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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 



PLANT DEPARTMENT. 



PALMS, BEDDING PLANTS AND ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS. 



We strongly advise shipping by Express whenever practicable ; this will enable us to 

 send much stronger plants and guarantee safer delivery. 



Abutilon. — Singularly beautiful flower- 

 ing Maples and worthy a place in any 

 garden, producing their flowers in great 

 abundance the entire year, beginning to 

 bloom when quite small. Ours include 

 the best varieties. Price, 15c, each; $1.50 

 per dozen. Extra large plants, 25c. and 

 50c. each. 



Ball of Snow — Pure white. 



Abutilon. 



Robert George — A free and continuous 

 bloomer. Flowers are broad, their large, 

 overlapping petals incurved, color orange, 

 veined with crimson. 



Shower of Gold — A beautiful, dwarf- 

 growing variety, the whole plant being 

 covered with a profusion of beautiful 

 golden yellow blossoms. 



Thomsoni Plena — Has perfectly double 

 flowers that resemble in form a double 

 Hollyhock. Color a rich, deep orange, 

 shaded and streaked with crimson. The 

 foliage is delightfully variegated. 



Splendens — A beautiful velvety crim- 

 son. 



Acalypha Sanderii — The Most Sensa- 

 tional Introduction of the Century. — Un- 

 der a variety of names this remarkable 

 plant has been praised by experts the 

 world over, It has been called the 

 "Philippine Medusa,' "Dewey's Favorite 

 Plant," "Chenille Plant," "Blazing Cat 

 Tail" and many other names of similar 

 character. We know of no plant so 

 unique and sensational in appearance. 

 It is an absolutely new departure totally 

 unlike any other plant now known. It 

 is an extraordinary free grower and 

 bloomer, small plants blooming from Jan- 



Acalypha Sanderii. 



uary to December. As an ornamental 

 plant, it is the most striking ever seen. 

 Of branching habit, the branches spread 

 widely and throw out their long, dazzling 

 rcimson, fluffy spikes 12 to 18 inches 

 long between the large, bright green 

 leaves, in the most effective manner. 

 iStrong plants, 25 and 50 cents each. 

 Extra large, $1.00 each. 



Acalypha — A showy class of foliage 

 plants that is becoming very popular for 

 ornamental and sub-tropical bedding. The 

 colors are as bright as in the best of the 

 Coleus and the plants are much hardier 

 and not so liable to wilt in the hottest 

 and driest weather. 



Marginata — Fine large foliage, dark 

 olive, margined rose. A very desirable 

 variety, standing upright in hot and dry 

 weather. 



Macafeana — A grand foliage plant with 

 bright orange red leaves, very showy. 

 Prices, 10 to 20 cents each; $1.00 and 

 $2.00 per dozen. 



Alternanthera — Splendid for bedding 

 or bordering. Grows very compact, and 

 so well-known that a description is su- 

 perfluous. Red and yellow, 5 cents each; 

 50c. per dozen, $3.00 per 100. 



Frotscher's Lone Star Water Melon, the Southern Favorite. 



