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NEW AND CHOICE CALADIUMS. 



This class of beautiful variegated foliage plants 

 margined and delicately traced with various rich col- 

 ors, and elegantly spotted and mottled with rich shades 

 of green, crimson, violet, rose and white, are exceed- 

 ingly handsome when alone, or intermingled with other 

 plants. As a decorative plant they are unequalled 

 being largely used as exhibition plants for summer and 

 autumn fairs when grown in pots, and for planting out 

 m partly shaded places they have succeeded admirably, 

 for which purpose plant out June 1st, in shady posi- 

 tions, in well-enriched and deeply dug ground ; a mix- 

 ture of finely decomposed manure or leaf mould aril 

 sand should be employed. They require a moist, warm 

 temperature; great care must be taken in their earliest 

 stages of growth to prevent decay of the tubers or 

 damping off. The tubers, after drying off in the pots 

 in the autumn, can be best preserved during the winter 

 in charcoal dust, in a warm room. 



We offer a choice selection of sorts, 

 matured dry tubers, 30 cts. ; $3 

 where noted. 



Strong, well- 

 per dozen ; except 



Alphand. Green spotted with red, crimson centre. 

 50 cts. 



Aegyrites. Small leaf, white and green spotted. 



AuBER. Green, spotted with white and pink. 

 AUGITSTE Riviere. Green ; centre gray with crimson spots. 50 cts. 

 Baron Rothschild. Green, spotted and vei'ned with orange-crimsou. 

 Belleymei. Green, profusely mottled with white. 

 Bellini. Dark green, large crimson centre. 

 Beethoven. White, veined with green, mid-rib rose. 

 BiCOLOR Splendens. Deep crimson ; broad green margin. 

 BoiELDiEU. Bright orange crimson, broad green margin. 

 Brongniarti. Very large green and crimson leaf. 

 Chantini. Spotted with rose and crimson. 



Chantini Splendens. Spotted with rose and crimson ; brilliant centre. 

 De Candole. Green, creamy white centre and crimson spots. 

 Discolor. Green, bronzy-red centre. 



Dr. Boisduval. Crimson-rayed centre, white blotch. 60 cts. 

 Due DE MoRNY. Green, with crimson-rayed centre. 

 Due DE Nassau. Green, spotted and flamed orange crimson. 

 Due DE Ratibon. Green, crimson veined, white spots. 

 Duchartre. Green, white veined, shaded rose. 

 E. G. Henderson. Green, spotted with rose and rayed crimson. 

 Enckei. Green, spotted with pink. 



Endlicherianum. Foliage large, green, with large rose centre. 

 Hercules. Gray centre, bright red spots and veins. 



Isadora Leroy. Rich metallic green, with crimson red centre rays. 75 cts. 

 Lamartine. Dark olive green, with crimson spots. 

 Maxime Duval. Green, veined and spotted crimson. 

 Max Kolb. Grayish centre, with crimson blotches. 50 cts. 

 Meyerbeer. White, veins green, mid-ribs red; fine. 

 Milton. Red veins on gray centre, crimson blotches. 

 Napoleon III. Flamed crimson centre on green gi'ound. 

 Newmani. Green, spotted rose. 

 Prince Albert Edward. Green, crimson, mid-rib and veins dotted with ivory white/ 



black leafstem ; extra. 50 cts. 

 Reixe Victoria. Dark green, spotted white and crimson. 

 Rossini. Pale centre, pink ribs and red blotches. 

 Rubra Maculata. Dark green foliage, orange red spots. 

 Rubra Venosa. 



Triomphe de Exposition. Crimson centre, with red ribs. 50 cts. 

 Wighti. Light green, with crimson and white spots. 



CALLA ETHIOPICA— Lily of the Nile. 



An old and favorite plant, which should be found in every collection ; it grows freely during 

 the growing season, requiring an abundance of water, and producing large pure white blossoms 

 during the winter and spring; the resting period during June and July can be given by turn- 

 ing the pots on their sides, without watering, in a shady place. 30 cts. ; $3 per doz. 



CALLA ETHIOPICA NANA. 



A dwarf variety, with smaller white flowers and leaves than the above ; useful for bouquets. 

 60 cts. 



