FANCY LEBEAVED CALADIUMS. 
For many years the Fancy Leaved Caladiums have been a special feature of our establishment. 
grow several large houses of these beautiful plants alone. 
We 
Our collection has been carefully revised and 
contains only first-class, distinct and well-marked varieties, and is acknowledged to be the finest in the 
country. Their greatest value is for the decoration of conservatories, greenhouses and window boxes, 
while nothing can surpass them as exhibition plants for fairs during the summer and fall. Most of the 
varieties, if planted about the first of June in partly shaded warm borders, in well-enriched soil, succeed 
admirably as bedding plants, the various colorings and markings of which cannot be obtained in any other 
class of plants. 
varieties equally distinct and fine. 
and often appear exactly the same as older sorts. 
Annibal. Brilliant crimson veins on a rich green 
ground, spotted with carmine. 
Argyrites. Distinct small leaved variety, never 
exceeding 6 inches in height, bright pea-green 
leaves, beautifully marbled with white. 
Berose. Deep green spotted, red veins and mid- 
rib crimson, light green centre. 
Boildieu. Bright crimson centre, deep green mar- 
gin. 
Canerti. Green spotted white, crimson centre. 
Candida. Clear white ground, strongly marked 
ribs and margin. 
Chantini Splendens. 
son, brilliant centre. 
Diana. Rich green, spotted red centre, crimson 
rayed. 
E. G. Henderson. 
rayed crimson. 
Isadore Leroy. Metallic green, crimson rayed 
centre. 
Jupiter. Green ground, splashed with white, 
bright crimson midrib. 
La Perle du Bresil. White, delicately tinted 
rose, midrib and veins dark green; large 
and transparent ; one of the loveliest in cultiva- 
tion. 
Spotted rose and crim- 
Green, spotted with rose, and 
We list 25 fine sorts, but from our collection of over 60 sorts we are able to supply other 
Many of the fine varieties do not show their variegation when young, 
Louis Duplessis. Red rays and veins,‘ on a 
white ground, green margin. 
Louis Poirier. Crimson ground, white spots 
and green margin ; finely marked. 
Mad. Alfred Bleu. Deep green, white blotches, 
broad veins of crimson scarlet. 
Mad. Fritz Koechlein. White ground, violet 
rose ribs, green veins ; very handsome. 
Meyerbeer. White, veins green, midrib red. 
Mons. A. Hardy. Rich reddish carmine veins, 
on a white ground, tinted with rose and spotted 
green ; a bold and lovely variety. 
Napoleon III. Flamed crimson centre on green 
ground. 
Prince Albert Edward. Crimson midrib and 
veins, dotted with ivory white ; black stems. 
Reine Victoria. Dark green, spotted white and 
crimson. 
Sanchoniatum. Crimson centre, deep crimson 
ribs and pea-green margin. 
Sieboldii. Fiery red centre, spotted with claret. 
Triomphe de lExposition. Crimson centre, 
bright red ribs and green border. 
Wightii. Light green, with crimson and white 
spots. 
Our stock of dry bulbs is exhausted. We ofter strong plants, $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
