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THE DING-EE & CONARD COMPANY'S 



NEW ACHELIA — THE GEM. 



New Achelia — The Gem. 



The Gem is a decided improvement on the old variety, 

 A. Alba, and is entirely distinct in its habit of growth ; a 

 sturdy, erect and compact plant attaining the height of 18 

 inches or more ; perfectly hardy ; producing a profusion of 

 pure white blooms from early Summer until frost, and its 

 adaptability to any situation or soil will strongly commend it. 

 Extremely valuable for bouquets and designs ; also unsur- 

 passed for cemetery planting (see cut). 15 cts. each ; 9 for^i. 



Cissus Discolor. 



A beautiful climber for hanging baskets, with mottled and 

 marbled foliage, the under side of which, together with the 

 stems, is a reddish purple. Very fine. 25 cts. each ; 3 for 60 cts. 



Cape Jessamine. 



(Gardenia Florida.) 



This splendid plant is a great favorite with all who know 

 its true worth. The blooms are pure white and measure 2J4 

 inches across and are delightfully fragrant. The flowers are 

 extremely fashionable, and for this reason, together with its 

 ease of culture, we feel sure of a lively demand for it. The 

 frequent requests received for it has led us to propagate a 

 large number of strong, well-rooted, blooming plants (see 

 cut). 30 cts. each; 4 for $1. 



CAPE JESSAMINE (GARDENIA FLORIDA). 



Choice Begonia Plants. 



White Dewdrop. — Of a superior type, possessing many 

 advantageous qualities, notably a free continuous bloomer 

 and easily grown. It is an unusually fine blooming plant, 

 producing great numbers of delicate white flowers during the 

 year; in the Spring it can be planted in the open ground, 

 and will be a mass of bloom the entire Summer. 20 cts. 

 each; 3 for 50 cts. 



Hytarida Multiflora. — A lovely variety, producing a 

 profusion of rosy pink flowers. Good vigorous grower and 

 a valuable acquisition. 20 cts. each ; 3 for 30 cts. 



Metallica. — A shrubby variety, good grower and free 

 bloomer; leaves triangular; under side of leaf and stem 

 hairy; the surface of a lustrous metallic or bronze color ; 

 veins darker ; flowers white. 15 cts. each ; 4 for 50 cts. 

 3 Begonias named above for 50 cts. 



Strobilanthes Dyerianus. 



(Royal Purple.) 



A new house and bedding plant sent out this year by 

 Messrs. F. Sander & Co., of England, at $2 each, and to 

 which was awarded the Gold Medal offered by the King of 

 Belgium at the Ghent Exhibition. It forms a compact bush 

 18 inches high,, with leaves 6 to 9 inches long, 3 or 4 inches 

 wide, and of the most intense metallic purple color, shading 

 into light rose with a light green margin, a combination 

 unapproached by any other plant. The flowers are a lovely 

 violet-blue, very beautiful. Mr. Pfister, of the White House, 

 Washington, put it in the open border, where it grew and 

 colored up beyond all expectation in a very exposed position. 

 It has created a veritable sensation wherever exhibited. 

 50 cts. each. 



STROBILANTHES DYERIANUS. 



The Yellow Jessamine. 



" Almost every one has either read or heard of the famous 

 Southern Yellow Jessamine. Tourists go into ecstasies over 

 it, and carefully press sprays of the exquisite blooms to carry 

 to their Northern homes as mementoes of a Winter spent in 

 'The Land of Flowers.' There is not an easier grown or 

 more beautiful climber in cultivation for the window, succeed- 

 ing in almost any situation. It is quick growing, has beauti- 

 ful shining evergreen foliage, and completely loads itself with 

 its beautiful golden-yellow, exquisitely sweet-scented, funnel- 

 shaped flowers. We have seen a spray 8 inches long con- 

 taining over forty buds and open flowers. A well-grown vine 

 in full bloom is a sight never to be forgotten, and beyond the 

 power of pen to describe. As a trellis plant for the window, 

 nothing can be more desirable, as it flowers in February and 

 March — when flowers are so scarce— begins blooming very 

 young and is always ornamental." Fine pot-grown plants, 

 sure to live and grow rapidly, only 20 cts. each ; 3 for 50 cts. 



