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marked with scarlet dots. First-class. Ex 

 tra fine for bedding or for single specimens; 

 grows 4 feet high. 



Chicago — Extra-large flowers, petals \% 

 inches wide, five in number; color clear, 

 deep vermillion, extremely rich. A superb 

 Carina with splendid green foliage. 5 feet. 



Egandale — Splendid dark fofiage with 

 large, scarlet flowers of nice form and ex- 

 cellent substance. An extra-good variety. 

 y/2 feet. 



Italia — Enormous flowersS inches across; 

 very distinct. One thousand dollars was 

 refused by the introducer for one plant of it 

 and Austria. Immense trusses of bloom; 

 each flower has five petals; color bright 

 scarlet surrounded by a golden-yellow band. 

 Massive foliage. 7 feet. 



Madame Crozy — The standard by which 

 others are judged; known everywhere. 

 Larye flowers and brilliant scarlet border 

 with golden yellow; blooms nicely. 4 feet. 



President McKinley — New. Brilliant 

 crimson with scarlet shading. Of dwarf 

 habit, growing only high in rich soil. 

 Immense trusses. Great new Carina. 



President Cleveland — One of the 

 grandest introductions ever made in Can- 

 lias. Color bright distinct orange scarlet; 

 very showy; compact and vigorous in 

 growth, producing massive trusses of large 

 flowers. 



Queen Charlotte— In color, size, sub- 

 stance, form of truss and perfection of 

 bloom, this is one of the best; color bright 

 orange scarlet, irregularly banded with a 

 wide margin of golden yellow, it will please 

 everybody. 



Burbank — Gigantic flowers like Austria 

 and Ttalia\ wonderfully profuse. Color 

 canary yellow, lower petals spotted crim- 

 son. 6 feet. 



Charles Henderson— A free continuous 

 bloomer; large compact trusses of flowers of 

 splendid substance; color solid crimson. A 

 variety of rare beauty; flowers very large. 



CUPHEA. 



Cigar plant. Compact little plants, about 

 eight or ten inches high, bearing slender, 

 tubular flowers of various shades of red and 

 purple. Suitable for the flower bed or for 

 potting. 5 cents each, 50 cents per doz. 



GIANT PERSIAN CYCLAMEN. 



The new giant-flowered Persian Cycla- 

 mens are considered by experienced florists 

 the most beautiful and decorative of all pot 

 plants when in bloom. The foliage is broad, 

 massive and graceful, of a dark olive green, 

 beautifully variegated with silver and rose 

 colors. The immense, fairly-like flowers 

 are carried on long stems and produced in 

 boundless profusion, and are delightfully 

 perfumed. 25 cents each; extra large 50 

 cents. 



CAMBI/IA JAPONICA. 



The royal family of plants. Leaves glossy 

 green and the flowers of the most exquisite 

 beauty and waxy texture. From pure white 

 to crimson, in almost endless variegation. 

 The pure while ones are generally prized 

 above the colored varieties. Their culture is 

 nearly related to that of the Azalea, but 

 their success is more certain. Requires 

 shade and moisture throughout the hot sea- 

 son. Their time of blooming is winter and 

 early spring. Requires a moderate and uni- 

 form temperature with as little artificial 

 heat as possible. When set with flower 

 buds great care must be taken in watering 

 — when left too dry the buds ?re sure to 

 drop. Prices, 12 in. plants. 75c each; 14 

 in. $1. 00; 16 in. $\ . 50; 20 in. 81.75; 24 in. 

 $2.00; 30 in. $2.50; 40 in. $3.00. 



CYPERUS AI/TERNIFOI/IUS. 



Umbrella Plant. 



This is a plant of the easiest culture, and 

 a large specimen is as handsome as a Palm 

 for decoration. It makes a handsome pot 

 plant. It will grow luxuriantly in water, 

 and is therefore, indispensable for aquar- 

 iums or fountains. Try it. Price, 15 and 

 25 cents each. 



CINERARIA 



Maritima Candidissima.— A bedding 

 plant of silvery white foliage for ribbon 

 beds, etc. This variety is especially desir- 

 able, because it can be trimmed and kept at 

 any height. Per dozen, 50 cents; 10 cents 

 each. 



Hybrida — These are among the most 

 gorgeous flowering plants. The colors 



range through all the shades of blue, violet, 

 crimson, pink, maroon and white. They 

 are in bloom only until the month of May. 

 15, 25 to 35 cents each. 



DAHLIAS. 



General Colletion. 

 Our collection of this beautiful flower is 

 unrivalled. We import annually all the new- 

 varieties of merit, and none are retained in 

 our collection that do not come up to the 



