substance, lasting a long time 

 in bloom. 



Rosea, Rich rosy-crimson. $2.00 each. 

 Alba. Pure waxy white. $3.00 each. 



American Wonder, or Ponderosa Lemon, 



This truly wonderful variety 

 ■was introduced some three years 

 ago, and has proven itself one of 

 the most valuable of the Citrus 

 family. It is of strong, vigorous 

 growth, producing freely flowers 

 as large as a tuberose and as 

 fragrant as the orange blossom, 

 followed by gigantic fruit, many 

 weighing from \\ to 2 pounds 

 each, which are useful for many 

 domestic purposes. Good young 

 plants, 15 cts. each. Strong 

 2-year-old plants of fruiting 

 size, 50 cts. each. 



TRIGYNUM. 



Indispensable as an early 

 ■winter-flowering plant. Its bril- 

 liant orange flowers are pro- 

 duced so profusely as to com- 

 pletely cover the plant, making 

 it look like a golden ball ; of 

 easy cultivation and a most 

 desirable house plant. 10 cts. 

 each; $1.00 per doz. 



Musa Ensetb. 



Lantana Craigi. 



Lotus 



Peliorhynchus. 



(Coral Gem.) 

 A most charming trailing 

 plant, especially suited for 

 basket culture, with small, 

 slender silvery-green foliage and 

 bright coral-red flowers. 15 

 cts. each ; 4 for 50 cts. 



MARANTA. 



Valuable decorative stove 

 plants, remarkable for the rich- 

 ness and beauty of their varied 

 foliage. each. 



Aurea Striata $0 50 



Bella t 25 



Goveiana 25 



Kerchoviana. Usually 



sold as Masangeana 25 



Lietzei. (See cut.) 50 



Makoyana 1 00 



Masangeana, (True.).. 50 



Husaica 25 



Rosea Lineata 1 00 



Smaragdina 50 



Vittata 1 00 



Mafanta Lietzei WarSCewiCZii 50 



Set of 12 Marantas, $6.00. 



MANETTIA. 



Blcolor. The popular Manettia Vine, and a desirable climber, either for the garden 



or house; long tubular flowers, bright scarlet shading yellow at the tips. 

 Cordifolia. Crimson flowers ; one of the most graceful vines in our collection. 

 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 

 MIUL.A BIFLORA (Mexican, "Star of Bethlehem"). 

 One of the loveliest and most desirable bulbs. The flowers are nearly 2£ inches in 

 diameter, of a pure waxy-white color, and usually borne in pairs; the petals are thick 

 and leathery, of great substance, and will keep for days when cut and placed in water. 

 5 cts. each ; 50 cts. per doz. 



METROSIDEROS. 



Floribunda (Bottle Brush). A greenhouse shrub, producing long cylindrical spikes 

 of bright red flowers. Very effective. $1.00 and $1.50 each. 



MUSA. 



Ensete (Abyssinian Banana). The grandest of all the Bananas ; the leaves are magnifi- 

 cent, long, broad and massive; of a beautiful green, with a broad crimson midrib; 

 the plant grows luxuriantly from 8 to 12 feet high. During the hot summer, when 

 planted out, it grows rapidly, and attains gigantic proportions, producing a tropical 

 effect on the lawn, terrace or flower garden. Strong plants, 30 cts., 50 cts. and 

 $1.00 each. 



Religiosa. Similar in general habit to M. Ensete, but with heavier, harder foliage, 

 that does not tear in the wind ; it, however, lacks the crimson midrib which is one 

 of the attractive features of the former variety. Strong plants, 50 cts. each. 



