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Philodendron— Mon^rera 



Cordatum. A climbiiij; or trailing plant with very substantial, 

 dark green, heart-shaped leaves, 3 to 4 inches in diameter. An 

 excellent plant for the window garden when grown as a trailing 

 basket or pot plant. Strong young plants, 3-inch pots, 3Sc each. 



Plumbago 



Capensis. A fine plant for pot culture or the border. Spikes of 

 pretty, light blue flowers. 



— alba. A white flowered form of above. 



Either of the above: 25c each; S2.50 per doz. 



Pothos— Ccyton Creeper 



Aureus superbus. A real improvement over the old, widely 

 known "aureus." The foliage of this new variety is more 

 distinctly variegated, the light yellow variegation extending 

 to the stems which are an ivory color with an occasional tint 

 of pink. 50c each. 



Rhynchospermum 



Trachelospermuni — Confederate Jasmine 



A beautiful greenhouse climber and well adapted for growing 

 as a house plant in pots and trained on a trellis. Dark green, 

 glossy foliage. Masses of fragrant, pure white. Jasmine-like, 

 flowers. Strong plants in 4-inch pots, 75c each. 



Salvia—Scarlet Sage 

 Splendens America. This is the finest of all the Scarlet 

 Sages, being the earliest, freest, and most continuous bloomer. 

 It is also the most uniform in habit of growth. Ready May 1st. 

 20c each; $2.00 per doz.; SIS.OO per 100. 



Sansevieria 



Zeylanica. The old-fashioned cross-variegated sort. An 

 exceptionally good houseplant. 3-inch pots, 35c each; 4-inch 

 pots, 50c each. 



— Laurenti. Has a beautiful band of creamy yellow varying 

 from i to i inch on each edge of the variegated leaves. 3-inch 

 pots, 50c; 4-inch pots, 7Sc; 5-inch pots, $1.50; 6-inch pots, 

 S2.50 each. 



Saxifraga sarmentosa 



Saxifraga— y4aron'5 Beard 



Sarmentosa. This old favorite is admirable for growing as a 

 pot plant which allows the numerous runners to hang down 

 giving a very pretty effect. 3 inch pot plants 25c each; $2.50 

 per dozen; 4-inch pot plants SOc each; $5.00 per dozen. 



Stephanotis 



Floribunda. One of the most charming hothouse climbers. 

 Long, glossy, deep green foliage; pure white, deliciously fragrant 

 flowers. Grows rapidly. $1.50 each. 



Stigmaphyllon ciliatum 



Brazilian Golden or Orchid Vine 



One of the prettiest tender climbers in cultivation with large, 

 yellow, orchid-like flowers, produced very freely during the summer 

 months. It is especially adapted for training over the pillars or 

 on the wall of a conservatory, but will do equally well in the open 

 air. 50c each. 



Strelitzia— Bird of Paradise Flower 



Regina. A showy conservatory plant with dark green leathery 

 foliage and interesting, orange and purplish blue flowers that 

 always attract attention. 4-inch pots, Sl-50 each; larger 

 plants in 7-inch pots, $6.00 each. 



Talinum patens variegata 



A handsiimc house and garden plant. Makes a compact bush 

 of beautiful green and white foliage. Requires little water in the 

 house. Outdoors it produces an abundance of light pink flowers 

 on tall open panicles. The flowers are followed by yellow seed 

 capsules. Strong plants, SOc each. 



Thunbergia 



Erecta. A greenhouse shrub flowLTinj; almost the year round. 

 Large, showy, deep purple flowers with orange-yellow tliroat. 

 Most satisfactory for the window garden. 

 Harrisi. A splendid winter-flowering greenhouse climber, 

 with showy light-blue flowers with creamy white throat. 

 Either of the above: 

 Strong plants, 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 



Vallota— Scarborough Lily 

 Speciosa. An interesting South African bulb closely allied 

 to the Amaryllis with large, funnel-shaped, bright scarlet 

 flowers 3 inches across, produced in clusters of three or more 

 on stout 2 J to 3-feet high stems during summer and early 

 autumn. Strong established plants, $1.50 each. 



Vitis rhorabifolia 



Vitis— Grope Ivy 

 Rhombifolia. A graceful trailing vine with dark glossy green, 

 trifoliate leaves. An excellent subject for house culturet Young 

 plants, 2j-inch pots, 25c; 4-inch pots, 75c each. 



Zinnias— Your/j and Old Age 



Dreer's Double Dahlia-Flowered. An e.xtra large-flowering 

 strain of this popular summer-flowering annual, growing about 

 3 feet high. Mixed colors. 

 Dreer's Double Pompon. Grow about 15 inches high, pro- 

 ducing splendid small double flowers on long stems suitable 

 for cutting. A full range of colors in mixture. 



Either of the above ready May lolh: 

 15c each; $1.50 per doz.: $12.00 per 100. 



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