CROTON 
Fibrous-Rooted Begonias 
This class is among the freest flowering ornamental-leaved pot 
plants for conservatory or window garden decoration. 
Argentea Guttata. Foliage of rich green, spotted with silver. 
Corallina Lucerna. Gigantic trusses of bronzy-red flowers, in 
bloom continuously from April to November. 
Haageana. Large trusses of creamy-white flowers, suffused 
with pink, the foliage bold and attractive, of a bronzy-green 
above and reddish on the under side. 
Price. 35 cts. each. One each of the 3 sorts for $1.00. 
Bougainvillea 
Crimson Lake. Introduced through the Bureau of Plant 
Industry of the Department of Agriculture. 
The flowers are like all other Bougainvilleas, perhaps a trifle 
larger, but in coloring none compare with it in richness and 
brilliancy. On first opening a brilliant crimson-lake, retaining 
this color for three or four weeks, after which they gradually pass 
to a crimson-carmine. 
In Southern California and Florida, the Bougainvilleas make 
gorgeous climbers for outdoor planting, while in the north they 
are useful subjects as pot plants for the conservatory or green- 
house. 3-inch pots, 50 cts. each; 4-inch pots, $1.00 each. 
Camellia Japonica 
A splendid lot of strong, shapely, bushy, thrifty plants from 18 
to 24 inches high. We can supply double pink and double red. 
$5.00 each. 
Clerodendron 
Balfouri. A beautiful greenhouse climber, and admirably 
suited for house culture, flowering most profusely with bright 
scarlet flowers, enveloped in creamy white calyx. Strong plants, 
25 cts. each; extra large plants, in 5-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 
Clivia Miniata (mantophyllum) 
A pretty lily-like plant of the easiest culture, and a most de- 
sirable house plant, it flowers during the spring and summer 
months, remaining in bloom for a long period. The flowers are 
about 2 inches long, and are borne in dense clusters from 10 to 
20 flowers each; in color it is of a fine orange-red, shading to buff. 
4-inch pots, $1.00 each; 6-inch pots, $3.00 each. 
Cyperus (Umbrella Plant) 
Alternifolius. An excellent plant for the house. Will thrive in 
any good soil, and always presents a green and attractive appear- 
ance. It may be grown as a sub-aquatic, and in any case should 
never lack a liberal supply of water. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Crotons 
Nothing can excel the beauty and richness of coloring that is 
found in this class of plants. They are beautiful as pot plants for 
the conservatory, making handsome specimens for decorative and 
In the latitudé of Philadelphia and south- 
ward they are wonderfully effective for summer bedding, pre- 
senting a glorious medley of rich variegated colors not found in 
any other class of plants. 
exhibition purposes. 
We offer a choice assortment embracing the best standard 
varieties as well as the most desirable recent introductions. 
Plants in 3-inch pots, $1.00 each; collection of 12 varieties, $10.00. 
Plants in 4-inch pots, $1.50 each; collection of 12 varieties, $15.00. 
Large plants, $2.00, $2.50 and $5.00 each. 
Decorative Dracaenas 
Bertha Andre. Heavy, broad bronze foliage. 
50 cts. each; 4-inch pots, $1.00 each. 
Fragrans. An excellent house plant, with broad dark green 
foliage, grows under the most adverse conditions. 3-inch 
pot plants, 35 cts. each; 4-inch pots, 60 cts. each; 5-inch pots, 
$1.00 each. 
Godseffiana. Entirely different from all other Dracaenas; of 
free-branching habit, forming compact, graceful specimens. 
Its foliage is of strong, leathery texture; rich, dark green color 
densely marked with spots of creamy white. 3-inch pots, 35 cts. 
each. 
3-inch pots, 
Harmony. Broad green foliage with creamy white margin and 
pink edge. 3-inch pots, 50 cts. each; 4-inch pots, $1.00 each. 
Juno. Large massive broad foliage, green marked and edged 
creamy-white and rose. 3-inch pots, 50 cts.; 4-inch pots, $1.00. 
Massangeana. A beautiful variegated form of Fragrans with 
broad, green foliage, with a broad, golden-yellow band through 
the centre of each leaf. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each; 5-inch pots, 
$2.00 each. 
Mrs. Eugene Andre. One of the finest high colored new vari- 
eties yet introduced, with heavy bronzy foliage developing to an 
intense yet brilliant rosy crimson. 3-inch pots, 50 cts. each; 
4-inch pots, $1.00 each. 
President Roosevelt. Heavy bronzy green foliage, developing 
to a rich rosy crimson. 3-inch pots, 50 cts.; 4-inch pots, $1.00 
each. 
Sanderiana. A distinct and pretty variety with glaucous green 
foliage edged with a broad border of creamy white. 2+-inch 
pots, 35 cts. each; 3-inch pots, 50 cts. each; 4-inch pots, $1.50 
each; bushy plants in 5-inch pots, $2.00 each. 
Ficus (Rubber Plant) 
Australis. A rapid-growing compact, free-branching variety, 
with small, leathery, dark green leaves. Very attractive when 
grown in bush form. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each. Larger plants, 
$1.00 and $2.00 each. 
Elastica. The well-known Rubber Plant. 4-inch pot, 10 inches 
high, 75 cts. each; 6-inch pot, 20 to 24 inches high, $1.50 each. 
Repens. Of trailing habit with small dark green foliage; fine for 
baskets or for covering greenhouse walls. 35 cts. each. 
Utilis. Entirely distinct and unlike the popular Rubber Plant, 
yet possessing the same hardiness. The leaves are thick and 
leathery, of a rich holly-green, with midrib and principal veins 
of ivory white. Strong plants, $1.00 and $2.00 each. 
NOTE—Plants will be sent by Parcel Post if remittance is made to cover postage and special packing as noted on the order blank 
and inside of front cover of this catalogue. 
