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iNGEE Guide To Rose Culture 



1910 



American Wonder Lemon 



LARGEST EDIBLE LEMON IN THE WORLD 

 Actual Weight, Two and One- Half Pounds 



Lar?e, dark green foliage; handsome pure white flow- 

 ers, 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 magnificent, large fruit under ordi- 

 nary cultivation the second year, and will prove a source 

 of genuine dehght. 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, 20 cts. each, 50 cts. for 3; larger size, 25 cts. each, 

 |l for 5: two-year-old plants. 50 cts. each, postpaid. 



Various Other Plants 



ALTERNANTHERAS. Compact bedder Two colors, red 

 and yellow variegated. 10c. each, 50c. for 6, $1 for 15. 



ACHYRANTHES. Smooth red foUage. 10 cts. each, 

 50 cts. for 6, $1 for 15. 



NEW AGERATUM, PRINCESS PAULINE. Flowers of 

 richest blue. 15 cts. each, 50 cts. for 4. 



WHITE AGERATUM. Flowers pure white. 15 cts. each, 

 .50 cts. for 4. 



NEW JUSTICIA VELUTINA. Large, pink, leathery 

 flower-heads. Foliage heavy and velvety. 15 cts. each, 

 50 cts. for 4. 



NEW BOUGAINVILLEA SANDERIANA. CamelHa-hke 

 foliage; flowers rosy crimson, with yellow anthers. 

 15 cts. each, 50 cts. for 4. 



SHOWER OF GOLD (Genista Canadensis). When in 

 flower it presents a dense mass of golden yellow. 15 

 ctrS 63>c1l 50 cts for 4 



HOY A CARNOSA "(Wax Plant). The flowers are bluish 

 white. The foliage is thick and fleshy; extremely hand- 

 dome. 20 cts. each, 50 cts. for 3. 



COLEUS. We offer named and mixed varieties, solid 

 colors, striped, variegated and mottled. When order- 

 ing, state your preference as to color. 10 cts. each, 

 50 cts. for 6, $1 for 15, $6 per 100 postpaid. 



VERBENAS. We have a fine collection. .Assorted colors. 

 10 cts. each, 50 cts. for 6, $1 for 15. 



SALVIA SPLENDENS (Scarlet Sage). T^^e finest scarlet 

 bedder. 10 cts. each, 50 cto. far 6, $1 ioi 16. 



SWAINSONIA SPLENDENS, PINK. Floweia deep, shin- 

 ing pink. 15 cts. each, 50 cts. for 4. 



SWAINSONIA ALBA, WHITE. Pure white flowers, which 

 strongly resemble Sweet Peas. 15 cts. each, 50 cts. for 4 



MYROSMA CANN^FOLIA Resembles the Canna. Pure 

 white flowers, with fragrance as sweet as that of orange 

 blossoms. 15 cts. each, 50 cts. for 4. 



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AMERICAN WONDER LEMON 



Painted Leaf , or Rex Begonias 



We have the largest and most beautiful collection of 

 these plants in this country. They are easily the most or- 

 namental foliage plants in existence and among the 

 newer and rarer kinds, some of which cannot be bought 

 elsewhere, will be found most gorgeous color effects. 

 Strong, handsome plants, is cts. each, 50 cts. for 5; 



larger size, 20 cts. each, 50 cts. for 3, postpaid 

 Comte Alfred de Liminghi. Bright silver zone. 

 Countess Louis Erdody. Dark silver, with rose margin. 

 Duchess de Brabant. Green, with silver zone. 

 Enfant de Nancy. Silver, with reddish brown. 

 Fre-i Heineman. White, with dark green. 

 Fuereten B'eusen. Green center, with silvery zone. 

 Grandi. Green edge, mottled white, tinged maroon. 

 Heitn Upden. Light greenish white. 

 Illustris. Dark green, with white dots. 

 Indianapolis. Silver, with tinge of green. 

 Kaiser Wilhelm. Deep green, outer edge dark. 

 Leopardini. Bronze-green, hghter green edge. 

 Louis Closson. Deep bronze, silvery rose band. 

 Mme. Gacha. A rosy bronze variety, highly colored. 

 Mad. Halpon. Silvery zone, with dark green margin. 

 Mad. Le Boucq. Soft, rosy mauve, of silky luster. 

 Magnifica. Soft velvety bronze-green fohage. 

 Mangei. Silver zone and dark green center. 

 Modesto. Dark green leaves mottled white. 

 President Carnot. Light brown and silver-gray. 

 Quadricolor. Deep green, with band of silver. 

 Queen Victoria. Solid silver leaves. Superb. 

 Rex. Velvety green, with broad zone of silver. 

 Rob Jenkins. Silver, tinged pale green. 

 Spiralis. Light green, with narrow silver zone. 

 Van der Muellen. Dark green, with silver zone. 



Notched Leaved Varieties 



Fohage is similar in shape to grape or oak leaves. 

 Beauty of Richmond. Green, dotted with silver. 

 E. CUffe. Metallic green, shaded red. 

 Elsie Coles. Reddish green. 

 Gloire de Vesinet. Steel-colored. 

 Mile. Kaurell. Reddish green. 

 Mrs. A. G. Shepherd. Greenish maroon. 

 Ouimitable. Green center with silver zone. 

 Silver Queen. Apple-green, with olive veins. 



<JPFriAI OFFFR For 50 cts. we will send five 

 OrEl^IALU rrCR. splendid sorts, aU different; 

 for $1 we will select 11 different varieties; for $1.60 we 

 will select x8 different varieties. AU properly labeled. 



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