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punity, and requires scarcely any water. 

 The leaves grow to a length of three or 

 four feet and are beautifully striped 

 cross-wise with broad, white variegations 

 on a dark green ground. It is difficult to 

 find a more unique or ornamental plant 

 than this, especially when it is in bloom; 

 25 and 50 cents each. 



Swainsonia or Swanflower. A Superb 

 Ever-Blooming Plant. — Just imagine a 

 plant that is fully as pretty as a Fern 

 bearing the utmost profusion of flowers 

 in elegant sprays of 30 to 40 flowers each, 

 which in form and fragrance are equal to 

 Sweet Peas, which it strongly resembles. 

 You can then form an idea of the Swain- 

 sonia. Of vigorous, healthy habit of 

 growth, it blooms the year round. 



Alba. (White.) Magnificent large 

 satiny-white flowers just like Sweet Peas. 

 When you see them you will agree with 

 us that they are simply exquisite. 



Splendens. (Pink.) An exceedingly 

 rare and beautiful variety, identical with 

 Alba, except the flowers, which are a 

 deep shiny pink. The contrast between 

 the two varieties is strikingly beautiful. 

 Be sure to try both. Strong plants, prices 

 25, 50 and 75 cents each. 



whether used singly or in mixed groups. 

 The plant blazes out in dazzling scarlet, 

 and the color lasts all summer and fall. 

 Price, 15 cents, 2 for 25 cents. 



Strobilanthus Dyerianus. An excellent 

 bedding plant as well as a beautiful foli- 

 age plant for pot culture. It forms a com- 

 pact bush 18 inches high, with leaves o 

 to 9 inches long; of a beautiful metallic 

 purple, shading into light rose, with a 

 light green margin, a combination unap- 

 proached by any other plant. The flow- 

 ers are violet blue, borne in immense 

 racemes; 15 to 25 cents. 



Tritoma Pfitzerii. 

 Salvia Splendens. Bon Fire and Silver 

 Spot. — This magnificent scarlet sage or 

 salvia has three times the flowering capa- 

 city of ordinary scarlet sages. The flow- 

 ers are produced so abundantly as to 

 bend the branches and suggest the same 

 Drooping Spikes for this superb type. Lt 

 is altogether attractive and showy and 

 one of the best for decorative purposes, 



Swanley's White Violet. 



Tritoma Pfitzerii. (Red Hot Poker 

 Plant.) The greatest bedding plant ever 

 introduced, surpassing the finest Cannas 

 for attractiveness and brilliancy, showy 

 as the Gladiolus as a cut flower, and 

 blooms incessantly from June until No- 

 vember. Plants perfectly hardy with 

 protection. Plants show from 6 to 20 

 grand flower stalks all the time, each 

 holding, at a height of 3 to 4 feet, a great 

 cluster of flame-colored flowers of inde- 

 scribable beauty and brilliancy. Each 

 cluster keeps perfect several weeks, and 

 when it fades two or three more are 

 ready to take its place. For cutting it is 

 unsurpassed, as the beautiful long spikes 

 keep several weeks in water. Strong 

 plants that will bloom the first summer. 

 Each, 30c; 4 for $1.00; 12 for $2.50. 



VIOLETS 



The California — This splendid single 

 violet has a flower much larger than any 



Frotscher's New Orleans Market Musk Melon, the Best on Earth. 



