FOUNDEI 

 850 



DiNGEE Guide To Rose Culture 



FOUNDED 

 1850 



Miscellaneous Plants and Bulbs 



Asparagus 

 Sprengeri 



Asparagus Plumosus. 



15c each; 4 for 50c; larger plants, 20c 



For pots, 

 hanging baskets. The 

 long, slender branchec 

 droop most gracefully, 

 clothed with feathery, 

 emerald-green fronds. 

 Strong plants, 15c each; 

 4 for 50c; larger size, 

 20c, postpaid. 



ASPARAGUS PLUM- 

 OSUS — Foliage sur- 

 passes a Maidenhair 

 Fern ; in grace and 

 finish resembles the 

 finest lace. Elegant 

 for cutting ; one of 

 the best plants in our 

 collection. 20c each ; 

 3 for 50c. 



NEW WEEPING LAN- 

 TANA— Beautiful for 

 baskets, vases, pots or 

 for outdoor culture 

 and porch boxes. Pro- 

 duces its clear lilac- 

 pink flowers by the 

 hundreds from early 

 summer until severe 

 frosts. Deliciously 



fragrant. Has a most 



graceful habit of growth. 



each; 3 for 50c. 

 HIBISCUS SINENSIS— A beautiful class of plants, with handsome, 

 glossy foliage and brilliant showy flowers. All varieties, 15c each ; 

 4 for 50c; 9 for $1.00. 



Versicolor — Striped crimson, buff rose. 



Cooperii Tricolor — Foliage variegated, crimson flowers. 



Miniatus Semi-plenus^ — Semi-double ; scarlet. 



Peachblow — Flowers pink and crimson. 

 ACALYPHAS — Foliage plants of wonderful colors and decorative 

 value. 15c each: 4 for 50c: 9 for $1.00. 



Triumphans — Red, green, yellow, white. 



Sanderi — Long crimson spikes, green leaves. 



Bicolor Compacta — Green, margined yellow. 



Marginata — Combines almost every color. 

 SALVIA (Scarlet Sage) — Unequalled for dazzling show of fiery scarlet 

 flowers until killed with frost. The great bedding plant. 10c each ; 

 $1.00 per dozen; $6.00 per 100, postpaid. 

 STRAWBERRY GUAVA— A magnificent pot plant, blooms and fruits 

 continuously. It has thick, shining, evergreen, camellia-like fo- 

 liage, and pure white flowers of an agreeable odor. The fruit is 

 large, of beautiful claret color ; the flavor is most delicious and 

 aromatic, resembling that of the strawberry. Strong, 3-inch pot 

 plants, 20c each; 3 for 50c; 7 for $1.00, postpaid. 

 JESSAMINE (Maid of Orleans) — Large, double, waxy white flowers 

 of great substance, produced freely throughout the summer. 15c 

 each; 4 for 50c; 9 for $1,00; larger plants, 20c each. 



Grand Duke of Tuscany — A magnificent everblooming plant, with 

 large, double, waxy, creamy white flowers of most delicious fra- 

 grance; superb. 15c each; 4 for 50c; 9 for $1.00; larger plants, 

 20c each. 

 ABUTILON (Flowering Maple), Souvenir de Bonn — Handsome green 

 leaves edged with white. Flowers are bell-shaped and droop 

 gracefully. 15c each; 4 for 50c; larger size, 20c each. 



Savitzii — The green and white of the leaves is sharper and the plant 

 dwarfer. 15c each; 4 for 50c; larger size, 20c each. 

 ALTERNANTHERAS — Compact bedder. Two colors, red and yellow 



variegated. 10c each, any 6 for 50c; any 15 for $1.00. 

 NEW JUSTICIA VELUTINA— Large, pink, leath-ry flower-heads. 

 Foliage heavy and velvety. 15c each; any 4 for 50c. 



CISSUS DISCOLOR (Trailing Begonia)— The leaves are long, heart- 

 shaped, and as handsomely marbled and mottled as a Rex Begonia. 

