PLANTS for Summer Porch Decoration and 



Agapanthus 



Umbellatus [Blue Lily of the Nile). A splendid ornamental 

 plant, beiiring clusters of bright blue flowers on 3 feet long 

 flower stalks lusting a long time in bloom. A most desirable 

 plant for outdoor decoration, planted in large pots or tubs on 

 the lawn or piazza. Strong plants of flowering size from 6-inch 

 pots, Sl.OO; 8-inch tubs, $3.00; 10-inch tubs, $5.00 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; 5-inch pots 

 $2.00 each. 



Araucaria excclsa 



Araucaria— No»/o/fe Island Pine 



Excelsa. A beautiful tender evergreen, unequaled in symmet- 

 rical habit of growth by any other plant. A favorite for hou>e 

 decoration during the winter and for the porch in sumnur 

 time. S-inch pots, S2.00; 6-inch pots, S3. 00 each. 



Asparagus 



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

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

 that of the finest Fern, being lace-like in its lilminess. A plant 

 with half a dozen stalks is a mass of dainty, misty green. 5-inch 

 pots, 50c each. 



Aspidistra 



Lurida. One of the easiest ilecorative 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. 6-inch 

 pots, S2.00; 8-inch tubs, S5.00 each. 



Clivia miniata—imantophylliini 



A pretty lily -like plant of the easiest culture. It is a most 

 desirable house plant which flowers during the late winter months, 

 remaining in bloom for a long period. The flowers are about 2 

 inches long. They are borne in dense clusters of from 10 to 20 

 flowers each. They are a fine orange-red, shading to bufi. 4-inch 

 pots. Sl.OO; 5-inch pots, S2.00; 6-inch pots, S3. 00; 7-inch pots, 

 S5.00 each. 



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Nothing can excel the beauty and richness of coloring that is 

 found in this class of plants. They are beautiful as pot plants for 

 the conservatory, making handsome specimens for decorative and 

 exhibition purposes. In the latitude of Philadelphia anrl south- 

 ward they are woiwlerfully effective for summer bethling, presenting 

 a glorious medley of rich variegated colors not found in any other 

 class of plants. Highly colored varieties, 3-inch pots Sl.OO; 4-inch 

 pots, SI. 50; 6-inch pots, $2.50 each. 



Cyperus— Umbrella Plant 



Alter nifolius. An excellent plant for the house, always pre- 

 senting an attractive appearance. It may be grown as a sub- 

 aquatic, and in any case should never lack a liberal supply of 

 water. 4-inch pots, 25c; 6-inch pots, 75c each. 



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