Flowering and Decorative Plants 



for the Home and Conservatory 



We offer on these pages a comprehensive list of the finest plants 

 for house decoration, and the conservatory. 



Agapanthus 



Umbellatus {Blue Lily of the Nile). Bears clusters of bright 

 blue flowers on flower stalks 3 feet long. Blooms for an excep- 

 tionally long time. A most desirable plant for outdoor decora- 

 tion, planted in large pots or tubs on the lawn or piazza. 6-inch 

 pots SI. 00; strong plants of flowering size, 8-inch tubs $3.00 each. 



Aglaonema 



Modestum {Chinese Evergreen). Showy rich green leaves. A 

 choice house plant that may be grown in soil or in bowls filled 

 with water. Strong young plants 35c each. 



Allatnanda 



Henderson!. A strong-growing variety well suited to train on 

 the pillars or supports of a conservatory or on a trellis. Large, 

 fragrant, golden yellow flowers. 



Williamsi. Forms a compact bushy plant with large, rich yellow 

 flowers at every joint; deUciously scented. 



Either variety, strong plants 75c each. 



Anthericum 



Mandaianum. Narrow leaves with creamy white center. 



Vittatum picturatum. Long, narrow, variegated leaves. 



Either variety, strong plants 25c each; S2.50 per doz. 



Anthurium— F/ammgo Flower 



Pretty, not only as deconitive house plants, but also as cut 

 flowers. Their oddly shaped flowers of rich coloring frequently 

 last on the plant from two to three months. 

 Scherzerianum. Brilliant scarlet flowers. 



— album. Creamy white flowers. 



— atrosanguineum. Rich crimson-scarlet. 



— Rothschildianum. Creamy white, spotted crimson. 



Any of the above, strong flowering plants $2.50 each. 



Aralia 



Elegantissima. Handsome decorative foliage plants for the 

 warm conservatory with very narrow, finely divided foliage of a 

 peculiar metallic green color. 4-inch pots §1.50 each. 



Araucaria— Abr/o/fe Island Pine 



Ezcelsa. This beautiful tender evergreen is a favorite plant for 

 house decoration, unequaled in symmetrical habit of growth by 

 any other plant. 4-inch pots, 10 to 12 inches high, $2.50; 

 5-inch pots, 12 to 15 inches high, $3.00, each. 



Ardisia 



Crenulata. Attractive ornamental plant with dark green glossy 

 foliage and clusters of brilliant red berries produced during 

 the winter. Very suitable for Christmas. 5-inch pot plants, 

 set with berries, $2.50 each. 



Asparagus 



PlumosuS nanus {Asparagus Fern). There is no better plant 



for table decoration than this. The foliage is more delicate than 

 that of the finest Fern. A plant with half a dozen stalks is a 

 mass of dainty, misty green. 2j-inch pots 15c; 4-inch pots 

 SOc, each. 

 Sprengeri {Emerald Feather) . Excellent for hanging-baskets, for 

 bracket use, and for cutting. One of the best plants for the 

 window-box when planted near the edge where it can droop 

 over the side. 2 j-inch pots 15c; 4-inch pots SOc each. 



Aspidistra 



Lurida. One of the easiest decorative plants to grow. A most 

 useful house plant, thriving in a hallway or a comparatively 

 dark place in the room where nothing else will succeed. 5-inch 

 pots $1.50; 6-inch pots $2.00; 7-inch pots $3.00 each. Specimen 

 plants, 8-inch tubs, $5.00 each. 



— variegata. The dark green leaves are striped with white. 

 5-inch pots $2.50; 6-inch pots $3.50 each. 



Plants by Mail 



Plants in 4-inch 

 pots or larger can be 

 sent by Express only. 

 Smaller sizes will be 

 mailed if you add 

 10% {15% '"^est of the 

 Mississippi) to tlte 

 value for postage and 

 special packing. 

 {Minimum charge 10 

 cents.) 



Azalea indica 



Deservedly popular plants for the 

 conservatory and window garden. We 

 offer nice bushy plants. 



Empress of India. Large double 

 flowers of salmon-rose, carmine and 

 white suffusion. 



John Haerens. Double deep rose-pink with white markings. 



Mme. Van der Cruyssen. Beautiful semi-double carmine-rose. 



Mrs. Frederick Sander. Large, double, deep rose-pink. 



Professor Walters. Large single salmon-pink deepening in the 

 center. The petals are prettily fringed. 



Vervaeneana. Large double salmon-pink with white margin. 



Strong bushy plants of the above 

 in 5- or 6-inch pots $1.50 each. 



Japanese i\zalea 



Japanese Azaleas 



Few flowering plants make such a wonderful show as the Jap- 

 anese Azaleas and the four varieties we offer here are the most 

 popular for winter flowering in the house. 



Coral Bells. Coral-pink shading to deeper pink in the center. 

 Small hose-in-hose flowers borne most profusely. 



Hinodegiri. The most popular of all with dense clusters of an 

 intense fiery red shade. 



Salmon Beauty. Large, semi-double flowers of brilliant salmon- 

 rose. A free and early flowering variety. 



Snow. The dainty double blooms are a pure snow white. A 

 very lovely variety that is most desirable. 



Any of the above strong bushy plants 

 in 5- or 6-inch pots $1.50 each. 



A Garden in the House {Helen Van Pelt Wilson) 14 chapters full of interesting information about h^use plants; how to Cn« 

 grow them, feed them, and propagate them. 20 pages of working drawings and photographs; linen bound; postpaid for ""^ 



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