 For hanging baskets. Strong plants, 15c each; 4 for 50c; larger 

 size, 20c each. 



AMARYLLIS REGINA— Lily-like flowers in clusters. Light scarlet, 

 with lighter throat. 15c each; 3 for 40 cents. 



AMARYLLIS JOHNSONII— Velvety crimson flowers, each petal striped 

 white. 25c each ; 5 for $1.00. 



Dingee Splendid Calla Lilies 



The Entire Set of 5, Large Specimens of Each, 75c. 



Spotted Calla — Leaves dark, rich green, dotted with white. Beautiful 

 white flowers, with black throat. 15c each ; 2 for 25c ; 9 for $1.00. 



Lily of the Nile — Grand white flowers. Strong plants, 15c each; 2 for 

 25c; 9 for $1.00. 



The True Black Calla (Arum Sanctum) — A native of the Holy Land. 

 Inside of flower purplish black ; outside green. 20c each. 



New Yellow Calla — A grand novelty. Large yellow flowers, very fra- 

 grant. 25c each. 



New Pink Calla Rhemanni — A rich deep shade of pink. 30c each ; 4 

 for $1.00. 



Pot Hydrangeas 



These are the popular plants of the day for growing in pots, boxes 

 or tubs. Hardy for outdoors. 



Otaksa — Rich pink, changing to snow-white and blue. 

 Red-branched — Has dark red branches ; produces immense heads of 



rose-colored flowers. 

 Thomas Hogg — A pure white variety. 



Price, 20c each; 6 for $1.00, postpaid; large specimen plants, from 4- 

 to 6-inch pots, 75c each, by express only. 



AMERICAN WONDER LEMON— Large dark green foliage ; handsome 

 pure white flowers, nearly as large as tuberose blooms, fragrant as 

 orange blossoms. The lemons have a thin rind for such large fruit, 

 and are full of rich, acid juice. The plants will produce their mag- 

 nificent, large fruit under ordinary cultivation the second year, and I 

 will prove a source of genuine delight. Plant in ordinary soil, in a 

 pot or tub. Not only ornamental, but useful, as it will bear a fine 

 crop of fruit each season. Very hardy. Strong plants, 20c each; 3 1 

 for 50c; larger size, 25c each; 5 for $1.00; two-year-old plants, 50c 

 each, postpaid. 



OTAHEITE ORANGE— A dwarf reproduction of the genuine fruits 

 bearing orange tree, the flowers being identical. It flowers and 

 fruits in pots and blooms continuously. Fragrance is delicious. 

 Fruits immediately after flowering. Fruit measures about 3 inches 

 in diameter and is edible. Strong, young plants, 15c each; 4 for 50c; 

 larger plants, 25c each; 5 for $1.00; large two-year-old plants, 50c 

 each, postpaid. 



BELLADONNA LILY 

 — Clusters of rosy 

 pink flowers. Extra 

 large bulbs, 20c each ; 



3 for 50c. 

 AGAPANTHUS U M - 



BELLATUS (The 

 Blue African Lily) — 

 Bright blue flowers in 

 clusters. 25c each; 5 

 for $L00. 



GIANT PERSIAN CY- 

 CLAMEN—A beauti- 

 ful and decorative pot 

 plant. Flowers are 

 produced in bound- 

 less profusion for 

 several months. As- 

 sorted colors, 20c 

 each; 3 for 50c; 7 

 for $1.00. 



NEW SCARLET MEX- 

 ICAN LILY (Ama- 

 ryllis Formosiissima) 

 — Dark scarlet flow- 

 ers. 10c each; 6 for 

 50c; $1.00 per dozen. 



CALADIUM E S C U - 

 L E N T U M (Ele- 

 phant's Ear) — A 

 magnificent foliage 

 plant, with immense 

 leaves, often measur- 

 ing 4 feet in length 

 by 2 feet in breadth. 

 Fine bulbs, 15c each; 



4 for 50c; 10 for 

 $1.00; larger size, 25c 

 each; 5 for $1.00. 



Asparagus Sprengeri. 



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